- What happens in Welcome Week doesn’t stay there
- The first new friend you’ll have is your roommate
- The best walks of shame are done with four of your best friends all waking up in the same house
- Things are only awkward if you make them that way, and if it’s still awkward, you need to drink more
- “Betch” is a word
- It’s finally your time to cut out stupid people in your life. Do it
- Be selfish, you only get four years to figure out your entire life
- There is always someone who will stay in and do homework with you
- There is always someone who will go out and get wasted with you
- Friends on friends on friends. Meet your friends, meet your friends’ friends, and then meet their friends. Soon you’ll have a huge group of a lot of friends
- Sometimes it’s weird when your high school friends come to visit.
- Skipping class isn’t rewarding in the long-run, but then again, neither is not sleeping
- Nicknames will stick with you forever
- Perfect your accents now. Drunk people love foreigners
- Always keep track of your bus pass at the club
- Too soon parties are the best
- Girls are disgusting, especially when 50 of them share a bathroom
- You can still look hawt in footie pajamas
- Just because it’s a Tuesday, doesn’t mean you can’t black out
- If you hear that Michael Phelps is going to be at a party, he probably won’t be
- D1 athletes will never get in trouble
- Cute cats will always be on the internet. Homework comes first…usually
- Bitches gon’ be bitches. Let them do them and you do you
- You learn quickly not to give a shit about certain things
- Although making a DIY skirt out of an exercise ball or a mummy costume out of Ace bandages totally gets creativity points, they are really, really, really impractical
- Once in a while, you have to do things for the story
- Roofs are a perfect make-out spot
- If someone invites you to the suburbs for a party, chances are it is going to get busted
- A good playlist will get you through anything and everything
- Winter/spring/summer break sound relaxing and fun, but they suck
- Even if you go somewhere that wasn’t your first choice, you’re still going to have fun
- Explore on-campus
- Explore off-campus
- Unless it’s like 4:30 in the morning, there’s somewhere that delivers
- Talking politics is a staple in life
- Sales are the absolute greatest thing in the world
- Figure out the buses early and try not to get lost. GoogleMaps is your friend
- People go through exactly what you do; you will always be able to find someone to talk to
- Water is a godsend
- You’re going to lose friends, but that only makes more room for better people: people that you deserve in your life
- Netflix is the greatest thing ever invented
- You will become more nocturnal as the year progresses
- Your family becomes increasingly important as the year goes on. Absence honestly does make the heart grow fonder
- You’re not going to have money. Ever.
- Unpacking, packing, and anything of that nature sucks
- A clean room definitely makes you happier, but who has time to clean?
- Steal cool things (for instance: “Your image isn’t drunk-proof” posters, a tumbler from a bar, frisbees, white boards, etc.)
- Adderall and caffeine become your two best friends during finals week
- Take as many pictures as you can
- Almost getting written up is scarier than actually getting written up
- Try really hard not to procrastinate
Basically, you’re going to have the best year of your life. Don’t take it for granted. Live it up. And most importantly: be happy. It’s your time to shine.
