czechov:

tips 4 college:

  1. u got a problem with ur roommate tell them as soon as it becomes apparent
  2. never buy an actual textbook. find it online, download it, but don’t buy the hard copy. buy the kindle version. you won’t ever read the hard copy (unless it’s a literature intensive class ok)
  3. join a fuckin club or talk to the people in your smaller classes they’re alright people or else you’ll be stuck w/ no friends like me
  4. try to wake up before your roommate(s). it’s better this way
  5. but go to bed at the same-ish time.
  6. remember to take showers dear god
  7. the sooner you do that goddamned paper the less stressed about shit you will be
  8. go to lecture. don’t go if they post verbatim powerpoints online. sleep instead.
  9. your teachers give zero fucks if you walk into a lecture 20 minutes late. they do care if you’re doing that in an independent or a discussion.
  10. triples aren’t really that bad.
  11. you won’t ever use that free shit they give you during the first week of school. get the t-shirts and voilà, pajamas.
  12. be prepared to realize that you will see your roommate(s) naked and they will see you naked and that’s alright. they literally don’t give a fuck and neither will you
  13. the people on your floor have probably seen you naked too (if you have communal bathrooms)
  14. foreign people are everywhere. you never knew how much internalized racism you have until college. get over yourself and take an anthropology class.
  15. have a good computer. avoid putting liquids near it. back up your hard drive frequently
  16. never leave the dorm for a fire alarm unless people are running. then run.
  17. everybody poops
  18. but don’t take the motherfucking middle stall
  19. facebook is a shitty way of meeting people in college
  20. you’re gonna be depressed if you’re anything like me. call a parent or a friend every once in a while.
  21. don’t go out to eat every night. the dorm food isn’t all that bad (avoid healthy food nights like the plague, though), and some local businesses may even take your school’s dining dollars or w/e.
  22. as long as you pass, you’re okay. better grades are great, but don’t make yourself ill about it.
  23. speaking of illness, for the love of god, if you are sick with y. pestis, don’t go to class. email the prof and they’ll help u out
  24. pick a language relevant to your major. it’s most likely spanish, but some majors like other romances, german, or arabic. chinese, korean, japanese, hebrew, and african languages are neat, but niche.
  25. buy a fan and a mattress pad. u won’t regret anything

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