1st year college student

Humanoid
Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:17:09 +0000

I’ve got about 10 links I could PM you if you like. From what I understand we aren’t allowed to link to places, particularly blogs, and some of these are blogs.

1) Go to class.

2) If you’re in the dorms leave the door open

3) Clubs, join them, but only join two or three. That way you can commit and be active.

4) Keep up your GPA. Don’t kill yourself over it, but don’t let it slip too far.

5) Office hours are your friend, even if you aren’t sure how to use them.

6) Bring lots and lots of socks and underwear. Laundry sucks.

7) Pick your free classes by the professor not just by what sounds cool.

8) Be organized in every way. Clutter free room, clutter free computer, clutter free mind.

9) Know what resources you have. Colleges will have counseling, tutors, and a million other things for you.

10) Learn where your classes are before the first day of class. Also leave early just in case.

11) Do the reading. This doesn’t mean that you need to read and understand every word but the book can help clarify stuff and helps you learn it a little better. Eventually you might find you don’t need to do the reading but at least try at first.

12) Be mindful of other students. Don’t talk in lecture, don’t scream and run around the halls at 2 AM, hold doors open, and offer a helping hand once in a while.

13) If you have a credit card don’t be and idiot with it. Don’t buy stuff you don’t have the money for and pay it off.

14) If it is valuable keep it out of the sight and know the serial number.

15) If you have a bike get a good lock and always be sure you lock it around the frame and not the tire. This way you still have the bike in a week.

16) Don’t procrastinate, at least not too much.

17) Save your work often.

18) Exercise. If you start now and are consistent you’ll have a healthy thing to do to destress for the rest of your life.

19) Don’t eat out all the time.

20) Don’t act like a freshmen. Act like you’ve been there and you own the place.

And now I feel lazy. I’ve still got more I can hunt down if you want.