Hi everyone,
What advice would you give a HS senior in US about to decide on and/or enter college ?
I am currently a senior in college and it is rough but I graduate this year in May--so I will give you some advice. I live on campus during the semester at a private catholic university, it's also gated with security guards so my experience/advice will differ from other ones.
Okay so first thing I wished I knew/learned before I went to college/in college was:
1. I wish I had known that going away meant dirty bathrooms and sometimes cold ass showers
2. I learned to always wear shower shoes
3. If commuting definitely make an on-campus friend because it gets lonely adulting by yourself
4. It will be loud
5. You will get distracted
6. You might fall asleep in class
7. Prepare to be up until 5 am
8. Prepare to cry a lot
9. You will want to dropout and this feeling will not go away until days before you graduate [probably]
10. If you like to party male/female, if you sit down your drink--even for a few seconds--it is not your drink anymore; walk away
11. If you see a guy/girl passed out in the bathroom: A. If they are coherent/conscious: help them to their room....B. If they aren't walk away but tell someone else, don't be a prick--avoid college drinking deaths
12. Do not snitch on someone smoking pot; go to them and complain first
13. Campus security is not your friend..depending on what you look like
14. Peeing outside is completely okay
15. Use a condom
16. No one is a ho/whore/slut just fuck and shut up or don't but still shut up
17. Relationships won't last
18. White people will say nigga regardless of preferencee
19. Black people may say cracker
20. Racism still exists
21. Try to keep the peace
22. You can wear pajamas to class
23. You will grow to love learning more
24. You may dropout
25. College sucks
26. College is also one of the best things that ever happened to me
27. I stilll hate college
28. It's a lot of work
29. Try your best to pick a major
30. Do whatever you want