<p>I’m not blaming the guy for not pumping gas in New Jersey. I’m saying it’s something he should have tried on the drive down.</p>
<p>I got a great book for our DD named Financial Advice for the New High School Graduate by Mike Kely. It addresses some great issues in a very approachable light way (leases, budgets, buying a car, getting a job, eating on a budget but well, etc.) As a mom, I am very impressed. </p>
<p>Anyone else discover any helpful resources?</p>
<p>As a nondrinker in high school, one of the most important lessons I learned was how important it is to hold a “red cup” at parties (one of those opaque cups that can hold any type of beverage). If you hold a can of Pepsi, or have empty hands, people are always pushing you to drink. If you have a red cup, noone cares and they don’t bother you. I am sure no parent would tell you this, but I thought it was critical, and did tell my (nondrinking) daughter.</p>
<p>^That depends on the school, although my college would probably be an outlier if there were a real sample size. Here, if one is at a party and not drinking, people will offer one whatever alcohol there is to be polite, but no one will ever pressure anyone to drink.</p>
<p>more importantly,
know your limits…
ugh so many annoying freshman at the parties in my school don’t know how to hold their liquor. if only they were educated beforehand. and also, the rise in hospital transports nationwide, especially from hard liquor.</p>
<p>Not to be a downer here, but many students(+ adults for that matter) don’t realize that when one drinks too much(binge drinking)! It will affect your limbic system So be careful out there when you are out there partying…remember, alcohol is a toxic substance, and can cause death… THere was a case of a young man who went to a party last year, in my area… he was 4 days shy of his 19th birthday… so sad that his need to overdrink caused his death… never made it to his 19th birthday… will never finish college and all the great things that life brings…</p>
<p>Great responses! Thanks everyone!</p>
<p>choosing my classes wisely, buying books online instead of from the college bookstore, getting all required UC-transferable courses done at the beginning instead of on the last semester before transferring.</p>
<p>This wasn’t really my thought but I had some friends who thought that everyone in college was going to be much more mature in comparison to high school. Don’t expect that. Haha
People don’t just magically grow up because they put on a cap and gown for a day.
The cliques also still exist in some areas, except it is more of a major thing. Like many of the math majors at my university are really snobby.</p>
<p>about pumping gas in new jersey: it’s true, they do it for you. i used to live in NJ and it was weird. back to self pumping now.</p>
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<p>I sense a little problem here.</p>
<p>^How so?
I did that this semester and it was a good thing. 10AM classes aren’t so bad after you get used to them.</p>
<p>You don’t have to hold a red cup to not get pressured, especially as a girl. I’m a non drinking sorority girl (which matters because we’re a sorority pretty known to drink). I’ll get offered alcohol when I go out because people like to be polite, but when I say no thank you I usually get an “Are you sure?” “No, I just don’t drink.” “Cool, I can respect that.”</p>
<p>No pressure.</p>
<p>I wish I had known a few things, but not necessarily related to the things posted here. I do wish I had known more about my own personal insurance policy, as that became annoying once I had a sports injury. For that matter, I wish I had more extensive knowledge of the healthcare system in general.</p>
<p>I also wish I had taken certain classes in high school - i.e. AP Chem - that actually counted as placement standing. Most of the AP credits I got in high school can’t even be used for placement, which is frustrating. If I had taken AP Chem and BC Calc, I wouldn’t have had to waste two classes here that were probably slightly harder than they would have been if I had learned them in high school, and I would have a more solid foundation.</p>
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<p>Yeah, I need to really learn how to properly pump my own gas. I’ve done it on a few occassions, but it has been an interesting event each time…</p>
<p>TIME MANAGEMENT. <– That is the number one thing for me. I’m awful with this.</p>
<p>College isn’t necessary for everybody and all careers. If I had known that I might have saved myself 4 years and tens of thousands of dollars.</p>
<p>Also, unless you have specific goals like law/medical/graduate school or a job that requires specific training that you can only get at big dollar schools, the impact of going to different “qualities” of schools are greatly exaggerated.</p>
<p>have good time management. i.e. dont study for a test the night before the test</p>
<p>-Schedule your classes so it fits your sleeping schedule e.g. if you’re prone to insomnia and/or partying to the morning hours, don’t take morning classes.</p>
<p>-And an extension of that is if you decide to take an early morning class make sure it’s one that you enjoy going to and will still wake up for even if you only get 2 hours of sleep.</p>
<p>How to make friends and get a girlfriend.</p>