<p>^ all of them?
psh you don't even have a roommate =P
living in a triple has been interesting (3 girls sharing one room? one bathroom? yah....) but it's doable. that said i would not be eager to repeat it.
i'm in a single next year xD
the hardest part for me was having to make all the adjustments (large and small) at the same time. one day you're home and comfortable. the next, you're surrounded by new people, new food, dining hall schedules you need to memorize, you've got a half or third of a room, all your classes (and sometimes the subject matter entirely) are new, you don't quite know your way around, and you messed up your first load of laundry.
fall quarter is trickiest in that respect. but by winter break, you'll have gotten into the swing of things ;)</p>
<p>I was talking about an average student in general :p</p>
<p>^ mhmm which you aren't, cuz you're in a single xD</p>
<p>I'm nervous as hell just thinking about social life. I'm social in high school, but still towards the low end (I almost never call up friends to talk or hang out). </p>
<p>I hope I won't look like afool during orientation or even open house.</p>
<p>Everyone looks like a fool, wondering around without a clue. The first full day I was here, I had to go pick up my ID that was supposed to be at my dorm to be picked up with my key when I moved in, but they mixed me up with someone who's got almost the same last name(it's not a common name, so I feel bad for people with very common names). I had no freaking clue how to find the ID office and the campus SEEMED huge(it's small in every sense of the word)! I felt so lost :(. Now, I can sprint from my dorm on one side of campus to the dining hall on the other in less than 10 minutes, and probably with my eyes closed if I wanted to :). </p>
<p>The social changes have been hardest for me. I was in private school all my life, laways been with kids who have good life values and always work hard in school. It's all I have known really. So, coming to my smaller college that's in the middle of nowhere, causing wild partying to be the leading form of entertainment here, has been a bit of a wake up call. I've met some great people here, but most are very okay with being mediocre people at best, which is a little sad IMO. But that's just me :).</p>
<p>Overall it's been a good year.</p>
<p>The social thing is going to be one of the bikg deciders for me. Do I want to be in the town I grew up in, but fairly tiny and isolated, or do I want to be in a city I know fairly well, at a school I've never even visited, but with much more to actually do around me? </p>
<p>Purely retorical. But I can't decide.</p>
<p>I say go for the second one. As I said, my school is in the middle of nowhere so the fact that I'm not a partier is more of a social limitation because there's not much else to do.</p>
<p>To me academics will be hardest.</p>
<p>For me, the hardest part will be leaving my family. I am very close to my family, especially my niece and nephew who I see on a daily basis. Finances are the second thing. My financial aid letter hasn't come in yet, so I am on edge until it comes in and confirms that I can actually go! :D</p>
<p>I found my workload significantly lighter when I went to college. It's picked up now and is finally forcing me into some all-nighter situations, but when I first came I could get my work done for the week in two or three days and have a 4 day weekend every week.</p>
<p>I guess I transitioned easily into college life because I went to high school away from home.</p>
<p>The academic load is really not a shock at all if you come in as an organized person. It is hard to stay motivated and go to every class (especially those lovely 9AM classes without mandatory attendance), but not impossible. </p>
<p>My biggest problem as a freshman was living with a roommate who actually smacked me around and stole my stuff! Believe it or not, we knew each other from high school. The past two years I've had random roommates... weird at times, but really not so bad.</p>
<p>Right now i say i want to leave and get away but i think that when im gone and far away from my family its gonna hit me. But i would also say academics cause i say they are extremly hard. Most of the people i talked to say that they failed the first semester. Im kind of scared to go but i cant wait to have my own responsabilities and all that.</p>
<p>baller4lyfe, you are not ALL ON YOUR OWN. Your food, housing, and living is all paid for. maybe you need to work a bit to do that, but its nothing like the real world. you really don't need to take care of yourself as if you were really on your own.</p>
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that's why I'm glad my school is going to have only freshman on campus the first week...</p>
<p>but I definitely think living with a roommate will be hard.</p>
<p>all of those are going to hard but im not sure if finacially i can go to the college i want</p>
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but I now find myself at BYU surrounded by an overwhelming number of people that all seem the same to me and all seem to repulse me. I just don't find them interesting...
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are you mormon?</p>
<p>what is John Locke's (Lost) biggest challenge? Hunting for food or socializing with others? I think he has no problem doing either. But there may be a particular type of animal that he needs to hunt down, but isn't able to. That is, in my opinion, my number one challenge in college.
I voted for "academics".
Or more specifically, Calculus.</p>
<p>you are who you are genetically. if you were smart and a hard worker chances are you won't be slacking and getting wasted 24/7, if you were antisocial and stayed by yourself expect the same. if you don't want to change don't worry, if you're expecting a dramatic shift expect to work to achieve that. Ironically, though I've been more responsible since leaving. I was responsible to begin with, but I actually get up on time without my parents waking me up, do my laundry after a reasonable period of time ;), etc. I'm forced to watch out for and take care of myself. Of course, it's not complete independent, a significant portion of my tuition and living expenses are courtesy of my parents, and I return home to domestic idleness at the holidays, but it's a step in the right direction.</p>
<p>I voted for finances.</p>
<p>Missing my boyfriend and my family are going to be HUGE issues with me. However, my college experience might not even come to fruition because my family can't afford to pay anything, but financial aid is probably not going to agree.</p>
<p>Good Poll.</p>
<p>Adapting to a new college life can be tough. The issues listed in the poll are good. A few more would include: time management, self discipline and staying healthy.</p>
<p>Time management is huge, a college schedule is completely different than high school. Some classes will be at 8 AM and some will be at 8 PM (and anywhere in between). Learning how to get everything done in a day can be a challenge for freshman college students.</p>
<p>Being self disciplined includes going to class, studying, designating time for papers and projects. In college there are no parents or teachers to get on you about completing work or showing up to class. Almost 50% of college freshman never end up graduating, so make sure you get your school work done and get good grades so you can stay at college.</p>
<p>Staying healthy is important because college dorm life can cause some students to develop unhealthy eating habits. Exercise helps students look and feel good about themselves. Adequate sleep helps students focus and learn. More college tips to help students adjust to college can be found on our website.</p>