Posted by sun bear on 2004-05-28 15:25:31
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there is usally a student activity that you're forced to pay so you might as well take advantage of student activities. I didn't discover the Tufts University Crafts Center until the 2nd semester of my freshman year, it was a resource to do FREE crafts b/c my student activity fee subsidized them, had I known I would have been there all the time when I was feeling like I didn't belong at school and going home on weekends.
Taking food from the dining halls is often discouraged so you should put the fruit in your pocket if you want it. I know someone who was in the middle of eating a cookie while she left and had it seized from her which is absurd...just a total waste.
This is just a tip for life but it's amplified by being at college with no transportation: Go buy yourself a "kit" that you make up of the following items
Pepto Bismol and Immodium Ad (I like the pills the best) cough syrup because when you do feel sick, there will be no mom or dad to give you this stuff and it sucks to trudge to the store when you're sick.
have a small first aid kit
Also keep stamps on hand to write notes home and while it seems like a good idea to bring your favorite stuffed animal from when you were 5, don't. Leave him home and take a less favorite, reason being that someone inevitably will grab your stuffed animal and toss it around or play with it and they won't respect your stuff like your parents should be doing, old stuffed animal = safe at home, and you can bring other familiar stuff.
Also bring snacks like nutragrain bars and granola bars, perfect for snacking or if you slept in thru breakfast.
Also at some point in the 1st semester, go to every meal, even sat AM breakfast. I always skipped that 1 meal thinking it wasn't a big deal, about a year later I found out that they served gourmet waffles on saturday morning b/c few people attended, it was like the campus's biggest secret! I love waffles, I felt cheated! but no one else i knew went so no one could tell me!
