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34 Things You Will Learn In College

Surprise: This is not on the syllabus

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College is some of the greatest years of anyone's life. Its a time to be outrageous, different and free; a time to do everything you were afraid to do. Here are 38 things you will learn during your four (maybe, five or six) years in college!

1. As a freshman, one does get to be called “freshman” by upperclassmen when they walk to parties in a mob of people.

2. Some of the best stories happen after 2 a.m.

3. Upperclassmen live for meal swipes from freshman because they are poor and need free food.

4. People are struggling just as much as you are so you're not alone.

5. You will never take privacy or personal space for granted ever again.

6. You are not the only one who has slept on the community bathroom floor after a night out.

7. Skipping class for Netflix is a valid excuse.

8. It’s totally acceptable to bring a pot of coffee, a sleeping bag and a pillow to the library.

Because you will most likely be joined by five or six other people doing the same thing.

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Sitting here today on Dead Day, now realizing that I am finishing up my first year of college, six hours away from home, I am in awe of how fast this year went by. Ten months of my life have just flown by as if it was only a few weeks. They told me that it was going to do this, but just like I did in high school, I didn't believe them and now here I am.

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If you're curious to some important lessons I've learned in college after finishing 1/8th of my path.

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Coming into college, I really didn't know what to expect. Should my expectation be high? Low? To me, going to college was just another life event waiting to happen when the time came. I didn't think much of it until I was about to move in. Towards the end of summer, I knew that I was upset about leaving my childhood and the people I loved the most. I was uncomfortable with being away from my comfort zone. I quickly reminded myself that this is just a natural part of life: growth. As much as there's truly no place like home, college has so far been the best thing that had happened to me so far. With the growth, experiences, and people, I couldn't have been happier. Hopefully, some of my "real-world" experiences will give you some insight into what college has taught me so far. I picked out a couple I thought would be worth sharing for now. Everyone's experience is and will be different, but if you take anything out of this article, it's that your college experience will be as little or as much as you make out of it. In the meanwhile, stayed tuned on more adventures and lessons I'll be having along the way :)

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After Earning A 'C' In College, I Learned That Education Is More Than Just Memorizing Facts

C's get degrees, am I right?

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I have always been a good student. Throughout high school and college, I have earned A's and B's consistently, and my friends and family knew me for making such grades.

But then the fall of sophomore year of college hit me like a train.

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Call Your Mom As Often As Possible And 6 Other Lessons You Can Learn From My First College Semester

I've learned a lot this semester, both in class and out.

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It feels like just yesterday that I was sitting in the back of the family rental van, loaded floor to ceiling with boxes and bags, on my way to move-in day. My first college semester has flown by. Tackling college life has been hectic at times but has taught me more about myself and others than I ever expected. Here are seven key lessons from my first few months as a college student.

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Surprise: This is not on the syllabus

1. As a freshman, one does get to be called “freshman” by upperclassmen when they walk to parties in a mob of people.

2. Some of the best stories happen after 2 a.m.

3. Upperclassmen live for meal swipes from freshman because they are poor and need free food.

4. People are struggling just as much as you are so you're not alone.

5. You will never take privacy or personal space for granted ever again.

6. You are not the only one who has slept on the community bathroom floor after a night out.

7. Skipping class for Netflix is a valid excuse.

8. It’s totally acceptable to bring a pot of coffee, a sleeping bag and a pillow to the library.

9. Having class with a friend is the best because you can trade off days on who goes to class.

10. When you are a senior, you take the easiest classes to boost your GPA.

11. How to pull an all-nighter.

12. How to handle drunk people.

13. The drunk you does not look out for sober you about 90 percent of the time.

14. How to deal with a hangover.

15. How to interact with people very different from you.

16. The perfect amount to procrastinate on every assignment.

17. How to pass a class without paying for the textbook that was "required."

18. How to calculate your grades to see what you need on every test in order to maintain a passing grade.

19. How to hook-up with someone without getting emotions involved (but we all know that doesn’t happen).

20. How to handle your roommate when you want to strangle them.

21. That you miss your parent’s every day.

22. How to get into a bar when you aren’t 21.

23. How to BS on assignments, out loud and on your resume.

24. That theme parties are the greatest.

25. How to find free events that have free food.

26. That when there are puppies on campus it will be the greatest day of your life.

27. Alarms are necessary and you must set like seven of them in order to wake up in time for class.

28. Greek parties are exactly how they are in movies.

29. Care packages are treated like Christmas presents.

30. The friends you meet in college will become your bridesmaids and groomsmen.

31. That printers only break when you need them the most.

32. Cereal, ramen noodles, Easy Mac and microwavable pancakes can be used for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

33. That classes before 8 a.m. should be illegal.

34. Changing your major is OK.

I feel like a new person.

Some of the highlights of what I learned this past school year.

1. It's Not Too Late To Get Involved

2. Joining A Sorority Doesn't Guarantee Friends

3. Time Management Is Everything

4. Seasonal Affective Disorder SUCKS

5. Cooking Doesn't Have To Be Hard

6. Faith Communities Are The Best

7. English Is The Right Major For Me

8. This Man Means Everything To Me

If you're curious to some important lessons I've learned in college after finishing 1/8th of my path.

Freshman15 or Freshman150?

Family

Never say no to an opportunity to get to know someone cause you never know who they may be to you

Don’t feel inferior among others

Your room (and surroundings) get dirty faster than you think it does

...when you do get sick

Go out

You need some sort of structure

Get help

Not knowing what to do in life

You’ll be so much happier in college

C's get degrees, am I right?

I've learned a lot this semester, both in class and out.

1. It's okay to leave high school behind.

2. Roommates can be the greatest gift.

3. What you study in college should be what makes you happy.

4. Give yourself time to procrastinate.

5. Call your mom.

6. Stick to two or three, then let it be.

7. Don't turn down opportunities.

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