Let's see how many tips I can get into one post shall we?
Tip #2 - Expect the unexpected.
Such as a roomie moving in with you a third way through the term. Hope for the best but prepare for the worst, and I was not prepared. Two days before Jordano was to arrive, I was blessed with a roommate who was uncomfortable with a male presence and so she stayed with her younger sister in another dorm. Awkward? Yes. Uncomfortable? Very. Solution found? Undubidibly. [I don't know how to spell that. Sound it out...] In the end we got a hotel room for the last night and stayed in, relaxing in a unusually hot room.
Tip #3 - Study, even if you don't think you have to.
This may seem obvious, but if I've learned anything after receiving a few midterms and tests back, it's that studying is KEY.
Tip #4 - Study over a period of a couple of days, not the night before.
Don't be a smartass and try to find a loophole to my previous tip, that just makes me need to spell everything out. At the very least, study the three days prior to the test. I don't have a great memory so cramming everything last minute won't help but studying over a period of two weeks won't do much either. So help yourself out and don't stay up until the wee hours on coffee [unless it's a last minute essay where staying up as late as need be is allowed] because you won't remember anything except that last thought before going to bed thinking "Fuck I'm screwed... I can't wait for tomorrow's episode of Glee." And then you're so tired you fall asleep and only remember Glee the following morning. Don't fuck yourself.
Tip #5 - Go to your classes.
I don't care if you tell yourself you know all of this. Prove it by getting a badass mark on your first test, because otherwise assume you know NOTHING and/or need to relearn it all over again. Even if one class you aren't doing anything but talking about your weekends, go in anyways because maybe the prof will mention how he wrote the exam drunk so don't bother answering all the odd questions. You never know! Not to mention it's a slippery slope if you tell yourself you can miss one class, than another, than another until you're not going to ANY. It's just not a good idea to miss any classes, period.
Tip #6 - Make one friend [at least!] in all your classes.
Granted I can't say I've actually done it, but I've got to get my ass moving on this tip. If the day finally comes when you're too hungover to go to class, or maybe you forgot to take notes or even if you just NEED a study buddy, having that one person you can message [perhaps slightly awkwardly] asking for help, it's easier and a LOT less fucking annoying than mass emailing everyone because really, who wants to help someone who mass emails them and fills their inbox. NOT ME!
Tip #7 - Keep up your health.
This is a very brooooooooooad tip, so I don't expect everyone to follow. I also don't expect everyone to get it. When living away from home, there's the Freshman Fifteen every student dreads. You don't want to leave at the summer looking good and come home feeling gross. Right now I'm more towards the latter. I don't want anyone to see me, I feel nasty. I think that's more just now because I really need a shower, but also because I don't work and don't run around campus as much as back home I'm getting less of a workout [even though that's not really a workout, you're still moving] and that's making me extremely sluggish. So don't do that, don't get "sluggish" [love that word] and don't start skipping out on usual habits like mouthwash, flossing, brushing your hair or even brushing your teeth because when you get home and go out to celebrate with your friends how THANK GOD you're finally home you don't want to repel everyone.
Tip #8 - Do stuff.
Vague? Not at all. Whatchu talkin' 'bout? Sorry, couldn't resist. Do stuff. Just do it. If, like me, you haven't really met many people yet and even feeling kind of alone, go out there and do stuff. Even if it's by yourself. Every girly magazine [and hopefully guy magazine] out there will ALL agree that the best place to pick someone up is not the usual place [a bar or a club] but instead somewhere out there like a coffee house, electronics store, BOOKSTORE or even a grocery store or cornerstore.
So even if you have friends that mock doing things on your own, going out by yourself, DO IT. Movies, book browsing, shopping, anything. Hey, you don't know anyone so it shouldn't matter what these nobodies think [and if you do become friends with people who earlier judged you, they'll understand why you did the things you did].
Tip #9 - Do NOT let yourself go.
If that means working out, primping a bit before class or even brushing your teeth or showering a bit longer don't hesitate. Letting yourself go is one of the worst things you can do, because really you're only letting yourself down. Sure if you feel sexy wearing pj pants [as I often do] than wear them, but if you're getting up for class put on make-up or cologne, grab your best duds and walk out of your room [or off the bus] in style. Walk like you own the place and then, in reality, you will. I've started to let myself go and I always catch myself. I loathe sweats, mainly on guys [because girls can sometimes pull them off] and feel disgusting if I don't have time to brush my teeth before class. Look goooood because soon enough the world is going to become an ugly ugly place if you don't.
Tangent:
My person fashion advice: Keep your sweats for indoor use where NO ONE can see you, keep your Lulu Lemon pants for weekends when doing the groceries and please, buy a GOOD pair of jeans because jeans classy anything up. Too much make-up makes you look like a hooker and too much cologne or aftershave makes you smell like a gigalo [or however you spell that] and that's NOT a good thing.
Tip #10 - Stock up on water!
Already the last tip of the night? Damn...
Anyways: Stock up on WATER. No calories, refreshing and a brain stimulant [which I learned recently!]. It'll keep you healthy, get your brain moving and if you spill it it'll just dry and won't smell bad.
Get those big packages because in no time they'll be all gone!!
Trust me, I'm a doctor.
Love, the Matchboxtress!
P.S. I'm not a doctor...
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