Okay, you got through Welcome Week and you're becoming familiar with classes and how to get to them; your roommate(s) and how to deal with them; classmates and who you may be wanting to associate with academically or romantically; and of course what the rules, norms, guidelines, no-no's, regulations and behavior parameters are for the dorm, the house, the class, the campus and the bars are. Some of it is written, some not. What's hype - short for hyperbole: obvious and intentional exaggeration not to be taken literally. "Well, how the heck am I supposed to know?" - might become your default reaction until you get deeper into the 'what actually is' of it all. No problem go slow - "fools rush in" - so if you start to feel like maybe you're getting into something that feels not right - then it probably is. Remember you have an astounding amount of data stored in your subconscious - including everything you've ever seen, heard, or read about. This is your hunch laboratory. Your brain will generate a "feeling" based on tons of data run through your likes and dislike filter. If your gut says "not liking it"; it's a good bet to use extreme caution.
Your best friend is you. Listen to her. Freshman are famous for doing really stupid things because they are trying so hard to fit in. You want to appear cool, with it, mature, hip, smart, on top of it, going with the flow and before you know it you drank too much and ...and now you are paying for it. Hope it doesn't cost too much. Okay - so let's look at how things go sooo wrong; so then you'll be better prepared to avoid disaster, crisis, and calamity as they can quickly overtake your peace of mind. Bad decisions have consequences and they may affect, not only your social life, but also your economic situation and state of mind for the rest of your college years. The worst one is the health and safety results of really screwing up.
If you're looking to make a mess out of freshman year then, by all means, have unprotected sex with several young lads who may or may not be from your school, but make a habit of visiting college campuses and crashing parties after everyone is thoroughly drunk. Besides the sexually transmitted disease(s) you may have acquired - some are permanent - but easy to explain to all your future bedfellows; there is the indelicate question of whether to report the gang rape to the campus cops.
Pregnancy, hmmm, that too could be an issue. Oh! Almost forgot about some of the guys were from your school and know people in your dorm and maybe your class. Wow! The opportunities for embarrassment are amazing! Too bad you were so drunk you can't remember now. Sucks to be you?
All you remember is going to the party, playing some drinking games, slamming a few shots, laughing a lot, really having fun, kissing some cute guy, trying to leave the party and ...Okay, I think you've got it.
Your best friend is you. Listen to her. Freshman are famous for doing really stupid things because they are trying so hard to fit in. You want to appear cool, with it, mature, hip, smart, on top of it, going with the flow and before you know it you drank too much and ...and now you are paying for it. Hope it doesn't cost too much. Okay - so let's look at how things go sooo wrong; so then you'll be better prepared to avoid disaster, crisis, and calamity as they can quickly overtake your peace of mind. Bad decisions have consequences and they may affect, not only your social life, but also your economic situation and state of mind for the rest of your college years. The worst one is the health and safety results of really screwing up.
If you're looking to make a mess out of freshman year then, by all means, have unprotected sex with several young lads who may or may not be from your school, but make a habit of visiting college campuses and crashing parties after everyone is thoroughly drunk. Besides the sexually transmitted disease(s) you may have acquired - some are permanent - but easy to explain to all your future bedfellows; there is the indelicate question of whether to report the gang rape to the campus cops.
Pregnancy, hmmm, that too could be an issue. Oh! Almost forgot about some of the guys were from your school and know people in your dorm and maybe your class. Wow! The opportunities for embarrassment are amazing! Too bad you were so drunk you can't remember now. Sucks to be you?
All you remember is going to the party, playing some drinking games, slamming a few shots, laughing a lot, really having fun, kissing some cute guy, trying to leave the party and ...Okay, I think you've got it.