What are some tips for new college students?

1. Find a toilet nobody knows about on campus. One thats clean, or has two-ply toilet paper. Find that magical toilet and tell nobody of its existence.
   — forumdestroyer156


2. Networking is as important as your actual classes. Join clubs, make friends with people. They might recommend you for a job later.
   — captainmagictrousers


3. If you're an introvert with no friends, find an extrovert and attach yourself to them. Then you gain their friends through some kind of friend-osmosis.
   — Kraelman






4. I teach freshmen chemistry at the university level. 1. Go to class. Seriously, you are paying to be there. If you are constantly skipping class for no real reason, I have *way* less sympathy for you when you come looking for help. 2. Take good notes. I don't care if it is pen/paper or on a laptop, but good notes go a long way. 3. Office hours. Having trouble? Go to office hours! They are literally designed to help you! 4. I am a person too. I understand shit happens. If you are falling behind because of real life issues, please, just talk to your professor!
   — ExpiresAfterUse


5. This is going to be one of the first and greatest opportunities to live your life as you see fit. You're going to realize how structured and organized your life was before this first year... what you ate, where you slept, what you believed, who you interacted with... all of that was pretty well dependent on your family life and your upbringing. Take this first year as a real opportunity to understand who you are, what you like, where your boundaries lie. Challenge yourself, REALLY challenge yourself in as many ways as you can too. Talk to people, test your skills, rediscover your food preferences, rediscover your hobby interests, say yes to invitations you may not normally have said yes to. Go so far as to really think about why you have the morals you do.
   — readycent


6. Leave your dorm room open while you're there. It's an open invitation ESPECIALLY in the beginning for people to introduce themselves and for you to make friends. Everyone is very desperate early on because they're in a new and uncomfortable environment to find a friendly face, make sure you're one of them!
   — THEDoughBOI






7. No matter how big they are, or how far into the future they are due, start doing your assignments/papers/projects *the day they are assigned* and try to finish them at least three days before they are due. 24-48 hours before you have to turn them in, give them a look-over and see if they can be improved upon in any way. This method especially works wonders for any computer programming assignments you have.
   — corystereo


8. Actually go to your classes. Yes, also the ones that start at 8 AM.
   — alcaraz17


9. Eat well. The freshman 15 is a real thing and eating like shit will make you feel like shit. You will thank yourself later.
   — tatertotski






10. Treat every day as a 'normal workday'. You don't have class? Great, work from 9 to 5 and get all that homework done / work ahead. It'll help you through college AND it'll teach you proper work ethics.
    — PatheticPathologist


11. I go to a recognized "party school." I have watched so many people since my freshman year fall into an abyss of drug and/or alcohol addiction, or being so caught up in partying that they forget to stay in touch with their parents/siblings/loved ones; forget what their hobbies and talents are; forget about their education and end up having to leave, or remain in the town doing nothing. Go have fun, dabble in the deep end a little, if that's your thing. But recognize when it's time to get more serious and take care of yourself. Freshman year is whack, but don't let it permanently alter your future. If you aren't easy to persuade, and know what you do and don't want from life and can stick to it.. Get involved!! There are so many great opportunities lying right in front of you. Knock on doors, meet people, make connections, go to class, do well, and college can truly improve the years after you graduate. I've been on both sides of the spectrum here, and am glad that I matured out of my impulsiveness and recklessness. But I have also realized that I can't tell people not to do the things I did, because I would've laughed in their face and still would've done it. So be irresponsible and have fun if you really need to get it out of your system, but please recognize when it is time to stop.
    — vvvulture