<p>Go to your doctor. Or your school counseling cente might be able to help you. They will be glad to fill it but it will take longer than a doctor who knows you.</p>
<p>any more wisdom?</p>
<p>Let me see...
If you're buying things for your dorm room, don't part the payment (you pay half roommate pays half); instead let your roommate contribute an item to the room and you another. You: TV & carpet, roommate: fridge & microwave. It's easier that way, so by the end of the year you won't be confused of who owning what.</p>
<p>Get into a routine where you go the gym at least four days a week - it keeps you in shape, you meet people, and its good for your head.</p>
<p>Join a sports team, intramural spiort, music group, or community service club - join something - within the firt month. That's one of best ways to meet people - especially people who share simialr interests.</p>
<p>And yes, I hate to admit it, the britta filter was one of the best things my mother got for me.</p>
<p>moderation is key. don't become too hardcore for anyone one thing (whether it be academics or social life). you're in college to learn and to do well, but these will be the best four years of your life and enjoy them. college is what you make of it. don't enter school tied down to any one major-- feel free to explore. don't try and complete every course in the major from the beginning & don't try and get all your geneds out of the way. your first semester (& first year) is the BEST time for you to explore everything your school has to offer. you don't need to declare a major or know what you want. as my advisor told me, you'll find a way to complete everything before you graduate, and there's no rush to get science done now if you're not a science person. on the subject of science, there are brilliant courses for non-majors if you are in fact, a non-major. </p>
<p>GET INVOLVED. go to your activities fair. meet older students. this expands your horizons, your resume, and most importantly, your social circle.</p>
<p>office hours are amazing. go with a question and have a chat. know your professor-- they want to know you!! doing this will have a positive effect on your final grade.</p>
<p>find a healthy sleep pattern.</p>
<p>keep in touch with people from home.</p>
<p>don't passively give up your room. you're paying just as much as your roommate is to live there. don't ever feel like he or she is preventing you from sleeping because of his or her social life in the room. set ground rules from the beginning-- an understanding leads to a wonderful relationship. most RAs make you sign a contract... don't lie. if you know something will bother you, speak up, you'll regret it if you don't. also-- give your roommate a chance. i dismissed mine too soon, and yes, she needed a while to calm down and adjust herself to college life, but once she did, she became my very best friend. also-- set rules as to the visitation of boyfriends and other guests. </p>
<p>-find your favorite study spot on campus.</p>
<p>I learned I couldn't sit on my ass all summer and expect to join a D1 college varsity track team.
Flat bike tires=bad
skipping class=good
morning class=bad</p>
<p>Hey guys, as someone who is going to be a freshman this fall, I have some questions..</p>
<p>How do you get in touch with your prof? I have heard that some classes are so big that the prof. hardly knows you exist.. Sadly, on top of this, I'm a bit shy (not painfully or anything -- just a bit; I can force myself to not be if I must). Should I just go up and talk w/him, or e-mail, or what? Also, I'm really, really exited about doing research. When and how should I start this?</p>
<p>Knavish:</p>
<p>"How do you get in touch with your prof?"
E-mail, office hours, anything that involves communication.</p>
<p>"I have heard that some classes are so big that the prof. hardly knows you exist.. Sadly, on top of this, I'm a bit shy (not painfully or anything -- just a bit; I can force myself to not be if I must)"
Your classes are big, but unless you are in upper division courses, I'll bet at least half of the students will only talk to the professor if they have a late assignment or are checking on their grade. Since this is likely the case, your professor will very likely more than welcome any conversations or approaches you make- that is why they teach.</p>
<p>During the last semester, I regularly talked to my history professor- he's a really cool guy and since I am majoring in history too, he has been more than willing to have discussions with me. We actually scheduled some time to sit down and talk about a couple of extra research papers I wrote after the final- when all the students were gone we just took a bunch outside of the class and talked.</p>
<p>Also, professors like students who are interested in the subject they have dedicated their lives to.</p>
<p>anything more for my novel?</p>
<p>this is all great stuff........</p>
<p>very good tips</p>
<p>I've read in a couple of different threads on college confidential that you shouldn't bring a stereo for your room. Why not? I was planning on bringing mine.</p>
<p>For one, a stereo is loud and can disturb your neighbors. Music from your computer will usually suffice, and you can get more forms...streaming internet, downloaded stuff, plus play the usual CDs. Bringing less things saves space in your room and makes moving in and out easier.</p>
<p>what if you are using your stereo as the computers sound system because you like having good sounding audio equipment?</p>
<p>and just because you have a stereo doesnt mean it will be loud, the people who like their music loud will have it loud on computer speakers or a stereo and the people who dont, wont have it so loud.</p>
<p>adderal? my doc wouldn't give it to me unless i got my teachers to fill out forms that said i had "violent tendencies" or stuff. i didn't even take the forms home. i guess she won't give it to me unless my grades drop or w/e</p>
<p>Yeah that's the dumbest part. You only "have it" if your grades drop, thereby only the dumber kids get help, not the smarter ones who can handle themselves most of the time.</p>
<p>don't skip class</p>
<p>is freshman 15 the extra poundage you gain from natty (cheap beer)</p>
<p>also, whats more cost effective, hard liqour or beer?</p>
<p>I'm past being a fresher, but what I will do at my new school</p>
<p>Don't drink yourself out of school. You are supposed to be learning.
Do not skip class.
Go to orientation.
Meet as many people as possible, and look past your highschool blinders.
Go to office hours.
Read the material.
Sit in the front row for a better grade.
Come to realise that life is so much bigger than you thought.
Study for you, and no one else.
Try to make huge lectures as intimate as possible - know your prof., do a study group, etc.</p>
<p>thethoughtprocess, you must be an amateur drinker....well, obviously, beer is much cheaper as hard liquor is invariably more expensive...also drinking light beer will not solely make you gain weight, but it surely doesnt help, so definitely hit the gym</p>
<p>yeah, i'm definetely an amateur - no frats in high school lol</p>
<p>well, hard liqour gets you drunk really fast...thats why I was wondering, if like a large bottle of extremely low quality hard liqour is often used instead of cases of cheap beer</p>