Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Things You Wish You Knew As A College Frehsman Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post violaghost Posted at 11:18 am on May 10, 2008 Post away, helpful advice only please. Don't mess around here, we could learn a lot from this. If you are not in college yet, please, do NOT post

Replies alliecat89 Posted at 8:12 pm on June 15, 2008 Quote: from gief at 11:19 am on May 10, 2008 watch out for mono agreed violaghost Posted at 6:44 am on June 5, 2008 Thank you so much... this is such great advice from everyone that's contributed. Thank you for taking this topic seriously, and I hope to hear from more of you soon! Krelian393 Posted at 11:20 pm on June 4, 2008 My list below is mostly about study habits and will be of special use to people who are very emotional creatures like myself. 1) DO NOT SKIP CLASS. You wonder why I say that, I bet. But it is easier than you think to find reasons to sleep in or take a nap or do other work instead of going to class. This will fuck you up more than almost anything. Your teacher will be disappointed, and you will miss things such as class event announcements and changes to the syllabus (the course description, list of texts, and assignment schedule). Always. Go. To. Class! 2) Do not get behind on assignments. Do things well ahead of the due date. At the last minute, you will wish you had JUST A BIT MORE TIME to do things well. If you get woefully behind, you will feel so dejected and you will take a fundamentally oppositional stance to schoolwork. This is a nightmare. If you're somebody who really does love school deep down, and you get behind, it is honestly emotionally damaging. 3) Don't be afraid to say something if people are making your work area (library, room, whatever) impossible to work in, or if they are advocating a lazy approach to work. You'll only become upset and do poorly if you can't work like you want to, and you might slowly internalize others' attitudes if you just allow them to be expressed constantly and without opposition.  On that note, scope out a good spot or two to use in the library. Get to know your library well...it is your best friend, and you just might get extra help from librarians and other staff if they come to know you as a regular. 4) Talk to your adviser constantly. That is what he or she is there for. They want to hear how things are going, and they want to help whenever possible! 5) Know that campus health services exist for a reason. When you're coming down with a sickness, or you get hurt, or you need condoms or lube, or you want to get STD testing or get birth control, or you need to have a counselor to help you with emotional stuff that's getting you down...health services is your friend. There is NO SHAME in needing the medical help for any reason; after all, you are away from your family doctor and your parents. There is also NO shame in wanting a therapist/counselor...the transition to college in and of itself is difficult, and other things in your life can also be improved through dialogue with an experienced mental health professional. snowfish Posted at 12:54 am on June 3, 2008 1) make your professors give you their time and make relationships with them. You're paying them, not the other way around. 2) college is nothing like the brochures, or the tours, or the websites, or whatever. There are plenty of really, really shitty parts to every campus. Try and find them out, but expect there to be some wherever you go. 3) lighten up. There are so many people trying to reinvent themselves as mature, or like they should already know everything or have experienced everything. laugh at yourself and don't be afraid to admit the things you don't have experience with. and on that note 4) read up on things before you experiment with them. You're going to try things you've never tried before and you should try and build up the best safety net of information you can, because there's not always someone to check up on you and save your ass if you mess up. Summer2008 Posted at 12:44 am on May 16, 2008 Don't take a break in the middle of college and think that later on you'll get back to it. It's one of the hardest things to get started again. i r sekz Posted at 7:06 pm on May 12, 2008 14-15 credits is perfect for a Freshman, allows you to drop 1 class and still remain a full time student. Befriend your roommate(s).   bluerosedangel Posted at 6:11 pm on May 12, 2008 Quote: from jiminic2 at 5:09 pm on May 10, 2008 When you're a junior start thinking about a job after college. If you know what you want to do before you graduate, you won't be wondering "what do I do now". <--i just graduated three days ago...still have no idea what i am going to do! -- also, it's okay to work, but dont work alot, otherwise you'll end up stupid and failing your major 5 times...   *also, show up for class -- most instructors dont have the time or 'memory' to remember what they talked about in class, so this brings me to another point to get to know the people in your classes, so if you do happen to miss, you can get together w/ them and find out any assignents or notes *dont waste any time doing assignments/papers/projects--the more you procrastinate, the harder it is to bullshit your way thru it (trust me, been there, done that) *if you live on campus, learn to deal w/ the cafeteria food *if you want to have a party, do it at someone else's place so you dont get kicked off campus and out of school if you get caught! that's all i can think of for now.   violaghost Posted at 5:31 pm on May 12, 2008 Quote: from HatesYou at 8:18 pm on May 12, 2008 wow, this is amazingly awesome. Cause of my great idea =) Hope people keep contributing. ssnumber19 Posted at 5:29 pm on May 12, 2008 dont take hard classes during baseball season HatesYou Posted at 5:18 pm on May 12, 2008 wow, this is amazingly awesome. gief Posted at 5:00 pm on May 12, 2008 Quote: from HatesYou at 2:20 pm on May 10, 2008 Quote: from gief at 2:19 pm on May 10, 2008 watch out for mono what's mono?   a really long cold swedger Posted at 5:38 am on May 11, 2008 Don't miss every lecture in a subject then try to read the notes 2 days before the exam, it'l get you through the first semester the seconds a different story though. And oh yeah, learn to cook decent food, eating crap just makes you feel like shit after a while TheatreMinelli Posted at 3:15 am on May 11, 2008 You can't always trust the friends you make. Have fun in your first year because you won't be able to do it after that. I have wasted my first year. jiminic2 Posted at 5:09 pm on May 10, 2008 When you're a junior start thinking about a job after college.  If you know what you want to do before you graduate, you won't be wondering "what do I do now". violaghost Posted at 2:18 pm on May 10, 2008 Thanks, this is all good advice! Most recent 15 of 34 previous replies displayed.