<p>12 pages of advice on a thread from the summer:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/376631-advice-class-11-a.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/376631-advice-class-11-a.html</a></p>
<p>ALSO:
Quarters are like gold.
Two meals a day is standard.
Road trip whenever possible.
Going to the mailbox was never an ego booster/breaker before.
You will begin to nap again.
Your bookstore bill will almost equal tuition.
Squirt guns = stress relief.
E-mail becomes your second language.
College students throw paper airplanes too.
You never realized so many people were smarter than you.
Western Europe could be wiped out by a horrible plague and youd never
know,
but you can recite last weeks rerun of Seinfeld verbatim.
You will never rent more movies in your life.
No one is too old for video games.
The health service nurses are there because they couldnt make it in a
real
hospital. Never, ever forget that!
Care packages are right up there with birthdays.
Campus is only clean for family weekend and freshman orientation.
It never sucked so much to get sick.
Nothing you want to register for will be open.
Beware of the freshman 15.
Be creative in the dining hall.
Classes: the later the better.
You are no longer thankful that fire alarms are here to protect you.
Disney movies are more than just classics.
Asleep by 2:30 AM is an early night.
Cereal makes a meal any time of the day.
New additions to food groups: Jolt Cola, Ramen, and Pizza.
ATMs are the devils advocate.
Duct tape heals all wounds.
Pro Wrestling is suddenly cool again.
Keys have never been so important, yet you seem to lose them even more.
Showers become less important, sleep becomes more important.
You will eat anywhere that is a buffet.
You realize college is the ideal lifestyle, except for those pesky
classes.
Procrastination is an art form.
Jeans may be worn as many times as the wearer desires.
The only time to dress up is when all your jeans are dirty.
Youll eat anything if its free.
College football is the coolest thing on the planet.
Cartoons are for all ages, especially Scooby Doo.
No matter how hard you try . . . You are never alone
A cancelled class is almost better than christmas.
Just because you have no bowl doesn't mean you can't make one out of a paper plate
Flip flops and padded bras double as tree ornaments in the quad
Flying kites is not just for 7 year olds
You will need an air freshener, even if you have never bought one before
Caffeine addiction is a given
Suddenly cheap beer becomes the beer of choice and taste no longer matters
When at home you realize how awesome taking a shower is without flip flops.
You can never have enough snacks or money</p>
<p>wow! this is going great!!! thank you soo much!
and thank you for that thread shan 324!</p>
<p>Haha, I like Shan's. </p>
<p>To bigredmed, I really don't think that's the best advice. Greek life is not for everyone. Sure, many people have a great time in a frat/sorority, but I for one could not imagine ever being in one and I doubt most of my friends could either. As diverse as the Panhellenic Council and IFC like to pretend they are, generally they are for a certain "type" of people, and that's definitely not me.</p>
<p>shan's message is good but to break the wall of text...
C-C-C-C-C-Combo breaker</p>
<p>When you first get to school, make socializing your priority. Once you've established yourself some friends, THEN crack down on your classes. You'll be much happier in college if you have an enjoyable social situation to balance out the academia, and it's easiest to meet new people at the beginning of the year.</p>
<p>C-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-c-ombo Breaker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1</p>
<p>Don't make fun of people who visit high school from college who are fat. You'll realize that gaining weight is so much easier than you thought it'd be.</p>
<p>Learn to write letters. And bring stamps. Nothing is quite as depressing as not getting a single piece of mail for a while. Write letters and your friends will (hopefully) write some back, and your mailbox will be less like a depressingly empty box.</p>
<p>Regardless of how vigilant you are about it, you won't go the gym as often as you plan to.</p>
<p>Love your laptop, regardless of how old/big/clunky/whatever it is, because if it happens to break, you'll realize just how much you depend on it.</p>
<p>If you bring ziplock bags to the dining hall, you can steal a ridiculous amount of food - even salads.</p>