Dearest Incoming Freshmen, We get it. We understand. In fact, we all more than understand because not so long ago we were all starry eyed freshman, eager to enter this exciting, and no doubt adventurous new world that is college.

This being said, enjoy this time, have fun and do all those crazy things you always said you’d do in college (Although fair reminder this is real life and not an American Pie movie). But, as a small request, your fellow Scarlet Knights would most appreciate if you would learn from our mistakes and refrain from doing the following:

1. Thinking you can stand on the bus without holding onto something. While I'm sure many of you were blessed with poise and cat-like reflexes, the fact remains that we might as well be on a horse-drawn carriage riding on cobblestones with how bumpy the rides get. Please find a secure place to stand before your Venti Pumpkin Spice Latte becomes all of our Venti Pumpkin Spice Latte.

2. Wearing heels on a night out. This will seem like a good idea for a total of 45 minutes. Unfortunately, that’s about the time it takes to contemplate the shoes, get them on, take your Instagram pics (#live) and get on the bus. Approximately eight steps off the bus is when you’ll realize that you have very likely made one of the biggest mistakes of your existence. Remember, blisters may fade away but the memories of limping your way through College Ave are forever.

3.Wearing next to nothing on cold winter nights.
I mean, I get it. Be it January or July, the basement of a frat house will always be a million degrees, but is a nasty cold really worth a night of a sub-par DJ and some lukewarm jungle juice? C'mon now.

4. Going out to eat too much when you've probably got a meal plan that could comfortably feed a small village for weeks.  "Am I really gonna be stuck with 100 meal swipes at the end of the semester?" Yes, yes you are. So appreciate it while it lasts because the second you can lower your meal plan, you'll do it for the sake of saving money, but you'll also cry inside come your sophomore November when you've got 18 swipes left.

5. Wearing inappropriate shoes for the weather. A strange one, but very true and all too important. Everyone, repeat after me, Uggs are not rain boots. Uggs are not snow boots. Uggs are "It's cold outside and that's about it" boots. I once sat on a bathroom counter in the Livi Student Center with my feet to the hand dryer after ignoring this rule. I was that girl. Don't be that girl.

6. Buying pens. It's called the Involvement Fair, kids. 

7. Speaking of which, signing up for too many things at the Involvement Fair. Getting about a million emails per semester from the Big Booty "Holla at Me" Club just because you thought it'd be funny to sign up, will very quickly get mildly irritating. And the thing about these organization emails is, that unlike online subscriptions, there is no "Unsubscribe" button. To stop receiving these emails you'll likely have to contact the email moderator and unless you're #heartless, chances are you won't resort to that. 

8. Most notably (We've all done it and anyone who says otherwise sits on a throne of lies), chanting the Fight Song to or from College Ave after a night out. It’s already bad enough that the weekend buses reek of questionable behavior and poor life choices. R-U Rah Rah indeed, but save it for the football games.