Aaah, college. (Screw this! I'm going back to get my MBA)
Innocence, the only thing that I want to add is to have fun and be careful.
You make your experience, so make the most of it. Experience as much as u can!
Also, i would say, that of course, abstinence is the best policy...BUT..in case you are active...
Most schools have condom clubs where you can get condoms, dental dams, lube, all that good stuff. (OSU has a club where u can get 10 condoms for a dollar, for example.)This is the age of AIDS unfortunately, and we need to be armed!!
SAFER SEX, LADIES....WE ARE DYING!!
Ok enough of my tirade.
Talk to students who have taken the classes you want to take. These students should be able to do several things: tell you which teacher to take, and you may be able to borrow books from them...
It's all about making a dollar out of 15 cents in college.
As if my Sorors didnt say it enough..NO CREDIT CARDS!! NO MATTER WHAT. Young people mess themselves up by getting a card and buying fly outfits for all the parties (knowing good and well you couldnt afford it) and end up with creditors on their backs because noone sat them down and explained the importance of having good credit.
If you get a refund check at the beginning of the qtr/semester...pay the bills for the quarter at the very beginning...you can't be worrying about paying tuition and studying at the same time.
Work Study - if you need a job try work study because often the campus positions pay more if you are on work study.
Fill out that FAFSA on time!!
Before you accept that scholarship from XYZ company, make sure that your school won't take away your state issued grant money that you already have.
Work the city's transpo system and walk......you'll save money and keep that girlish figure all at the same time.
Be all up in the Profs face. I am serious about this one....my father passed while i started my first year of my honors program...if they hadn't known who I was, they wouldn't have been willing to work with me on my grades/exams. And I have professional contacts for life.
IF you dont have a bank account, get one! Many campus area banks have free checking programs.
Yes, and Keep your drink in your hand and your eye in your cup at the club... this is also the age of GHB/Date Rape Drugs...
Ladies - Don't walk alone on campus at night...I would recommend keeping a little police whistle on your keychain..sounds silly but if somebody walks up on you and attacks.....whistles are loud!!
Ok, that's it for now...
HAVE FUN GUYS!! COLLEGE IS SO MUCH FUN!