Next week, we will be taking our oldest child to college. It's a time for some reflection......"Remember how she threw up on her first day of preschool?" As well as, "Remember how dumb we were in college?" It's the latter that has us the most worried. Hopefully, these little nuggets will be helpful to her as she navigates that first year away from home.DON'T obsess over that cute guy you meet at orientation. Chances are, he'll drop out and you'll see him spraying pesticide on people's yards ten years from now.
DO befriend the scary goth/punk guy sitting next to you in Marketing 101. He probably takes really good notes and will be a most excellent study buddy. And since you are not goth/punk (and never will be, right???), he will never hit on you.
DON'T ever think anyone else's roommate is perfect. While you are looking for a gun whenever your roommate blows her nose, your next door neighbor is considering jumping out the window whenever her roommate eats popcorn.
DO jump at the chance to socialize with classmates who live off campus, especially if their moms invite you over for a home cooked meal. Green beans never tasted so good!
DON'T eat pizza for lunch everyday. You WILL gain weight.
DO take advantage of the salad bar. And feel free to sneak a banana or apple back to your room. The cost of your room & board is bleeding us dry here. Consider packing up a grocery bag and bringing it home to us at Thanksgiving.
DON'T take badminton or any other PE class at 7 a.m., just to get it over with. It won't seem so convenient when the snow is flying and the moon is still shining.
DO take blow-off courses such as "Social Problems in Today's Society" that others recommend as cake classes. You'll need it to balance out your GPA after you take "Physics in the Modern World."
DON'T date the hot guy who keeps breaking up and getting back together with his high school girlfriend. He's never going to give her up, no matter how often he tells you she's a bitch.
DO date the smart guy who makes you laugh and plans to go to law school. He's called, "husband material."
DON'T get hooked on General Hospital, or whatever other soap the dormies are watching. In 25 years, you will wonder what you could have accomplished with your life had you not wasted away 6500 hours watching Dr. Robyn Scorpio instead of being her.
DO become president of some obscure college club. It will give you something to brag about during job interviews.
LOL, gawd girl, this brought back some memories!!
ReplyDeleteQuite sound advice, I'm thinking... just hoping the daughter follows it! =)
oof it will be my turn next year to go through this. but what a fun post. and like lil bit it brought back memories. best wishes to you and your oldest.
ReplyDeleteThis should be passed out to every incoming college freshman! I wish I'd had it, it was perfect! Hope your daughter has a fantastic first year!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great list Cocette. It should be in the orientation pamphlet at every college. Don't forget intramural sports; that's a good way to keep off the Freshman 20.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments my Olympic observations.
Thanks for the well wishes everyone. It's getting crazy here, but I will try to post again at the end of this week.
ReplyDeleteMiss Girl, you are far too young to have a daughter in college.
ReplyDeleteI loved your list. I wish I had read it umpteen years ago.
Good luck Cocotte's Baby Girl!
:)SW
SW - Shocking, isn't it? I did get married young though :)
ReplyDeleteThat's some pretty darn good advice. I could have used that some 20 odd years ago. Hope she has a great time, and learns a little along the way.
ReplyDeleteGoing to college! Oh the huge step ...
ReplyDeleteHope all goes well.
Hope the madness clears up soon! =)
ReplyDeleteMerecat & Chris - Thanks for stopping by! So far, so good.
ReplyDeleteLB - I'm back! Glad you are too:)
What's wrong with General Hospital?! LOL
ReplyDeleteButtafly,
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong with GH, until your toddlers start discussing Sonny and Jason!