It’s nearly midterm szn, so believe it or not, freshies, you’ve already blown through 1/16 of your college experience. Before you know it you’ll be nostalgically recalling these days in too much detail as your kids roll their eyes at you from the back seat of a Honda minivan. Alright, you may actually have a little time on that one, but it won’t be long until you’re packing up your shower caddy and waving goodbye to the roommate you awkwardly courted on Facebook all those months ago. So before you let these precious first months slip through your fingers, take these (five) words of advice from those of us who’ve been there done that.
“Go to class, it helps” – Duke University ‘19
“Drunk crying is not cute”- Duke University ‘18
“Learn to ask for help”- Duke University ‘18
“Get yourself a Chegg account” – University of Miami ‘19
“Pizza is not breakfast food” – Duke University ‘17
“Put it in your calendar, dude” – University of Pennsylvania ‘19
“Four Loko is literally poison” – Duke University ‘18
“You’ll seep when you’re dead” – Penn State University ‘19
“Don’t have that last drink”- Duke University ‘17
“It’s time to drink beer”- Temple ’19
“Condoms are required, not optional”- Duke University ‘18
“Sing your heart out, kid” – Ohio State ‘19
“Go to office hours NOW”- Duke University ‘18
“Always brush before bed” – University of Cornell ‘19
“Don’t stress out so much” – Temple University ‘16
“Make girlfriends before boyfriends” – University of Cincinnati ‘85
“Don’t hookup with classmates” – Duke University ‘17
“Get on Tinder early”- Temple University ‘19
“Do your god damn homework” –Duke University ‘18
“Think before you act, Molly” – University of Miami ‘19
“Start forming your own opinion” – Indiana University ‘15
“Take care of yourself…actually”- Duke University ‘18
“Enjoy. It goes by fast” – Penn State University ‘18
“Make time for your friends” – Duke University ‘19
“Pick a good fucking roommate” – Duke University ‘19
“Don’t label yourself. Take risks.” –University of Virginia ‘89
“Food points are real money” – Duke University ‘19
“Go to the damn gym”- Duke University ‘17
“Stop eating so much food” – University of Miami ‘19
“It gets harder, work now”- Duke University ‘17
And if you part with no other wisdom, just remember:
“Sometimes say no to drugs” – Duke University ‘17