<p>You should be careful what you put on Facebook because employers, people selecting for scholarships, and counsellors can and will look up your profile to see what kind of person you are. You want to leave a good impression, that's all.</p>
<p>That's why you private your profile and make your profile pic something that isn't slutty or holding a drink.</p>
<p>Like I said before just because your set you facebook information as private doesn't mean people can't see. People are often very naive and trusting when it comes to facebook. I have heard many stories of people not getting jobs because of facebook. If you read the terms of usage you would know that your information is not as private as you think(but no one does). It say's in the terms of usage:</p>
<p>"When you post User Content to the Site, you authorize and direct us to make such copies thereof as we deem necessary in order to facilitate the posting and storage of the User Content on the Site. By posting User Content to any part of the Site, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to the Company an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such User Content for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise, on or in connection with the Site or the promotion thereof, to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such User Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing."</p>
<p>It also says they can share information with a third party, if you deactivate your facebook your information stays in there system and they can collect information about you from outside sources like newspapers, blogs and instant messaging services. </p>
<p>The point is that you should make sure your facebook doesn't have anything you would want a future employer to see.</p>
<p>Some people will change their name during recruiting time to make their accounts harder to find. Others, like myself, detag absolutely everything I don't want anyone to potentially see. I really do not trust Facebook, and so I'm extremely cautious.</p>
<p>That's exactly what I do. I heard of a teacher who was married, had a family and was well respected, but a picture of her topless from when she was 18 got on the internet and she got fired and couldn't find a job anywhere. Since I want to be a teacher I know I should be careful(not that there are any topless pictures of me or ever will be). I always untag pictures of me drinking and crop pictures I upload so you can't see drinks. I really don't trust facebook and I have no idea why so many people do. I especially don't get why people put there address and phone number on facebook. Most people don't realize that they are giving all there personal info to a company that is just out to make money and can basically do whatever they want with the info.</p>
<p>"I know my TA for one of my seminars purposely tried to get into our Facebook accounts, then showed the entire class anything remotely embarrassing she found as a sort of object lesson. At my college, people have gotten in trouble for Facebook postings."</p>
<p>Why would the TA care? TA's are just graduate students. I have TA's ranging from 20 to 30, and a lot of them really want to make some friends with the students in the class, and don't want to be perceived as dicks. </p>
<p>In addition, what that TA did would be against university policy, and they would be punished in some way or another.</p>
<p>I have to agree with the study what you love. REALLY!! I have been to college twice already. Both times I went I started or ended my studies in computer tech. Funny enough I aced all my computer courses, but I really do not "love" computers. I switched over one time to a Human Services course, but as much as I love people I have a hard time giving advice and I can't imagine working in a welfare office at 13 an hour when my two year degree will get me in as an RN and making closer to $30 an hour. I do get along well with others and I used to be a CNA. Then I remembered when I was a nurse's aide saying that by the time I was 35 I wanted to be an RN. (At least an LPN) That is what I am going back to school in the Fall. </p>
<p>I also agree with the whole get the core classes out of the way, especially math and English. I did happen to complete Gen Psyc when I was in college last time I went and that is helping me now because I can take higher Psyc classes while I finish my core classes and they are interesting and go along with being a nurse anyways. I am done with English, but I still have math classes...sigh.</p>
<p>It was actually part of the class--as I recall, most of the TAs in the other class periods did the same thing. The seminar is supposed to be an introduction to my university's honors program, so it includes (among other things) sections on proper presentation of oneself and etiquette. Having personal indiscretions brought home via Facebook was a good way to get us to friends-lock our profiles and make at least some effort at keeping them clean. </p>
<p>As a matter of fact, I /liked/ that TA. She was one of the better ones teaching the seminar, and she made a pretty real effort to make what was otherwise a pretty useless and boring seminar pretty interesting. The Facebook thing was presented more as a "hey, this is mildly embarrassing when I point it out now--think what could happen if someone who was evaluating you for X position saw it" lesson than an exercise in total humiliation, and was very much condoned by my university. </p>
<p>(Incidentally, the worst she found on mine was a bit of whining about a paper I had at the time. Other people in my class.... not so much. )</p>
<ul>
<li>don't post a lot about your personal life on college confidential</li>
<li>just because everyone's trying to meet new people doesn't mean the first two people you meet are your best friends...don't be too open with people if you don't really know them.</li>
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<ul>
<li>Don't let the first people you meet at college be the one that determine your living and learning style</li>
<li>Just because you know noone else, you don't have to hang out with them. Do things you like, you'll meet people who are similar. </li>
<li>You don't have your reputation, you don't have your friends, you don't have your obligations - it took me a while to realize that I didn't have to be the cool, casual guy any more.. You don't have to justify yourself for reading that book. You don't have to justify yourself if you don't want to play wii all the time. They don't know you yet, so they don't expect anything. Don't try to reinvent yourself - everybody knows and is annoyed by these dickheads. But you can get rid of those parts of your life that you don't like yourself.</li>
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<p>you can drink the punch just make sure you know what's in it lol</p>
<p>go into it knowing that, just like in high school,there will be good days and bad days. It sounds stupid, but sometimes there's this glorified idea of college where you immediately find all your best friends and everything is la de da. Well it mostly is like that lol, but there are going to be days where you feel overwhelmed, days when your friends dont text you, and yes, days when you will miss your annoying little siblings. I love college to death but it makes it even more enjoyable when you think about hte experience realistically</p>
<p>That's true about the private settings, but one time I had a "good friend" I'm still mad that posted up personal pictures of me! I woke up and saw it this morning. I ended up swearing up a storm and told them to take it down right now you are embarassing and it can cost me my reputation. The worst part about it is that I'm friends with my sister and others in the academia field. That day I deactivated my account to calm the storm, but yes people are stupid and naive to post stupid stuff on facebook. So be careful about your friends too. It's true you can untag them but others can figure out who you are and copy, save them and send them out!</p>
<p>To on those Residential Life sponsored duck tours, as well as apple picking when my RA(s) planned it.</p>
<p>I'd say use at least first semester freshman year to have a good time and try new things. Actually, try basically everything. It's the one time you can say you didn't know any better and in the end you will learn a lot about yourself- what you like and what you don't like, what situations are best for you, etc.
Other advice people gave me before I went to college:
-sleep
-do your work (this seems pretty obvious...)
-know your limit (alcohol wise)
-save quarters for the laundry machines</p>
<p>One thing: Get wasted once before college. Really wasted with vomiting and feeling horrible and all that stuff. </p>
<p>If you feel uncomfortable doing something (whether be it walking in the dark, or doing something everyone does) it's probably not good for you. Trust your instincts, leave if someone feels fishy and please, please pay attention to your drinks - girls - don't leave someone alone..
If frats have a horrible reputation, they probably deserve it.</p>
<p>Don't forget that everyone is as nervous as you, everyone is looking for friends, everyone is searching the internet for tips on how to make the best out of freshmen year. Some professor told us in his first lesson:
You'll feel miserable. You'll feel confused and stupid and lost. But it won't last forever. One day you'll wake up and realise that you did it. You'll walk through the halls and you'll know people. Hard lectures won't scare you any more. Legal matters, managing money - it all will stop being new and terrifying. College will be your home.</p>
<p>It was true for me, although it seemed hard to believe. The hardest part about freshman year is that you don't belong. In high school I used to be well-established, popular, I knew my people and they knew me. In college everything changed - a new home, schoolwork was challenging (for the first time), new people, living alone - everything was a first, and was overwhelming.
It will pass. You'll find a new home, and you'll have a lot of fun doing so.</p>
<p>I just wanted to thank everyone for the advices. I'm a junior in HS and senior year is just around the corner before college! Reading your advices and comments really open my eyes, breaking away the "myths" of college life and such. Haha, thank you! (:</p>
<p>yeah, just don’t go crazy =]</p>