Here are a few things that high school teachers, parents, and that slideshow at registration don't tell you about college.

1. Your first house party will not be like what you see in the movies. Yes, that hole in the ground is their basement, your shoes are sticking to the floor, and the jungle juice is about 40 percent water, 30 percent Gatorade, and 30 percent unknown. Tread with caution.

2. Communal showers are just as disgusting as you see in the movies. For the love of god, wear shower shoes.

3. The dining hall food sucks. So bad. They have the same soggy undercooked choices every day.

4. You will fail your first big test. It is okay. Get 'em next time, tiger.

5. Going out is not only for the weekends. You will be introduced and become love-hate friends with Tipsy Tuesdays, Wasted Wednesdays, and Thirsty Thursdays. They are not myths.

7. The freshman 15 is a myth. The freshman five or 10 is really, really real.

8. Do not schedule 8:30 a.m. classes, ever. Mark my words, you will not make it to half of them.

9. You will not find your husband or wife your freshman year of college. Okay, yeah, that one couple down the hall just got engaged. They are weird. Do not be like them.

10. Nutella goes with everything. See freshman five and10, above.

11. Instagram with caution. Pro-tip: wait until the next morning when drunken goggles are off and that racy joke for a caption does not seem nearly as funny.

12. Your campus probably has an awesome work out center. It will still be there next semester.

13. Netflix will become your everything. The only one always there at 4 a.m.

14. You should purchase a quesadilla/panini maker. I just blew your mind and you don’t even know it, yet.

15. You should not be shocked by a low first semester GPA. But your parents will. Let them down easy.

16. The term, “sleep-schedule,” is not a real thing. And you are only half way through your current season on Netflix.

17. Your professor does not actually do anything. Your TAs are the ones who do the grading; be very nice to them. Give, and you shall receive.

18. There is always a pizza place that will deliver a large $3 pizza at 2 a.m. Always appreciate them. Tip well, grasshopper.

19. Freshman year goes too fast. It is the best year of college. Do not waste it on someone who won't return your text or salad.