Since I just graduates a month ago I still have some pretty fresh ideas
Some one said it earlier but again
NO CREDIT CARDS!! NO CREDIT CARDS!! NO CREDIT CARDS!!
-If you must get one for emergency purposes leave it in the room when going to the mall.
-Especially stay away from the gazillion department store credit cards that 10% opening is not worth the headache
-Since you are at an HBCU as I just graduated from...you do not need a new outfit for every football game
(Your credit is one of the most important assets you can have these days and without it you may not get a job or an apartment when you finally graduate)
Visit your professors during their office hours before you start doing bad in the class...sometimes those visits are the difference between a letter grade
I cannot stress keeping up the GPA when graduation times and you wanna graduate cum, magna, or suma cum laude a class that you did not do so well in your freshman year could keep you away by fractions of a point
Do not wait until the last minute to do an assignment. If a professor tells you that you have a paper or presentation in three weeks do it ahead of time and get it out of the way
Stay active...I held leadership positions in many organizations on campus...it really pays off to get to know people
DO NOT be the hellraiser roommate...when there is conflict try to resolve it in a calm manner you and that person will be sharing that small space for quite a while
Go by the philosophy: When I have you have...if you have food and your roommate is broke don't be afraid to share because you never know when you could be in the same predicament
Save some of that refund check and don't blow it unnecessarily...it is hard to look back after four years and think of all the money that slipped through your hands
Make sure that you are enrolled in classes even if you preregister it is not uncommon for HBCU's to drop you out of the system and you will be in class all semester thinking you are enrolled
Remember college is a microcosm of the world...most of the experiences you have in college are the same ones you will face in the real world personally and professionally
Study!!! Study !!! Study!!! but be well rounded at the same time...you don't have to attend every party and by the time you are a senior you probably won't want to attend any
Make sure that you make friends along the way...it is not uncommmon for you and your best friends from high school to grow apart
I didn't have a car while in college either and though it can come in handy you will probably be better off without one
Please...Please...Please...Do not be a groupie for orgs. such as fraternities, basketball or football team because then you will probably get set out or be labeled as such even if you are innocent
You may say what others think of you is not important but it is not fun having a bad reputation...I know girls who had to leave school
I have much much more but I'll end it for now...I wish you all of God's blessings as you open up a new chapter in your life