First day of School.

College. Yeah. Staccato writing. Yes. Anyway, when picking up my High School diploma after our graduation, College seemed like a distant place that I would have several months to prepare for; my first day of school is TOMORROW. I will be starting my French, Math, and English Comp courses, with the intention of majoring in English and then Secondary Education for my Masters. I'm not exactly nervous, OK bullshit, yes I am, but hopefully it won't be that bad as I'm getting used to the 'College life', which for some people I know, meant developing drug habits and being put on academic probation. 
 
SO, who else is starting College this week? How are you feeling about it, and what are you expecting? For me, it feels like the first day of High School all over again, except now I'm 6' instead of 5'3. However, I still don't know anyone at this place, nor do I know what I'm going to wear tomorrow, so it pretty much is just like my first day of High School.
 

College. Yeah. Staccato writing. Yes. Anyway, when picking up my High School diploma after our graduation, College seemed like a distant place that I would have several months to prepare for; my first day of school is TOMORROW. I will be starting my French, Math, and English Comp courses, with the intention of majoring in English and then Secondary Education for my Masters. I'm not exactly nervous, OK bullshit, yes I am, but hopefully it won't be that bad as I'm getting used to the 'College life', which for some people I know, meant developing drug habits and being put on academic probation. 
 
SO, who else is starting College this week? How are you feeling about it, and what are you expecting? For me, it feels like the first day of High School all over again, except now I'm 6' instead of 5'3. However, I still don't know anyone at this place, nor do I know what I'm going to wear tomorrow, so it pretty much is just like my first day of High School.
 

Good luck Bruce. I miss college a whole lot. The first few weeks will be tough no doubt, but you will assimilate quickly.

My first day of school is four days after my birthday.  I hate high school

I started college on August 17th.  
 
:(

Bunch of young bastards on this site. I hate you all!

I'm in the shit right now, got some advice for you. Do not procrastinate, it's bad juju.

I've always done pretty well at school, so I just applied the familiar formula to college and the grades stayed the same. Have really got procrastination down to a science. Just remember, if you choose to experiment with drugs, which many people do, do so in a responsible manner. You've no right to get stoned or visit boomtown if you've got shit to do. Reward yourself later.
 
Also, stay away from coke and adderall. If you never needed adderall to study before, you sure as shit don't need it now. Those two are pretty big here at UNL.
 
Finally, get out and meet people. Your smaller classes are your best bets for that. Lecture halls are pretty devoid of interaction.

I've had classes for a week already :(
 
college is fun, go to lots of parties and get wasted.

Don't do the pills or the peyote. Your butt will hurt the next day.

Just remember to do you work. ALWAYS. Keep yourself from being distracted by all your gadgets, games, girls, and grogs or you'll start slipping.

" Just remember to do you work. ALWAYS. Keep yourself from being distracted by all your gadgets, games, girls, and grogs or you'll start slipping. "

Smoke drugs and binge drink, it builds character.

I'm with ya. Classes start tomorrow for me as well, but I'm not exactly starting out. Its senior year for me, and I would be all preparing for all that 'real life and responsibility' afterwards, but I've got a masters to work on. So, I'm good.

Having just finished my undergrad degree about a year ago, I've had some time to reflect on things and I'll share some tips with you that I wish someone had shared with me:

• In your college years, you will likely have more free time than at any other point in your life. How you choose to use that free time will play a major role in shaping the rest of your life. Now is the time to decide on the type of person that you want to be and to take the steps necessary to make it a reality.
• Balance. It's all about balance. Party or Study, Science or English, etc. Choose wisely.
• Be yourself. Better yet, take the time to figure out who you really are. High schools tend to have a fairly limited diversity of students in comparison to colleges which tends to lead high schoolers into making concessions just to fit into a specific clique. In college, you don't need to do that. Learn what your real interests and beliefs are and learn to deal with the people that don't agree.
  

"Bunch of young bastards on this site. I hate you all! "

I'm too kool for skool

Do the work and go to class.   
 
 
No seriously, go to class.  Just by being there you pick up information.  Plus the prof. might will notice you're always there, and that can mean the difference between a B+ and an A (or a C- and a C).

i have school tomorrow also. i'm a bit nervous of what my classes are going to be like. the thing i like about college is that we start late :) high school i would wake up at like 6:30, but in college i get to wake up at like 8:30, 10. tomorrow i don't have class until 11. i go to community college.

" I'm in the shit right now, got some advice for you. Do not procrastinate, it's bad juju. "

I start my first year of college next week, I expect to be a year older then most people in my classes because i decided to take a year off.
 
 
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*sigh*

" Having just finished my undergrad degree about a year ago, I've had some time to reflect on things and I'll share some tips with you that I wish someone had shared with me:

• In your college years, you will likely have more free time than at any other point in your life. How you choose to use that free time will play a major role in shaping the rest of your life. Now is the time to decide on the type of person that you want to be and to take the steps necessary to make it a reality.
• Balance. It's all about balance. Party or Study, Science or English, etc. Choose wisely.
• Be yourself. Better yet, take the time to figure out who you really are. High schools tend to have a fairly limited diversity of students in comparison to colleges which tends to lead high schoolers into making concessions just to fit into a specific clique. In college, you don't need to do that. Learn what your real interests and beliefs are and learn to deal with the people that don't agree.
  

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" @artofwar420: Is this a Rebel FM reference on GB? I haven't listened to that podcast for a long time, but I still vividly remember their discussion about "peg parties" when Peggle came out on XBLA. "

I'm starting my last year of high school next week. I don't know how I should feel about that.

" @Chaser324 said:

" @artofwar420: Is this a Rebel FM reference on GB? I haven't listened to that podcast for a long time, but I still vividly remember their discussion about "peg parties" when Peggle came out on XBLA. "

You made me lol, yes I heard it first there. Great episode.    Edit: Don't even google "pegging" actually. "

My first week at college (last week) had it's ups and downs (mostly downs) and it sucks for awhile, but I guess fate will have it where you will meet cool people and have your own fun. But I must say be prepared to go to events and movies by yourself. Not that it's depressing but you have to be comfortable with yourself, alone, before feeling "at home."

" @FluxWaveZ:  Freedom comes with a whole lot of responsibility! I think I remember from a post of yours, you are 15? Have fun while you can....once you are a working stiff life sucks donkey balls. "

God damn it!
I've still got 21 days until freshers week, which is basically a week long drinking session until lectures start.

Oh, and I started my 2nd year of high school Friday.  It was basically a half day where we received our class and schedule, where the school listened to the principal's speech for an hour and where we listened to our class' teacher's speech for another hour.  Exciting stuff.
 
 @Bruce: I certainly hope it's not a "ton", though because if that's the case I won't recognize myself anymore.  :d

I started college today. As in, right now I just got to my dorm room and am typing this. Well, I did have three days of orientation, but today I actually moved in. Classes start Wednesday. I'm at a school that emphasizes "classical" education, as they call it, so I'll be reading quite a lot of ye olde literature and philosophy, more so I'm told than the typical college. I'm noticing a lot of free time, but I'm going to train myself to only do homework and reading, and just have a little bit of chill time in the evening. I'll be going home for the weekends, so plenty of time for gaming then. I hope I adapt soon. After a long, jobless summer in which many games were played, it'll take some work.

"I'm at a school that emphasizes "classical" education, as they call it, so I'll be reading quite a lot of ye olde literature and philosophy, more so I'm told than the typical college. "

@Bruce: 

Don't worry about it too much. Don't think it's going to be like all those college frat boy movies you might've seen. Just wear what you want. That's what most people do in college. It's easy to tell the new college students because well, they're all dressed like high school students lol. But don't try to dress like a college student either. Just wear whatever you want.
 
College takes a lot more dedication than high school. That's why many enter, but much fewer actually finish. Best advice I can give is to stay focused and be ready for any kind of change that may come your way. Don't be too set on the classical "hey I can't wait until I finish college so I can just get on with my life and do what I want and buy my own place blah blah blah I'm going to finish in 4 years." Guess what, most likely that won't work out as you plan. Those are usually the people who don't finish college. Don't go to college because you can't wait for it to be done. Go to college because you want to go.
 
College is different from high school. You are paying way more for an education. Make the most of it. Don't waste money or your time. Live your life as it unfolds, don't hold back for a finale. This is it.

So how long have you been taking French for?

Yeah, I'm starting back up tomorrow at a new college that I transferred to.  Not going to lie, I'm a bit nervous.  Especially since I haven't the slightest idea where to park, and only the vaguest idea where my first class is :P

" @kmdrkul: Reminds me of my first day. Atleast you are not a dumb ass like me and completely miss your first day! My school was clever and designated "h" for Thursday classes in the catalog....my schedule read "th" for all my classes. Needless to say I thought I had one day of school a week, that being on Thursday.  Fuck me, I am a retard. College fail. "