Starting College

[Ardy123]

Yesterday was my first day attending Middle Tennessee State University. I'm now living on campus in a dorm (with a roommate).

I'm the first person in my family to attend college and was wondering if any of y'all could give me general advice about what to expect from college.
Thank you in advance.

What you get out of it is directly proportional to what you put in.

The first 2 years you will prob party like all hell, then by your junior year, it will get hard and you will have to hunker down and study. Also, the don't party too hard the first two years because these years are the 'weeding out' period, where the kids who are unable to get their act together leave/drop out.

[guncrasher]

What you get out of it is directly proportional to what you put in.

The first 2 years you will prob party like all hell, then by your junior year, it will get hard and you will have to hunker down and study. Also, the don't party too hard the first two years because these years are the 'weeding out' period, where the kids who are unable to get their act together leave/drop out.

i have been partying in college since 1985.  it just seems weird that not as many college girls want to go out with me as back then  .  on the other hand my current gf is a college student, bad thing about it, she's my age  .  on the other hand, she has more money than I do 


semp

[Mickey1992]

I graduated in '92, but I am an adviser for a student organization on campus and what my dad told me in '86 still applies today. 

GO TO CLASS.

Today, more than ever, it is easy for a student to talk themselves out of going to class on a particular day.  "I can get the notes online".  "I can get the notes from someone else".  "Missing one day will not hurt".  But missing class is the easiest way to fail.  It does not matter how much you party, how much sleep you do not get, how much tail you chase, or how many late night CoD sessions you play.  Go to class and you will not fail.  Do not skip a single class.

[coombz]

study high, take the tests high, get high scores

[Stalwart]

Date.  A LOT.  Nowhere else in life will you have access to as many fit, adventurous, and unattached women with goals as high as yours.   You can find your wife at college, but if you haven't explored other options first you're going to be tempted later in life.

GOLDEN advice

[Stalwart]

I graduated in '92, but I am an adviser for a student organization on campus and what my dad told me in '86 still applies today. 

GO TO CLASS.

Today, more than ever, it is easy for a student to talk themselves out of going to class on a particular day.  "I can get the notes online".  "I can get the notes from someone else".  "Missing one day will not hurt".  But missing class is the easiest way to fail.  It does not matter how much you party, how much sleep you do not get, how much tail you chase, or how many late night CoD sessions you play.  Go to class and you will not fail.  Do not skip a single class.

AMEN     Get your @@$ out of bed and GO TO CLASS - ALWAYS!~

Another GOLDEN nuget

[Stalwart]

I graduated almost 4 years ago.  I'm young enough to still have fresh memories, but old enough to remember the important stuff.  So here goes:

Don't be tempted to go home every chance you get....some of your best memories will be made in those times you're not in class.  This goes without saying, don't spend all your free time playing video games and not socializing.  Your best network in the professional world will come from the people you make friends with and have classes with.

You get alot of breaks in college...the real world does not operate this way...take advantage.  

But when it's time to work, DO YOUR WORK. First year can be fun, but if you have too much fun there won't be any "college years" after that.  

Date.  A LOT.  Nowhere else in life will you have access to as many fit, adventurous, and unattached women with goals as high as yours.   You can find your wife at college, but if you haven't explored other options first you're going to be tempted later in life.

This whole post is golden.  WTG RightF00T