What is the number one challenge going to be? Take the poll. - Page 6

katiebee · 03-01-2006, 02:27 PM

i picked academics. socially i don't think it'll be THAT different, apart from the lack of curfews etc. i say this because i already go to bars and a fair amount of keggers/parties etc, and because i work at an overnight camp so i'm kind of used to dorm-like life, roommates etc. it'll still be way better though, lol.

endrottning · 03-08-2006, 01:07 PM

I am worried about my english. My second language is english (I am from europe) so first months will be rough for me cos' of the language and the cultural shock.
It will be challenge, but who doesn't like challenges?

gradatgrad · 04-02-2006, 07:44 PM

I went with roommate. I won't have a problem with the academics nor the social atmosphere, but a weirdass roommate could be an issue. This was closely followed by being (really far) away from family.

tangents · 04-18-2006, 08:02 PM

I know that the biggest challenge will be socializing/making friends. If I had trouble in HS( which was about 800 kids), imagine a place with 10K.
/sigh

Mike23 · 04-20-2006, 10:04 PM

Question for everyone: Do most of you iron as a freshman? I mean I already do my own laundry (senior in HS going to college in fall) but I've never ironed before. That will probably be a problem for me especially with wrinkles...or is there any good wrinkle remover products out there?

ihateCA · 04-20-2006, 10:18 PM

You don't really need to learn to iron unless you're one of those people that like to wear really nice shirts and stuff...I mean like dress shirts that require ironing

ottothecow · 04-20-2006, 10:23 PM

You need to learn to iron because its an important life skill.

Now whetehr or not you will need it next year...thats a different story. If you dont wear things that need ironing, it wont be that much of a priority. Since we dont pay for water here, a lot of people just put their shirts in the bathroom and turn the showers as hot as they go and steam out the minor wrinkles. I own a hand steamer (well, my mom owned it and never used it so now I have it) that lets me steam out most wrinkles though my shirts still need ironing every now and then.

I dont have an iron, though I have borrowed one a couple of times to do pants and try to do shirts but I discovered its really hard to do shirts without a real ironing board. The pointy end really helps when it comes to mens shirts...and most people dont have ironing boards.

It's something thats good to know how to do (and its not hard) but you wont need it much right away and when you do, you can borrow the iron and stuff you need so you can iron a shirt for an interview or something.

Mike23 · 04-20-2006, 10:39 PM

Well I plan on wearing a lot of t-shirts, so I guess I wouldn't need it right away, but I wouldn't really want all of my tees to be wrinkly either...

Mike23 · 04-22-2006, 05:54 PM

Anyone else?

PrincessPaige76 · 04-23-2006, 06:00 PM

I chose roommate... Im not too scared about academics b/c I can usually adjust pretty quickly to different work loads. Social Life won't be bad, I love meeting new people. But seriously, a lot of the people that go to my school are ummm well, "strange" to put it in a nice way. Hopefully I get a fun roommate!

Corporatefinance · 05-01-2006, 05:12 AM

I like wearing nice shirts that occasionally need ironing, mostly under V-neck shirts. Luckily for me I can master the art of ironing.

KimikoHime · 05-10-2006, 09:04 PM

Ironing, meh, you can do without it.

But yeah, I picked academics. I'm a slacker like whoa, and I know that isn't gonna cut it once I go to college, so I'm a little scared of what's going to happen. For example, I'm not entirely clear on the proper procedure for studying. I'm only now sort of figuring out, and it's the end of my junior year.

Social stuff, not so much. I wouldn't say that I make friends terribly easily, but even at a small school, there are parties and all sorts of opportunities for you to meet people. I guess it *is* sort of scary to think that you don't know any one when you step on to campus, but I find it more exciting than anything. It's a chance to start over...something that a lot of people wish they could have.

Leaving your friends, I suppose, is kind of scary too, but I'd say it's the ultimate test of your friendship. If you're that good of friends, you'll find a way to keep in touch.

Far from family isn't high on my list, even though the school I want to go to is clear across the continent. My reason being, me and my family aren't getting along well right now, and I figure that space will actually improve things. If we're away from each other, we'll appreciate it more when we're together.

GlitterHairDye · 05-10-2006, 09:31 PM

I chose roommate. I've never had one before and I'm an only child. Hahaha the thought of sharing a room and stuff kind of scares me. Especially if I don't know them.

Stellar_Jiang · 05-12-2006, 01:58 PM

i don't like living with roommates, because i am always interrupted while i am doing something .

bearsfolife · 05-12-2006, 04:23 PM

i think being away from home is gonna be the hardest thing for me. I depend on my parents for a lot of stuff and it's gonna be tough to be away from them and not have them help me out with things.

Gonna have to start learning how to do laundry, gonna have to start becoming independent somewhat, need to find myself and find out what i'm about.