<p>omg, it was AMAZING. i’m contemplating running it next year :-D</p>
<p>Wow Renee, that’s hardcore…</p>
<p>wowwwwww thank you go jumbos i might copy and paste yoursuggestions and laminate them and post them somewhere haha =D</p>
<p>Hey Everyone! This is one of Julia’s friends, who happens to be an RA next year…
35. Your RAs can be really cool people, especially when you get to know them better. The only thing you need to be careful about is being stupid. RAs don’t get a kick out of writing people up, but they have to if you’re an idiot. Otherwise, we are college students too, not some goody-two shoes. We have fun too. Just watch yourself.</p>
<p>yeah, i was friends with lots of RAs in South so i could crash everyone’s hall snacks.</p>
<p>one of my fave people here is an RA, he’s so funny and always gives the best advice, as a senior. i’m said that i’ll be living on his hall next year without him. also it was a shame that whenever we’d have parties we couldn’t invite him b/c of the alcohol. But he was very lax. Some kids had a table in their room that they’d obviously use for beer pong, but the RA was like, as long as I don’t see you actually PLAYING beer pong…</p>
<p>I’ll add two more:</p>
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<li><p>Finish your distribution requirements early. You don’t want to get stuck taking one second semester of senior year and having to worry about not being able to graduate. Besides, there are some much better courses to take senior year (like History of Rock and Roll and other fun courses). </p></li>
<li><p>Don’t worry about living off campus. I have for the past two years and loved it so much more than being on campus. Not that there’s anything wrong with on campus housing, but I loved my apartment.</p></li>
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<li>When you’re registering, instead of registering for each class separately, there are 10 spots in the lower right corner for call numbers. Have the call numbers (5 digits) of your classes written down in advance, and when you’re eligible to register, quickly plug them all in and then hit Submit. It’s soooooo much faster that way, and you’re more likely to get into classes that have few spots left</li>
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<p>hi! i really need help! i thought since you mentioned alot of tufts things you know somehting about it and could help, i accepted tufts’ offer of admission, but barnard just got me off their waitlist…where should i got-- i was gonna major in International Relations and minor in Media and Communications at Tufts…help!~</p>
<p>OceanBlue:</p>
<p>Not to be too cranky, but you can make your own thread for that question! </p>
<p>If you want IR, go to Tufts. No question about it; there really isn’t anywhere better in the country for IR, although some schools are of the same caliber. If Barnard “clicks” with you in a way that Tufts does not,l go with your gut and head there.</p>
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<li><p>WILDERNESS!!! Do a pre-orientation program no matter what - its a great way to meet people before Orientation week even begins. The best orientation program of all is WILDERNESS. It doesn’t matter how outdoorsy you are - its a GREAT experience. People who did other pre-O programs regret not doing Wilderness. Its amazing, you make 9 incredible friends who are on your trip and make friends with others just by virtue of having done WILDERNESS.</p></li>
<li><p>RUN NAKED QUAD RUN. In a sea of naked people, no one can tell your body from the body next to yours. There is absolutely no need to be self-conscious and its a really fun Tufts tradition to participate in.</p></li>
<li><p>The freshmen dining plan. The ability to go to Hodgdon Good To Go (take out dining hall) and stock up on food for your room is the best thing ever. Check the Facebook group Hodgdon-Dewick Trick Turners to find out which dining hall you can go to first.</p></li>
<li><p>The Korean-Japanese restaurant SHILLA in harvard square doesn’t card. Get sushi and Sake bomb. It’s really fun.</p></li>
<li><p>Powderhouse Pub/El Guapo do card, get a fake ID and go sing karaoke with the rest of the underage Tufts crowd on Tuesday nights. Walk there, though, cause cabs will rip you off if they know you’ve been drinking.</p></li>
<li><p>Learn how to not pay for the T. You can pull the handle back and slip through without them noticing. </p></li>
<li><p>The free, stress-reducing activities Tufts offers during finals weeks should be taken advantage of. Free massages, yoga classes, coffee, pancakes… all make great study breaks.</p></li>
<li><p>Send in your picture for your ID. If not, they take a hideous photo of you at the police station and you’re stuck with it for 4 years. (Instructions on how to send it in will be online at some point for you…)</p></li>
<li><p>If you have to wait for a cardio machine at the gym, ask people how much time they have left and if you can use their machine after they’re done with it. If not you will just stand there waiting because everyone else has claimed them after people.</p></li>
<li><p>Uphill v. downhill is not nearly as big of a deal as people make it. Our campus is not that big.</p></li>
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<p>^ Good tips…and as for fake id’s, best place? lol</p>
<p>fake IDs - the best thing to do is find someone who really is 21 and looks like you and have them go to the DMV, say they lost their license, and have them give you the extra. if not, there are always people on campus who are making them, as well as if you live any where new york city, places abound that you can get them from. if you are interested in going to the bars by school i would highly recommend getting a fake, even if its really crappy. you can’t use them downtown though because they WILL get taken away, and you have to be careful which liquor stores you use them at…</p>
<p>i agree that fake ids are important for going out on tuesdays and potentially thursdays, but they dont have to be that good. </p>
<p>i have a reallly crappy id and i get into powder house pub all the time. i heard guapo’s is getting more strict though.</p>
<p>i even bought alcohol w/ my id, not too shabby.</p>
<p>How about going clubbing though? Are the fake id’s good enough to get you into the clubs?</p>
<p>ya what about international fake IDs?</p>
<p>Fake IDs do not work downtown, my friends and I learned that the hard way. Luckily, you only have to be 19 to get into clubs, which can be kind of obnoxious if you have a late birthday, but its better than waiting until you are 21. Seriously though, the bouncers downtown are amazing - no fake ID gets by them.</p>
<p>International fakes are also fine for powderhouse and el guapo, but I don’t know about for buying alcohol</p>
<p>what happened to you guys when you got busted?</p>
<p>absolutely nothing. they were just like these aren’t real, and we were like yes they are, and they were like no they’re not and just kept them. that was it. no problem.</p>
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<p>I thought the minimum age is 21?</p>
<p>Fantastic advice about registration! My son has been closed out of the majority of his top choices at Tufts for the past two years. A question about the Ex-College: Two years ago, I could’ve sworn there was a rule posted on the Ex-College website about the maximum number of courses you can take for credit during your four years. Does anyone know the rule and where it’s posted? If so, thank you!</p>