<p>Hello! im doing a project for a research class and i was wondering if anyone would be willing to answer my survey... i need to compile it all into a book, but its only for the class... if anyone is willing i would be ENTIRELY GRATEFUL! =]</p>
<p>1.What has been your best college experience so far? How has it affected you?
2.If you could do one thing over your freshman year, what would it be?
3.What is the most important item to bring to college? Why?
4.What was your greatest fear freshman year? How did you overcome it?
5.What is your craziest roommate experience?
6.Is there any other advice you wish to offer high school students hoping to attend college?</p>
<p>1) In general, just going to parties with my friends on the weekends. There really aren't any that stand out, but all of them have strengthened my freindships with people I already knew, as well as allowed me to meet a lot of fun and interesting people. They have affected me by giving me more confidence. Before coming to college, I was really shy and quite. Now I'm more aware of myself and how to interact with different groups of people.</p>
<p>2) Roadtrip. I really wish I could have taken a roadtrip during my freshman year.</p>
<p>3) An open mind. You'll end up doing a lot of fun, crazy, and unexpected things if you are just open to new experiences. Don't let fear or comfort hold you back. I've grown so much since starting college by doing activities I would have never imagined before moving on campus.</p>
<p>4) Being thrown into a whole new social situation and not meeting anyone I could become really good friends with.</p>
<p>5) I've never really had a good roommate experience. My roommate freshman year (of four weeks) sexiled me, let his friends use my stuff, and threw parties in our room without telling me first (it's not fun coming into your room late at night, just wanting to go to bed, and finding beer spilled all over your sheets)</p>
<p>6) I think I've pretty much covered it. Something I could add is don't think you have to change yourself to fit in. Just relax, be yourself, and be patient if things aren't going your way immediately after moving in. My group of friends didn't really become solidified until the first semester of sophomore year, and even so, I'm still just meeting people that I have started to hang out with a lot. I'm also just starting to find my academic niche after waywordly taking random classes and not doing well in them to now understanding what types of classes I enjoy, what work excites me, and how I should prepare and study to do well in a class.</p>
<p>Good luck with your project!</p>
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<li><p>I don't think I could really tell what my "best" experience has been so far. I've just had a really great time with my friends. Freshman year we went to so many parties and stuff, and just had a ball. We have so many memories from then of us together. We talk about all this stuff fondly now (as if it was that long ago... only 2 years!) because they are such good memories for us of our college experience.</p></li>
<li><p>I would've talked to people and made friends more in first semester. I didn't have any really great friends til second semester and sometimes I kinda feel like I wasted my first semester just sitting around being a loser in my room. I had a class with two of my best friends, before we actually met each other, and I never talked to them once even though I noticed them and thought they looked really cool. Fortunately, I met them later (2nd sem.) and we got to be the friends we are now. </p></li>
<li><p>An open mind. I know that's cheesy but it totally applies. You have to be open to new ideas and new experiences before you can really grow as a person. You have to be able to get along with people that are completely opposite of yourself. </p></li>
<li><p>My greatest fear was that college was going to end up like high school had been. The nerdy kid that most people didn't really like and only having like 3 or 4 friends that you actually can hang out with and be yourself with. Thankfully, that didn't happen because I didn't let it. I was more open and just tried to be myself with everyone and not worry about what people thought about me.</p></li>
<li><p>This isn't about my roommate but my suitemate freshman year (who thankfully moved out after one semester). One sunday morning, the morning after a late football game night, she stormed into my and my roommate's room and literally SHOOK me awake. I of course was totally out of it after getting forcibly woken up and then she started interrogating me about whether or not I had used her razor. Why she decided to b<strong><em>h at me at 9 am on a Sunday is anyone's guess. Apparently she found brown hair on her razor and automatically assumed it was mine? (both she and my roommate had red hair... but her roommate had brown hair too so I hope I wasn't the only one she fussed at) All I know is that I didn't do it and it *</em></strong>ed me off because she woke me up freaking early ass on a Sunday. Hate the skank after that, because it was just completely uncalled for. </p></li>
<li><p>If you can afford it, don't live at home. You're probably going to miss out on alot if you don't live in the dorms freshman year. My mom wanted me to live at home and I just wasn't having any of that. </p></li>
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<p>I went home the summer after freshman year (and haven't been back for an extended period of time since) which definitely confirmed that I made the right decision to live on campus because I hated every minute of that 3 months I was at home. I only live about 40 minutes away from my college but my mom was very adamant about me not being down there late on weeknights even though I was only taking summer classes two days a week and I was down there basically on the days I had classes so it's not like I had school the next day and she still wanted me home at 9:30-10pm. So I would definitely recommend you stay on campus (or at least near campus) if at all possible.</p>
<p>Well I recommend to not stay out late and just stay focused and blah... blah... blah... you get the point right?</p>
<p>hi caitlyn.. i just saw you! cp says hi.. he's a weirdo. don't listen to him.
anyways.. advice.. </p>
<p>don't have any fun.. always stay in your room.. be anti-social.. ahhhhh just kidding. </p>
<p>do i have any real advice? nope.. i'll let you know next year haha </p>
<p>hmmm now i'm bored... </p>
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<p>hey sohye8209, its been a while since we've talked</p>
<p>don't forget cbaile08 to have fun!</p>
<p>haha yeah, but i was wondering if you might be able to elaborate a little please? my research project needs major help! lol =]</p>
<p>YES like two seconds... you're sitting right next to me bassxx2099</p>
<p>don't forget cbaile08 to have fun! :)</p>
<p>Well Mr. peters won't be happy about that</p>
<p>you want me to elaborate on the being anti social part? really?????????</p>
<p>sohye tell poon hi for me! =]</p>
<p>haha its funny how ur supposed to be in the computer lab "researching"!!!! ;P</p>
<p>Are you talking to Sohye8209 or me</p>
<p>poon caitlyn says hi.....</p>
<p>I'm telling the moderator on you for not sticking with the topic</p>
<p>POON!! UR NOT IN COLLEGE! lol</p>
<p>I know that! and neither is sohye8209</p>