The first few days of college are often an uncomfortable experience.
Freshmen orientation tries to make it easier on people but the only things that get accomplished are 1) you meet a couple friends and 2) you figure out the campus. That’s about it. Students don’t really learn much else about the school, or college in general, because everyone else on campus is just as new and clueless.
An incoming freshman (school unknown) asked the upperclassmen of the Reddit college community “what are some things/tips you know now that wish you would have known freshman year?”
Here’s there advice to all the college noobs.
The most obvious piece of advice…
The second most obvious piece of advice…
The least obvious piece of advice…
It’s OK to feel stupid because you kinda are…
Save some of your parents money…
Moderation is key…
Join a gang…
The bullet point version…
There WILL be drama…
And finally, beware of bad influences…