Advice for incoming students

nirvana33
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:48:50 +0000

jeez, no need to get hostile.

And I second the “dont overpack” issue… I know so many people who brought non-school books to read, and didn’t even open them the whole year. Trust me, you’re not going to read them, even if you think you are. There is so much to do in college (academically and socially), so those books are most likely going to end up just sitting there.

Also, take every opportunity to get to know your floormates. You’re going to live with these people for a year, and you don’t want to be the one antisocial kid on the floor whom nobody knows. Don’t expect people to come to you, even though they probably will. Take the initiative to go out and be social, but don’t be overtly in-your-face social…gauge their reaction; if they seem busy/shy at the moment, introduce yourself, let them know you’re interested in getting to know them, and then let them go back to whatever they were doing. Keep you’re dorm room door propped open while you’re unpacking/setting up stuff. Then people can walk by and introduce themselves and things.