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16 Tips All Freshmen Will Thank Upperclassmen For

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Dear Future Freshmen,

Coming into college is stressful.

1. Try to branch out from friends from home.

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2. Decorate your dorm the way you want to.

Yes, tapestries are mainstream, that does not stop you from going ahead and purchasing your own.

3. Do not be afraid to join new clubs or experiences.

On a college campus, there is really something for everyone. Whether you like to play sports or want to be in a Quidditch club there is something for everyone.

4. Be careful.

As I said before college is a new experience. You have to be careful with who you trust and surround yourself with. I am not going to deny the stories are true there are some pretty bad people out there just be careful.

5. Keep an open mind and do not judge people so quickly.

I learned this lesson the hard way. I judged my best friends now quickly and now I spend all my time with them. Also do not be quick to judge teachers or food.

6. Try new things.

Coming to college I had a very sheltered food taste. Now that I am in college I have tried everything. It does not mean that I like everything but I have tried everything.

7. Easy Mac has to be cooked with water.

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8. If you are in a communal dorm wear flip-flops in the bathroom... always.

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Trust me you do not know what has been on that floor... nor do you want to.

9. Studying is important but put time aside to enjoy yourself.

College is hard but it is still okay to branch out and enjoy yourself.

10. College drama is unnecessary.

If it won't affect you in 5 months, don't give it 5 minutes.

11. No one cares who you were in high school.

If you (thought you) were "Queen Bee" or the bottom of the social pyramid no one cares.

12. Seriously go to the gym. It's an hour of your day.

Going to the gym has become my favorite thing to do this semester. It is a nice stress reliever and trusts me you will be stressed.

13. Go to class, extra credit is a thing in college.

Even if that 8-am seems horrible still go, you never know when you will get extra credit.

14. Getting a random roommate is not as terrible as it sounds.

College is your chance to be you and start a new. You do not want to room with someone you were friends with in high school. I went random with a roommate (in the sense that I did not know her before college) and I love her.

15. Do not get mad at professors for your bad grade.

Instead keep a calm, level head and go to the professor and ask what you did wrong and how to fix it.

16. You are going to grow apart from your high school friends.

College is supposed to be the time of your life. Enjoy it while it lasts. Do not do anything you do not want to or are uncomfortable with.

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16 Tips All Freshmen Will Thank Upperclassmen For

Don't be dumb.

1. Try to branch out from friends from home.

2. Decorate your dorm the way you want to.

3. Do not be afraid to join new clubs or experiences.

4. Be careful.

5. Keep an open mind and do not judge people so quickly.

6. Try new things.

7. Easy Mac has to be cooked with water.

8. If you are in a communal dorm wear flip-flops in the bathroom... always.

9. Studying is important but put time aside to enjoy yourself.

10. College drama is unnecessary.

11. No one cares who you were in high school.

12. Seriously go to the gym. It's an hour of your day.

13. Go to class, extra credit is a thing in college.

14. Getting a random roommate is not as terrible as it sounds.

15. Do not get mad at professors for your bad grade.

16. You are going to grow apart from your high school friends.

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

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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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13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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