Studying the difference between a Pepo and a Pome can really reinforce the fact that you know for sure you do not want to be a botanist or plant biologist... ever.
Give in-class group work a chance. You'd be surprised at how much it can help you learn or remember the material.
It's okay to get homesick
When your friend face plants in the snow while streaking, laugh at them as you run by because a friend helps you up. A best friend laughs.
There will be many times when you make eye contact with someone in your class and share a moment of, "Did she really just say that?" When that happens, you can both giggle. Shared moments are the best moments.
If a guy sings to you, cherish it. How many other people do you know that get serenaded?
Be yourself around new lab partners. You never know how many friends you'll make from lab partners.
It's okay to take half shots as a girl
Enjoy singing to Christmas music in the car in the middle of March
Don't rely on the curve. Rather, be thankful it helped you increase the grade you probably would've gotten. No wait, actually... rely on it
Do your share of the group work without being a total d***. Group work sucks for everyone.
Snow days are awesome until they cause Saturday classes
A night in eating home baked cookies and watching endless reruns of Criminal Minds with the people you love can be way more fun than going to a raging party with a lopsided girl to guy ratio
Be kind to the people living below you and more importantly, don't piss off the people living above you
Appreciate the unique quirks each of your professors have, whether it's a past hippie lifestyle, a love of goat sucking birds, or an Einstein style hairdo, they're all great.
Pursue friend crushes. It might end up with a free season of Glee for a week, or a night of margaritas
As much as you can, enjoy late nights in the library with classmates. Cherish the bonds formed over a mutual hatred of a professor, confusion over a lecture, or connection between Oxygen and Hydrogen... ha ha... get it?
If you get called out for dancing your ass off, just keep dancing.
When a professor reiterates what you just said but gets it completely wrong, just go with it. Even if you're thinking, "Yes, exactly... but also not really at all what I'm saying"
Speak up in class. It can win you major brownies points... or maybe just the points you need to get a good grade
That sketchy Mexican food truck on the side of the road might actually make the best tacos you've ever tasted. Just maybe avoid ordering anything with chihuahua or beef tongue in it.
Be brave. Even if that means going up to a group of cheering strangers without your roommate
You can never have too many people helping conquer the spider in your room or the tiny snake in your apartment
Be careful where you sit in class after the first week. People get territorial over "their seat" and they will bite you.
Sometimes friends of friends can become your best friends so always be open to meeting new people... even if your first encounter is sharing the front seat of a car.
Try to have a conversation with a maintenance worker that comes to fix something in your apartment or dorm. You'd be surprised about how much a 40 year old man with a daughter knows about Justin Bieber
Don't cry over spilled sheep blood in lab
Ordering delivery is always a good idea
Drunk people can be hilarious
Group work sucks, but if you make the best out of it and enjoy the weird characters you're working with, it might suck a little less.
Listen to your professors. Sometimes they have cool stories. And sometimes you might find out they're in a folk band
Don't be afraid to interact with the person sitting next to you
Go big on Halloween... just not "Mean Girls" big.
If the Redbull you just drank gives you the idea to run around your apartment complex in the rain on a Friday night, do it! It might actually be fun
Embrace some of the stereotypes surrounding your major. "Oh, did I put too many nails in the wall? Well, sorry, but I'm an art major. I can't count"
A friend can help you compose a perfect text
Get involved in as many things as you can freshman year. Some clubs may be fails because they end up smoking cigarettes more than saving the planet, while some groups can have you filming a make-shift Titanic scene in a fountain with friends.
These can be the best 4 years of your life if you make the most of it and cherish the little moments!
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