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10 Thing I Wish I Knew as a Freshman

Face it, you have no idea what's going on.

Casey Coulter

Sep 11, 2016

University Of Mary Washington

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Freshman year at college is one of the most exciting things. You don't have mom and dad telling you what to do or when to do it. All the new friends you could want live right down the hall from you. You make your own schedule. You get to experience life in every and any way you want! Looking back there's a few things I wish someone told me.

1. You are going to hate your 8am.

I know high school started at 7:20 and it was easy to get up and look 100% every day...but you are going to hate yourself on Friday morning. The only way not to hate yourself on Friday morning is by abstaining from Thirsty Thursday, and lets face it that might happen once...twice if you're lucky.

2. Go to class

Yes, attendance is not always mandatory, but the professors notice you when you show up. Plus it helps a lot when test time comes around. Plus, if the professor knows you, sometimes they'll bump your grade.

3. Go to every free event

There are tons of free events on campus every week. Drag your roommate and go! Maybe it'll suck, but you might get a free shirt. Most of the time there's even free food!

4. Don't waste all your flex

Sure pizza is great for dinner, but you're going to want that pizza more at the end of the semester. Go to the dinning hall and make friends.

5. Go to the gym

The freshman 15 is real...and every year after that you'll gain more. So if you want that pizza then go to the gym.

6. Call your parents.

They miss you more than you think. Plus they'll be more willing to give you money when you run out if you call them on a regular basis.

7. Be nice to your roommate.

You don't have to be friends, but you do have to live together. So, be nice otherwise it will be a much longer year than it needs to be.

8. Get involved.

You don't have to sign up for every single club. Just find a couple that you really enjoy and make friends. It'll help you keep your sanity when classes and friends are driving you insane.

9. Take pictures.

You'll want them. These are the memories you'll hold dear for a long time, so have something to look back on.

10. As my dad told me, "Experience life!"

Do everything you want, and everything you don't. Don't stay in your room all day. Get out there and have fun! These are the best years of your life, enjoy them!

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No one best represents the struggle like our favorite 90s squad.

1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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