<p>I saw this on blipdar, i.e. the new collegeacb, so keep that in mind, and it only applies to a certain kind of student so take it with a grain of salt, but here you go:</p>
<p>"Advice for Incoming Freshmen</p>
<p>Now that your senior year is winding down its time to get ready for the best, or worst, four years of your lives. Cornell is really what you make of it. There are enough people here that youll find your niche as long as you take the effort to seek it out. That being said here are a few pointers.</p>
<p>Note: a lot of this is common sense. also this doesnt really apply to incoming population that prefers to spend their weekends playing starcraft II. then again they probably havent heard of college acb.</p>
<p>First Things First</p>
<p>Just in case you were on the fence, here are some essentials to add to your packing list:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>at least a handle of vodka/rum/tequila or your drink of choice.
pregaming is essential to the oweek freshman migration to collegetown and frat parties throughout the semester. since the new ifc regulations are still underway, having your own stash is especially important. chances are youll meet someone who can hook you up with more booze within a few days (if you cant you arent trying hard enough), but its easiest at first to just have your own. also a surefire way to make friends as long as you dont mind sharing. plus bartons is *ing awful, the longer you can put it off the better.</p></li>
<li><p>a fake id
congratulations. now you can hit up ithacas *ty bar scene. in all seriousness if you can get a fake before you come, do it. like i already said the ifc rules are probably going to make it more annoying for freshman to go out. if you really cant go to frats then your options are drinking in the dorms/townhouses, crashing/getting invited to collegetown parties, and going to bars. personally i think this is retarded because registered frat parties are about as safe as underage drinking gets (for the masses they usually just have keystone which has about as much alcohol as smirnoff ice, i.e. soda) but the administration apparently thinks this is a great way to combat underage drinking soooo having a fake will be more important.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>-weed (if thats your thing) and whatever you like to smoke out of
like alcohol youll probably be able to find someone who can hook you up within the week but theres also the chance you could get ripped off and the quality will vary depending on your source. if you do smoke youll probably want some for the free concert so save yourself the trouble and bring it with you. if youre flying and you cant bring your own, make some friends.</p>
<p>Other Friendly Advice:</p>
<p>-do one of the pre-orientation programs. youll meet a ton of people and your instructors can give you heads up on parties.</p>
<p>-for gods sake keep your ****ing door open during o week, unless of course youre not actually interested in meeting anyone. during oweek you pretty much walk into any room in your dorm and strike up a conversation. then later you guys can flock to collegetown as a floor. oweek is the one time of the year on north campus when everyone is frantically trying to find new friends. Its also socially acceptable to sit with random people at the dining hall and strike up conversation. In contrast later in the year this sort of behavior is usually only exhibited by that creepy Blake kid who was a senior but lived on north campus.</p>
<p>-a ton of the OL leaders are in houses. the vast majority of them would rather be in collegetown with their friends than with an awkward group of freshman that barely talks. please just do the goddamn icebreakers. if youre cool theyll probably invite you to parties.</p>
<p>-after the first night if you really cant stand spending a half hour with your OL group at least text your OL that youre not coming. Like I already said we just want to go to collegetown too and waiting around for freshman that arent ever coming is annoying. again, if youre cool youll probably get a heads up on parties</p>
<p>-join a club. if you were a varsity athlete especially consider a club sport. cornell has like 800 or so clubs. chances are you can find something you like and get involved. its a great way to meet people. a lot of them also throw parties for members. dont sign up for every club who harasses you at club day in barton, unless of course you like massive amounts of list serve emails you dont give a **** about. find a few that youre actually interested in and try to get involved.</p>
<p>-dont be obvious about doing illegal things, especially during the first month of school. if youre drinking in the dorms dont be too loud. dont smoke weed in/right outside the dorm at least during the first couple weeks. RAs are supposed to call the police if they smell pot and during their first week of power-tripping they probably will. during the year people do a ton of **** in the dorms and get away with it. sometimes its because theyre smart about it, but most of the time its because their RA turns a blind eye. during the first couple weeks the latter is less likely to happen</p>
<p>-dont overdo the pregame. pregaming is pretty much essential but no one likes the ***** who went too hard and is ready to throw up by the time they get there or passes out behind the dumpster without drinking at the actually party. by all means get your drink on before you show up, but save room for at least one game of pong. if you really cant handle another keystone, chances are you had too much.</p>
<p>feel free to add or criticize</p>
<p>-SL&OS"</p>
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