<p>I have my orientation on thursday, and move-in day in sept. And I'm so so excited. I can't wait to just go out, leave everyone I know behind (sounds bad, but when you live in a place with people like I do, you're glad to be moving on), meet new people, have new experiences, and maybe learn things about me I didn't know before.</p>
<p>What did you learn about yourself in college that you maybe didn't know before? You weren't as patient? Not as lazy? Maybe you found out that you were lazier than you thought? Not as homophobic as you thought? (yes I've heard of stories about how kids like to experiment at college lol), maybe you had a better work ethic than you thought? Idk, I'm curious. Let me know!</p>
<p>It took going to a religious university to make me realize I wasn’t really religious anymore and was just going through the motions. I don’t regret my choice, though, since there are plenty of great aspects of the university, and I don’t view the religious affiliation negatively, it just doesn’t particularly do anything for me.</p>
<p>I’ve learned that I’m responsible for making and keeping appointments- something my mom always did before. She would schedule for and drive me to anything I needed. Now I have to be a big girl and do it myself.</p>
<p>I learned that I’m not really as shy as I thought I was. I’d just learned a certain pattern of behavior around people I’d grown up with. I also hug people a lot more than I used to because of that.</p>
<p>I also learned how to say no and stand up for myself. I felt bad about it at first, but I’m a much calmer person for having boundaries.</p>
<p>I learned quite a lot about mostly everything, I think. I learned about what’s important to me and how to interact well with others. I also gained some weak semblance of a sense of responsibility and an appreciation of coffee. I’m a completely different person than when I started college, even though it was only two years ago. I have a completely different worldview than I did when I started.</p>
<p>Well, it took me my first two years (out of 3) but…</p>
<ul>
<li>Don’t become friends with people that are going nowhere with their lives.</li>
<li>Be polite and talkative to make people feel comfortable instead of being quiet.</li>
<li>Don’t take a lot of classes if you’re not willing to put in the effort, no matter how smart you think you are.</li>
<li>Don’t put down the social science majors because it makes them feel bad. </li>
<li>I’m attracted to 60’s loving blonde and blue-eyed girls that listen to Bob Dylan and that are either art majors or very into art.</li>
<li>Don’t try to be something you don’t want to be. I was going to become a pharmacist but hated all of the classes I took to fulfill the requirements.</li>
<li>I waste a lot of time on-line when I should be studying. This past year I put in way more time into studying (not as much as a normal person still or should) and got some pretty good results.</li>
<li>Don’t get addicted to World of Warcraft when you’re taking honors classes.</li>
<li>Don’t force a set of expectations on yourself if you won’t rise to meet them. Kind of relates to my comment on pharmacy, but I’m talking more like a certain college you want to work toward transferring to and end up just not caring about your grades but somehow at the same time still care about getting into x university.</li>
<li>Asperger’s didn’t prevent me from getting an A in my Communications class and I worked really hard to become a good speaker in front of an audience. My teacher was a pretty harsh critic in general too.<br></li>
<li>Long-distance relationships are hard but the time on vacation spent with them is more than enough to make up for a rough semester of classes.</li>
<li>Sometimes you just gotta go for things and take risks. I’ve definitely become more of a risk taker.</li>
<li>Don’t second guess yourself too much. Chances are, you were right the first time unless you have serious reason to believe you are wrong. </li>
<li>I’m competitive and want to go to law school.</li>
<li>Being a math major only has a stereotype I feel like to humanities or social science majors. There isn’t much commentary on what “math majors” are like outside of that or people without a college education.</li>
<li>I’ll never know everything, but I love to learn.</li>
<li>I don’t believe in the “college experience”. I just care about getting my degree, doing well, and enjoying my time there. Not too interested in forming close personal relationships but more like professional contacts for future use. </li>
<li>I cannot go a semester anymore without a Mocha Frappe from McDonald’s. It is yummy and regular coffee takes horrible.</li>
<li>I don’t have a lot of time to spend with my friends like I used to. </li>
<li>The “library” is probably the most popular place to hangout.</li>
<li>I should be a physics major, but I’m not interested in physics (although I get good grades in it). Closest I’ve come to was majoring in it my first semester but now I’m just minoring in it.</li>
<li>I never have time for leisure reading anymore.</li>
</ul>
<p>I learned that the “typical college experience” was something where the idea of it was more satisfying than the reality (curse you, Beverly Hills, 90210 re-runs).</p>
<p>I learned that I’m actually really lazy, and suffer from chronic procrastination like everyone else. For important stuff, I’m still on my toes, but for homework… yeah. It only gets worse the higher up you move in the academic ladder, it seems.</p>