learn-age

Some things that I've learned since I started college nearly a month ago (and if you don't want to read the list... The post below is probably better):

• its not something to stress about wondering if it will be harder than high school, unless you have really hard classes...
• it doesn't matter what college you go to, as long as you have friends near by.
• there is A LOT of extra time when you space your classes like I did. Don't be afraid to put classes closer together. Unless one is in tempe and one is in downtown... Then leave at least 50 minutes.
• take institute- its so much better than seminary.
• if you go to ASU, and you plan to park in the institute parking garage on tuesday / thurday, get there before nine... it fills up quickly.
• if you are going to be taking the light rail more than once in a blue moon, its probably worth it to buy the U-Pass. 80 bucks gets you a whole school year of basically unlimited access to the public transportation system. Even the buses.
• college is way expensive
• there are a ton of cool people at the institute, all of them are generally friendly too.
• don't count out people who aren't of your religion. They are awesome.
• having a laptop is nice, although not necessary. If I didn't have it, I would just sit at the institute for five hours almost everyday with NOTHING to do. Other than talk to people, of course.
• talk to people, don't be anti-social.
• be happy!
• get plenty of sleep on the weekends. You wont get much during the week.
• read your tests carefully so you don't make stupid mistakes.
• take classes that don't have tests...
• try and find a three credit class that only meets once a week, for 75 minutes. Its great.
• keep in contact with people who don't go to the same college as you.
• just believe that things will work out for the best.
• learn about google docs... great thing for lab reports and group projects.
• find joy in the little things
• there is a great little mexican place on the downtown campus that is cheap, and has good food.
• make faces at your brother from across the room after he makes faces at you. People will only see him, and thinks he's weird (end results not guaranteed).
• talking to Rissa for five hours on Skype is amazing... She should get on more often.
• dollar lunches at the institute... Go to them. Cheap, good food.
• be involved. Join clubs, meet people out of your circle.
• expand that circle to include people who you didn't go to high school with.
• make long lists like this during times when you have nothing to do, waiting to eat dollar lunches.
• once you notice one thing (like a tiny skateboard) you notice that same thing constantly for the rest of the day.
• remember your clicker for class.
• go to firesides.
• and again, be happy!!