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Saturday, August 19, 2006
college news
Does anyone out there have any do's or don'ts of college?? Anything I should watch out for??
I just saw the date of this post. Welcome to the Future!
Do: Enjoy this last summer at home. I call it a last summer because after you go off to school, it will never be the same again. Henceforth, you will be a guest in what was once your home, only staying for bits of time between semesters. Enjoy your siblings and parents. Treasure the time. Relish it, so you can move on when the time comes.
Since 1997, I have had the philosophy that home is where my pillow is.
i was looking at these comments and decided that I use the word "interesting" way too much. It's a very general term that doesn't mean much unless it is spoken...then it's the tone that counts.
Hmm.. Do's & Don'ts... Do: Dido everything GM said. Also this ties to your Nerenga post.. continue to learn how to identify sin and mortify it. Don't: Don't think that you will be able to resist or stand firm in the face of temptation (of any kind).. rather don't even mingle with it. FLEE.. FLEE.. FLEE.. Do: Try and keep up with close relationships.. aahem... :-)
in case anyone was wondering, my sidebar is acting up, so it's not supposed to be like that at all. also, I only have 7 weeks left!! How scary is that?
DO: Take Ballroom Dance as a PE Credit DON'T: waste elective credits on something you think is easy. DO: Waste them on something you're interested in learning about,but would probably not pay out-of-pocket money to learn about; jewelery making, creative writing or rodeo clowning come to mind. DON'T: Keep a lot of junk food in your room. Especially don't keep it someplace that you can reach from your desk. That's how I gained my Freshman Fourty
MOST IMPORTANT: The people you hang out with for the first two weeks will be your friends for the rest of your college career. Choose them carefully, and don't latch on to people too soon. Introduce yourself to someone new everyday for the first two weeks. I made some good friends the first three days, and then I got into a groove of hanging out with them the whole time. I didn't make any pther significant friends after that. Those first days of college are a white hot iron, very impressionable. Strike (up friendship) while the iron is hot.
don't worry, m'dear. I probably won't write, but I will call and email. don't forget to look at my blog, though!! I'm sure you'll get some fun stories, though.
ok, so half of these comments are from me, but oh well.
Yeah, did I ever mention anything about cleaning the stair rails at the community center in Hanover?? That is *like* (that's for you, dad) the cleanest building I've ever been in, but the stair rails were gross. Paper towel after paper towel drenched in cleaner came off black. It was disgusting.
I laerned this lesson the hard way: The first semester I ran out to the book store and bought every single book that was listed for each of my classes. At the end of the semester, I had at least $190 worth of books that I hadn't even taken out of the shrink wrap. Part of that was due to my learning style and study habits.
But I would advise you to wait until you actaully find yourself in need of the book (to do homework out of, or to read and then write a paper on) before you buy it. And then when you buy it - if you can, it's usually a lot cheaper to get it online. I was technically assigned reading in almost all of those books. But all we ever did was discuss them in class. History books proved to be the biggest waste of time. We just covered the same things in college that we did in High school; depression, WWI, WWII, Feminism, MLK and the Cold war. And I already knew enough to participate in class without doing any reading. Also, many times the library will have copies available. You might be the type of student that wants to get all teh books anyway, but on the off-chance that you (or one of your blog-readers) aren't, this could be a potentially big tip.
thank you, everyone, for all of your helpful hints and recommendations! I will at least consider all of them. : ) I'm on the road and will probably not be doing much here for the next couple of weeks. I miss you all already, and I still have a week until school starts!!
umm... seeing as I'm still in high school I'm not so sure. But here's a try: Do: 1. Spontaneous fun things (like sledding down the stairs on your mattresses) 2. Carry breath gum just incase you or someone near you forgot to brush their teeth for their 9:00 am class (or after eating garlic toast).
Don't: 1: Eat mystery meat 2: Pronounce "grits" as "greeeaeeets" 3. Rot your teeth out drinking too much sweet tea. -Bon-Bon~~~
Bonnie you are so mean to me!!!!!!!! I'll GREEEAEEEET you next time I see you!
Note to readers: Bonnie is making fun of my Southern imitiation of how they pronounce grits. I didn't do a very good job of it, or at least, she thought I didn't.
25 comments:
Well, don't leave a urine sample on the dean's desk for the drug test, no matter how much the upperclassmen try to convince you that it's required.
:-P
By the way, I didn't fall for that one, for the record. But it was tried on me.
hmmm... I'd feel bad for the dean
that's pretty funny
I just saw the date of this post. Welcome to the Future!
Do: Enjoy this last summer at home. I call it a last summer because after you go off to school, it will never be the same again. Henceforth, you will be a guest in what was once your home, only staying for bits of time between semesters. Enjoy your siblings and parents. Treasure the time. Relish it, so you can move on when the time comes.
Since 1997, I have had the philosophy that home is where my pillow is.
wow, that makes me want to cry. I can't believe that this is my last summer being a "kid" - it's so, um, interesting
i was looking at these comments and decided that I use the word "interesting" way too much. It's a very general term that doesn't mean much unless it is spoken...then it's the tone that counts.
Hmm.. Do's & Don'ts...
Do: Dido everything GM said. Also this ties to your Nerenga post.. continue to learn how to identify sin and mortify it.
Don't: Don't think that you will be able to resist or stand firm in the face of temptation (of any kind).. rather don't even mingle with it. FLEE.. FLEE.. FLEE..
Do: Try and keep up with close relationships.. aahem... :-)
and DO: study hard, but have good clean fun!! I'll miss ya girl!!
in case anyone was wondering, my sidebar is acting up, so it's not supposed to be like that at all. also, I only have 7 weeks left!! How scary is that?
DO hang out with me!
never fear...
yeah! my sidebar is up and running!
DO: Take Ballroom Dance as a PE Credit
DON'T: waste elective credits on something you think is easy.
DO: Waste them on something you're interested in learning about,but would probably not pay out-of-pocket money to learn about; jewelery making, creative writing or rodeo clowning come to mind.
DON'T: Keep a lot of junk food in your room. Especially don't keep it someplace that you can reach from your desk. That's how I gained my Freshman Fourty
MOST IMPORTANT:
The people you hang out with for the first two weeks will be your friends for the rest of your college career. Choose them carefully, and don't latch on to people too soon. Introduce yourself to someone new everyday for the first two weeks. I made some good friends the first three days, and then I got into a groove of hanging out with them the whole time. I didn't make any pther significant friends after that. Those first days of college are a white hot iron, very impressionable. Strike (up friendship) while the iron is hot.
thanks! I'm looking forward to the challenge and the fun that college will be.
Do write to all of your poor sisters (and brother) who will be missing you terribly
don't worry, m'dear. I probably won't write, but I will call and email. don't forget to look at my blog, though!! I'm sure you'll get some fun stories, though.
The most important thing you can remember: SHOWER SHOES! That and don't ever touch the handrails in the dorms.
ok, so half of these comments are from me, but oh well.
Yeah, did I ever mention anything about cleaning the stair rails at the community center in Hanover?? That is *like* (that's for you, dad) the cleanest building I've ever been in, but the stair rails were gross. Paper towel after paper towel drenched in cleaner came off black. It was disgusting.
that's, like, terrible...dad
I laerned this lesson the hard way:
The first semester I ran out to the book store and bought every single book that was listed for each of my classes. At the end of the semester, I had at least $190 worth of books that I hadn't even taken out of the shrink wrap. Part of that was due to my learning style and study habits.
But I would advise you to wait until you actaully find yourself in need of the book (to do homework out of, or to read and then write a paper on) before you buy it. And then when you buy it - if you can, it's usually a lot cheaper to get it online. I was technically assigned reading in almost all of those books. But all we ever did was discuss them in class. History books proved to be the biggest waste of time. We just covered the same things in college that we did in High school; depression, WWI, WWII, Feminism, MLK and the Cold war. And I already knew enough to participate in class without doing any reading. Also, many times the library will have copies available.
You might be the type of student that wants to get all teh books anyway, but on the off-chance that you (or one of your blog-readers) aren't, this could be a potentially big tip.
thank you, everyone, for all of your helpful hints and recommendations! I will at least consider all of them. : ) I'm on the road and will probably not be doing much here for the next couple of weeks. I miss you all already, and I still have a week until school starts!!
umm... seeing as I'm still in high school I'm not so sure. But here's a try:
Do:
1. Spontaneous fun things (like sledding down the stairs on your mattresses)
2. Carry breath gum just incase you or someone near you forgot to brush their teeth for their 9:00 am class (or after eating garlic toast).
Don't:
1: Eat mystery meat
2: Pronounce "grits" as "greeeaeeets"
3. Rot your teeth out drinking too much sweet tea.
-Bon-Bon~~~
Bonnie you are so mean to me!!!!!!!! I'll GREEEAEEEET you next time I see you!
Note to readers: Bonnie is making fun of my Southern imitiation of how they pronounce grits. I didn't do a very good job of it, or at least, she thought I didn't.
hey guys!!! I'm Here! (more later)
hey there ed...
i'm dying to see a post of the vacation, school.. etc.
love,
let
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