It's the summer after senior year and you are getting ready for college... you may think you have done enough research to have it all figured out. Well, you are wrong. Here are 8 things that people don't tell you about college that you NEED TO KNOW!
1) You are going to be
homesick! The first month is going to be sucky and you are going to want to go home, trust me. But,
just stay and get to know people! Go do things outside your room that will take your mind off of your family and the things you miss back in your hometown. Don't be the debbie-downer that no one wants to be around because you sit around and mope.
2) The
food is hard to adjust to! It's going to make you sick, your stomach will hurt, and you are going to feel like crap for the first few weeks if you eat in the food courts. It gets better though!! Your stomach will adjust and you will be fine once you get passed that "crappy" stage! The food can actually be pretty good! Another thing... just because you have the choice to eat fries and pizza for every meal does
not mean you should eat it every day!! Don't be stupid, eat healthy meals if you want to avoid the
Freshman 15!
3)
No one cares about what you did in high school! No one cares if you were top 10 in your class or president of student council or you were a three sport athlete. High school doesn't matter! It's harsh, but it's the truth. Chances are your neighbors or friends that you meet did just as many things in high school and no one wants to hear you ramble on about your achievements.
4) No one
makes you go to class... don't be the idiot that shows up once a month. You don't want to be the loser that doesn't know what's going on in class. Trust me, GO TO CLASS! It will help you do better on exams and quizzes! It's easy to sleep through your 8 AM, just roll out of bed and go, then you can nap after class. It's really not that bad! Don't forget that every single class counts towards your GPA..
5)
Know an interesting fact about yourself! You will be asked about 10 times in your first two weeks at school to "share an interesting fact about yourself"! It's a professors way of "getting to know you". It's stupid but you don't want to be the one sitting there saying "um.... umm...." ha!
6) Don't forget to pack the
little stuff! You are going to want a finger nail clipper, kleenexs, febreze, dish soap, q-tips, etc! Those are little things you can easily forget about! But they are important to have!! You don't want to be the gross one who doesn't wear shower sandals. Make sure you have everything. It's not the end of the world if you forget something, there are usually close stores that carry these kinds of things.
7)
You have to
get out of your room to get to
know people! Sitting in your room all day means you will probably not make many friends. People aren't going to just come around and open your door and start talking to you. Keep your door open all the time (unless you are changing or sleeping) because it's inviting for people to stop in and talk to you. Be the one who goes around and visits people in their rooms and talk to them! Get to know people- be
SOCIAL!! Also, attend hall activities!! They might be something dorky, but still GO! It usually ends up being pretty fun and again- you will meet more people!
8) All I have to say about
partying, is don't be stupid. You don't want to be out of control and obnoxious so no one wants to be around you. And yes, cops will give you an underage if you are stumbling around on the streets! Don't think that just because you aren't at a house party that you won't get caught. Just saying, think about what you are doing!
