This has been posted up here several times, thought I'd share. I agree with most of what is said in it.
Here ya go:
Homework comes first.
Don't go out to party instead of studying (procrastinate), it will become a habit.
Don't get a girl till 2nd semester junior year, cuz if u get a girlfriend early u gonna regret down the line, cuz of all the wild shorties u will beencountering.
Make sure u pick 1 major that u will stick wit,u don't wanna change majors later , otherwise u'll be doin 6 years in college when your friends do 4years.
Apply for scholarships.
Make friends with people on your floor and suite in the beginning of the year, but also make friends in class and from different dorms.
Make sure you manage your time well. Time management is the most important thing to do in college.
Don't procrastinate...get your papers done early so you don't have to be like "Man I got two papers due tomorrow I can't go out tonight."
Leave your closet open so when chicks come thru they impressed by the gear. Dont wife nothing that will cuff you and try to hold back ur vagina supply
Also creep on the late night so no one sees you
Do not take any 8am classes….getting up is a b-word
Careful with the girls, they have pretty much all been around, especially the ones that are willing to go home with you from the bar the first night you haveever met them.....
Talk to professors and go to office hours with classes that are hard, they respect that and will help you out, because unlike high school, college professorscan more or less grade you how they want, and don't have to justify a B that they give you
Be real cool with you RA that way if he catches you opening the back door or sneaking beer in he wont write you up
"Beat, Skeet, Wipe the sheets, Hit the streets."
For Classes:
- Study, like thats the most important part and in alot of class is reading the books and whatnot, its not hard just find the time and you'll do well.
- Get papers done early cause they'll usually come out better and you can get them done and over with and thats always a good feeling.
- Go to class, i can't believe some of these idoits that don't go to class and expect to pass, for like 90% of classes if you go to class you canpretty much lock up a C or better if you go and get your papers in.
- Make friends with people in classes, don't blantantly cheat with them but like sharing notes and working on papers together and studying for tests. Alsoyou can get with girls like that too, especially the not so bright ones, you can get your tutor on and trust me alot those type girls are the ones that putout...
Dorms:
- Being that chill dude thats down for whatever, like roll with the punches (which is kinda naturally me) is real good, leads to good times. Like don't beto extroverted cause its like a confined space in the dorms and those dudes get mad annoying. Also don't be that guy that sits on the computer every momenthe isn't in class, like play video games and that type deal is cool but like do with the people on the floor. (like on my floor we played halo 2 with overthe LAN and would be like 2-3 rooms with like 12 people playing and that was good fun)
- Condoms, especially early on cause those girls, especially those catholic white girl from the burbs type are easy early on. First week of school i got withmost number of girls for about any month of in just that week.
- Get a fake or become friends with someone with one and find that spot that will sell to you regularly. Cause for instance at Loyola Chicago we found thisspot that evenually knew my friend on a first name basis with the name on his fake and would give us like a case for free cause we'd buy like 4-5 cases ofbeer or when fourty hands games came along would throw in like a handle of vodka for free...
first,like some cats already said dont get behind in your work you dont wanna have to be retaking the same classes over
save yourself a good $100-$200 and cop used books if you can, also ask around and see if the teacher actually uses the books (cuz some teachers have youspending like 200 and the book once the whole semester
dont fall in love wit the first chick you meet (if you a dude) you're gonna be meeting new chicks everyday, especially your first year so dont lockyourself down immediately.
Depending on your dorm size, bring a good sized tv. You can't invite no shorties over to watch a movie on a lil 13inch that ya moms gonna tell you tobring. Make friends with a couple seniors or people over 21, so you can get easy access to the L. Bring condoms and have a condom bowl (put a couple magnums inthere to show your true size) in your room. Even if you not hittin' anything you still look like you baggin chicks. Make sure you bring videogames, becausesometimes there is just not nothing to do. Bring a footlocker or a chest so you can throw random in there that you don't want to save, but don't wantto throw away either. IT helps with keeping your room clean.
Don't bring any of them clear container organizer thingys because you look wild gay with those in your room.
Get to class about 4 mins early, and sit by the baddest chick in the class. Ask her how she like first day of class get a conversation going, ask her numberjust in case you miss class or need to get an assignment. Get to know here and from then its on.
If you are a minority on campus stick together. What I'm saying is don't mean mug your fellow brother or sister. Say whats up, acknowledge they arewalking past you. Might make some good connections that way with some cool people. Join your respective minority student unions and most likely there will bepeople there that are going through the same that you are. Also you dont have to be part of the minority to join. They might look at you funny the first day,but most likely the ladies will accept you on some trying to get to know the culture tip. I've seen it work. Latin student organizations.
Make friends with girls, because they have no problem giving you a couple meals from their meal plan, since they are usually trying to lose weight or some .Make friends with ugly girls because usually the have hot friends that they can introduce you to.
Finally if you are just not the outgoing type and can't see yourself talking to people you don't know, join a couple activities. On-campus activitiesare a great way to meet knew people, and if you join the right activity then you might be in luck with the ladies.
If you're gonna live off campus (I do) dont just come to class and go home after its over, link up with some people you met in class and have themintroduce you to some people.
^^ To go along with that you can join a club or fraternity thats a good way to meet people.
Shower/Bathroom/Laundry
*All the dorms i've seen use 1 ply toilet paper... so if you have a really sensitive ... bring your own toilet paper.
*You should ALWAYS wear sandals or flipflops when in the shower... expecially guys... cause you know what peopel do in there when they can't do it anywhereelse
*don't forget your room key when you go to the shower. There's nothing worse than standing outside of your dorm room in nothing but a towel becauseyour roommate left and locked the door behind him.
*That brings me to my next point... I liked actually bringing my clothes to the shower with me... that way I could change in there and not have to walk aroundthe dorms in a towel.. expecially in winter.
*When you do laundry... do it during the day when its not busy... and if it is busy, don't leave your in the dryer all day. people will just take it outand leave it in a pile somehwere. Be nice and make sure you get down there when your stuff is done.
*Don't wash strong colors with white... unless you want pink or orange socks.
*it also helps to have some kind of carrying case/basket kind of thing to carry all of your toiletries in. makes for easy transporting
College Life
College Life
*You probably know this... but try to join some clubs related to your major, or any type of intramural sports team. Even if you just go outside and throw thefrisbee with some friends.. usually others walking by will come up and join you.
*Try not to skip too many classes... I know it sounds stupid, but it actually is worth going to most classes. Even if you know the material... its good to gojust to get used to going to class. Cause once you start skipping... it just goes down hill and you start skipping more and more classes. Your parents pay foryou to go to class... so don't cheap them out.
*Sit next to members of the opposite sex during class. This is often a good way to get to know them. Its also a great way to get them to "study" withyou before an exam.
*Busses... Some people swear by them.. but I dont. I would rather walk everywhere. Its great excersize and you don't have to worry about waiting to get aseat.
*Be Prepared. Always carry an umbrella with you. Just throw it in your backpack or something. There's nothing worse than getting out of a Power Hour classand seeing that its downpouring.
*Don't be afraid to ask questions to the professor. Thats what they're there for, don't be afraid of them.
*If you live close to home... don't go home every weekend. Stay at school and get some independence. Besides, there's usually something cool to do onthe weekends, even if that means just chilling with some of the people in your hall.
Other Stuff
*Buy books early so you can get used copies. Or even better, buy them online for much cheaper if you can. Book swaps are a good idea but its a risky thing, asthey happen rather late. And keep the reciept... cause if you drop the class or you end up not needing the book back, you usually have like 30 days to returnit for a full refund
*This goes along with the going to class thing, but remember that you're there to learn. Take classes that are interesting to you and college will be agreat experience.
*Being social is good too. The door thing as mentioned above is VERY good and so is joining a club of any sort.
*When you study, study with friends. Preferably friends who are smarter than you are in that subject. It is hard to motivate yourself to do 2 hours of optionalhomework a day. But if you have friends to do it with, it'll be easier. And with doing the homework, you will do well in the class. I met good people mysecond semester and even though I was taking harder classes, my GPA went up more than a point.
*Do not. I mean DO NOT fall behind in class. Especially technical classes. As turkey said, if you start falling behind, it begins a downward spiral of doom.
*Keep exercising. I didn't do anything but sit on my the first semester. I felt a lot better when I joined a Martial Arts club the second semester.
*Oh, try and meet whole bunch of different types of people. You never know when somebody you think will probably be a douche will surprise you and be reallyGive everyone a chance, and you will be much more successful socially
*Don't try a long distance relationship with a girl from highschool. more likely than not it will fail. Start fresh and free
*Don't dorm with a highschool friend. They know too much about you and have preconcieved notions about you that may make it wierd. I dormed w/ a highschool friend. He turned into a nutcase. So maybe its just my situation
1. Go out on the weekends. Even if you are under 21. You can just go to the movies or a coffee shop. The more you go out and be social the better college is.It lets you meet so many different types of people. Soon enough you will find "your friends" and that will lead to long term relationships. Go toparties, go to sporting events. Don't be afriad to ask people if they want to hang out. Everyone in college is in the same boat, everyone wants friends.Grow some BALLLZLZLLZLZZZ!
2. frats. <----- Statement coming from a fraternity member. Not worth it. If you're a real person not a frat wanna be you'll be more in demand andmore popular than any of those idiots. People see through the whole frat thing. Besides the only people who actually go to frat parties are freshman and theguys grilfriends.
3. Study. Go to class, then go home and do your work, then go out and have fun. College is so muc more fulfilling when you are getting good grades and havingfun. having fun and knowing that you are failing isn't fun.
4. BE YOURSELF. there are so many people in college that you don't have to be a certain way or do a certain thing. there are always going to be people likeyou who have the same interests.
* don't be the guy who tries too hard to make friends or look cool. Those are always the ones who end up with no friends and get made fun of left andright. Just be who you are, but be social. Just don't overdo it
*Also, do go to at least a few football/basketball/whatever games. you have to. they're great fun.
*make sure you make friends with people in different groups, so when one group is doing something you don't like or find boring on a friday night, you havelike 15 more #'s in your phone that you can call.
*Make friends with people who you wouldn't have been friends with in high school.
*If you make good eye contact/ smiles with a girl more than 2x, just talk to her, better than regretting as you try to fall asleep alone on a friday nightwondering "what if?"
*keep in contact with your high school buds, but not too much.
*always have ramen in your room.
*If a girl is making you work too hard to hit it, just bounce, then if she comes crawling back then pounce for the kill.
Dorm Security
yeah, also, in the dorms... learn who the people are who live around you. if you see someone who looks suspicious looking into people's rooms, etc, askthem if they're looking for someone.
IF they are infact looking for someone, they'll tell you and you can probably point them in the right direction.
If they're trying to steal something, you talking to them will be enough to scare them away.
Basically.. just be smart about things. I'd suggest locking your door at night when you're asleep for 1 of 3 reasons...
1) so someone doesnt sneak in and put shaving cream all over your face and take pics.
2) so some drunk fool doesn't come crawling into your room and fall asleep on the floor
3) so no one steals your at night.
edit: dunno why it didn't post like this the first time. sorry bout that.
