First day at college

[ClaytonN]

Just friggin awesome

I didn't go to sleep until 3:30AM'ish, having to wake up at 9. That was probably the only suck part of the day.

Signed into my room, got the room key, all that fun stuff. Hmm, ice cream social at 8:30? Okay.

There is always a certain dorm at a university that's about half decent cool kids and half "interesting" kids. This is my dorm, since it's the honors dorm. It's been a real interesting day, with meeting so many different people coming from all sorts of different backgrounds. Insane.

Most of the afternoon I hung out with some people from my HS before my roommate came in (he was rushing, and yeah I'm not) that evening. We managed to get back just in time for the ice cream social, which was gaaaay. Not surprising given the kind of people in the dorm. Kinda "let's get to know everyone", I guess.

And then I went back to my room and took a nap before my roommate showed up. We had traded e-mails, and he seemed like a cool guy.

Now that he's here, the guy is awesome. Frat guy into religion, always the center of the conversation. He introduced me to a lot of women. Already he has made a nice impression, hah.

Only 5 more days until classes start. This rules. Hard.

Orientation is awesome

[ClaytonN]

Orientation was a month ago. I am living at college now. Slightly different, but yeah.

[TheIrishThug]

where do u go to school? i'm guessing the south. i odn't go to school til the 1st, then it starts on the 7th.

[kyro]

clayton, enjoy it and don't [censored] it up like some of us. the next 4-5 years will kick ass for you.

[ClaytonN]

UGA

And yea kyro, I hope. Hah.

[billyjex]

get laid!

and drink a goddamn beer.

[touchfaith]

Did you bring brownies?

[manpower]

1. Wear a condom
2. Go to class and keep up the grades
3. Drink and screw as much as possible

[smb394]

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clayton, enjoy it and don't [censored] it up like some of us. the next 4-5 years will kick ass for you.

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Never truer words spoken. Enjoy the hell out of it. Kyro, you a PSUer? THought I remember seeing that somewhere?

[kyro]

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clayton, enjoy it and don't [censored] it up like some of us. the next 4-5 years will kick ass for you.

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Never truer words spoken. Enjoy the hell out of it. Kyro, you a PSUer? THought I remember seeing that somewhere?

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*was* a PSUer. Basically flunked out last year so instead of paying $30K to jerk off I'm coming home and taking classes for $8K a year instead. I wish I could have last year back /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[MEbenhoe]

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2. Go to 50% of your classes, sleep through those you show up to and still manage to get good grades


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FYP

[DasLeben]

Well, that's good that you're having fun in the dorms. I personally need my privacy, and those two years in the dorms were just not fun for me.

Also, my school had a 10:1 male:female ratio, so that contributed to the shittiness too.

[ChipWrecked]

Athens rocks. Enjoy, young bro.

[smb394]

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clayton, enjoy it and don't [censored] it up like some of us. the next 4-5 years will kick ass for you.

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Never truer words spoken. Enjoy the hell out of it. Kyro, you a PSUer? THought I remember seeing that somewhere?

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*was* a PSUer. Basically flunked out last year so instead of paying $30K to jerk off I'm coming home and taking classes for $8K a year instead. I wish I could have last year back /images/graemlins/frown.gif

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Sorry to hear that. I came real close freshman year. I somehow managed to turn things around and graduated in '04. Good luck

[mason55]

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half decent cool kids... it's the honors dorm.

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Our idea of "cool" must be hugely different....

[spamuell]

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half decent cool kids... it's the honors dorm.

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Our idea of "cool" must be hugely different....

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Clearly:

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the guy is awesome. Frat guy into religion, always the center of the conversation

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Maybe it's me, but this sounds like the most annoying person ever.

[mason55]

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the guy is awesome. Frat guy into religion, always the center of the conversation

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Maybe it's me, but this sounds like the most annoying person ever.

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Nice catch, meant to throw that in my post too.

[Eurotrash]

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Frat guy into religion

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Maybe it's me, but this sounds like the most annoying person ever.

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It's not you.

[theredwave]

drunk sophmore
de leons=great food
dumb sorority chick fell on dance floor
please dont ban me

[MEbenhoe]

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everyone has fun at first, then you get sick of it.

[johnnybeef]

im so jealous

[DasLeben]

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everyone has fun at first, then you get sick of it.

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[MEbenhoe]

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everyone has fun at first, then you get sick of it.

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I guess so. I hated it from day one, personally. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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just curious, when you showed up on campus did you hear people yelling "NERD!!!!! NERD!!!!!!" ?

[Reef]

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1. Wear a condom
2. skip class and keep up the grades
3. Drink and screw as much as possible

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[Reef]

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This is my dorm, since it's the dorky, alcohol-free dorm.

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go stock your fridge with beer right now

[FatalError]

have done college... on weed

[DcifrThs]

words of advice.

1) consider joining a frat. then becoming an officer...president. it makes you really understand things about yourself you never did or thought possible before. it also ingrains charater and honor. not to mention awesome parties and women.

2) only skip classes as, uh, well...try not to but its gunna happen a LOT.

3) experiment within bounds. dont take everything to its addictive conclusion. personally ive never done coke or any hard drugs but experimented a lot w/ women and shrooms etc..

4) talk to alumni from your school who studied in different areas to get an idea where the best TEACHERS are. its from the best teachers that you will get the best education. (this is also where a fraternity helps b/c your elder brothers will know this stuff.)

4a) do as well as you can b/c you'll wish you did.
5) excersize regularly.

6) thats all i can think of for now...BUT YOU BETTER EFFING ENJOY THIS SH*T

-Barron

[RocketManJames]

That's awesome. Have lots of fun.

3 rules I learned:

1) There are only two reasons to stay up late: You're getting laid or you are out drinking with friends.

2) You don't need to pass with the highest marks... a 3.0 is generally good enough for any company you want to work for. Ignore this if you are thinking of doing graduate school immediately after.

3) Last, but not least. If you aren't wasted... the day is.

-RMJ

[cnfuzzd]

wait till you have the " we are going to watch movies and smoke pot all day" marathon. Thats next saturday. Couple of years from now, you will have the "im only drinking screwdrivers" semester. Let me know how that works out....

peace

john nickle

[youtalkfunny]

Don't f*** this up.

I'm 40, and never went to college. My father and brothers, the Working Class Heroes, assured me that I didn't need it.

It's been uphill ever since.

Please post regularly about the crap like ice cream socials, and slutty co-eds. Some of us wouldn't mind the vicarious thrill.

[cnfuzzd]

lame. double lame. Not even close to knowing what college actually is lame...

peace

john nickle

[youtalkfunny]

He called me lame. Boo-hoo.

I was really hoping to be accepted by cool people like him.

[cnfuzzd]

dude, living your life vicariously through college freshmen who are invariably going to [censored] up their lives is lame. Besides, ive seen you post before. Youre cool enough. Do your thing.

peace

john nickle

[cmwck]

Key advice:
If you have a girlfriend back home, dump her.

[DasLeben]

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Well, that's good that you're having fun in the dorms.

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everyone has fun at first, then you get sick of it.

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I guess so. I hated it from day one, personally. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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just curious, when you showed up on campus did you hear people yelling "NERD!!!!! NERD!!!!!!" ?

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I wondered what that was...hmm. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[IndieMatty]

I'm so [censored] jealous. College was awesome. Good luck dude.

[Los Feliz Slim]

Speaking on behalf of 32 year-olds with kids everywhere, we hate you because we are jealous of your youth.

Have a good time, all the time. There is time enough for figuring out what you want to do with the rest of your life. You need to figure out who the hell you are first, and you need to experience as many different things as possible to do so.

Oh, and nail anything with a heartbeat. You are spending the next four years in the easiest singles bar you'll ever see.

[uw_madtown]

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Seconded.

Also, get involved. Not necessarily as a frat officer as suggested above, but do something. Find some sort of club or organization and at least join in on them. Most of my most memorable experiences and best friends from college were made that way.

[astroglide]

ice cream socials? did you honestly just say that?

[Joseph Busti]

I never would have guessed you to be so young.

[KDawgCometh]

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half decent cool kids... it's the honors dorm.

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Our idea of "cool" must be hugely different....

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Clearly:

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the guy is awesome. Frat guy into religion, always the center of the conversation

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Maybe it's me, but this sounds like the most annoying person ever.

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I think I'd have shot myself if that was my freshman roomate


and I never put the honors dorm and really cool into the same sentance, like ever

[ClaytonN]

It's all a matter of perspective.

I also found out today he's brilliant, and spent a few months in Paraguayh working community service. And in doing that, eh got into Foundation Fellows (only 25 at UGA get in, it's up there with getting an Ivy League education.

I did not rush, and now I'm beginning to regret it, as there is a crapload of fraternities and I gotta believe one woulda matched my interests. I will definitely rush in the spring if that's an option.

Now I just gotta find some people who know about parties. Yesterday and today were "moving days" so everyone's a little tired in some respect, I have to think there's gotta be something going on sometime soon.

Amazingly, hot chicks do exist in the honors dorm. I was amazed. I've seen maybe 3. 5 more in the "cute" category.

Funny thing, girls are rushing to and I went outside to throw one of my cardboard boxed in the dumpster. Across the street about 150 feet away there's 80-100 platinum blonde bombshells all talking out on the lawn, getting ready to get on a bus to go to another sororiety.

[Mason Hellmuth]

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[ClaytonN]

I'm not used to seeing 100 hot girls congregating on a lawn in yellow dresses.

[ChoicestHops]

Alot of colleges in the south have strong greek systems. You should rush in the spring if you want to get the most out of your college experience.

[MEbenhoe]

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Alot of colleges in the south have strong greek systems. You should rush in the spring if you want to get the most out of your college experience.

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are you guys serious? in my experience the guys in frats are usually losers.

[billyjex]

i mean what do you base this on? i never considered joining a frat but did so because my friends were, and i don't regret it. it's been a great time. in my experience "frat guys" are the same as any other guy. sure, there's some lame ones, but there's a lot of lame people out there.

[James Boston]

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I was in a fraternity in college, and I still don't know what a "frat guy" is. It's a great thing to do while you're in college.

What I can't understand is why it is that guys who were in a fraternity don't make a huge deal out of it (in my experience), while the guys who weren't hate them with such passion. I'm sure there are some guys who didn't join one and are indifferent about them. But, it seems like the anti-fraternity crowd has way too much animosity towards something that has no bearing on them.

To Clayton, I suggest you at least give rush a try in the spring. I'm almost certain UGA will have a spring rush. Most SEC schools do. You seem to have enough interest in it that the rush process will give you a good idea as to whether it's something you would enjoy.

[ChoicestHops]

Ive taken a break from school for a year, and Im going back to a local college here before I go up to state in the spring. I would join a frat but I'll be 21 this January and wouldn't fit in with the age gap, and there will be the bar scene to attend to.

Before I graduated high school I was planning on rushing, if not for the social events and the girls it was for the connections after school.

[James Boston]

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I would join a frat but I'll be 21 this January and wouldn't fit in with the age gap

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I went to junior college for 2 years, and was 21 when I pledged. It's no big deal. I actually know alot of guys who didn't do it right off the bat. If you think you'd like it, I wouldn't let being 21 stop you.

[KDawgCometh]

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definetly wait until the spring. Personally, I'm not a fan of the greek system, but almost all of the frats at rutgers were pretty weak, so I would imagine that it might be different at UGA. YOu want to have your first semester to find your way around school and to meet a bunch of new people. If you go the frat route right off the bat,you'll only really know those associated with your frat and whatever other frats they hang with. Get drunk, get laid, get high, have fun

First day can be kinda scary cant it Timmy ?

But you know what I've learned here in my seven years here at Coolidge, Timmy? I've learned that you can't treat every situation as a life and death matter, because you'll die a lot of times. Write that down.

And you know something, Timmy? I think you've got the balls to make it here. Call me nuts, but I believe in you."


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-Van

[jon_1van]

Do your school work...its more important than you think

[istewart]

BRILLIANT.

[Quicksilvre]

You bet. Great times, those. In fact, there's a soft ice cream machine in my cafeteria. I figure that'll contribute twelve of the Freshman Fifteen.

[Quicksilvre]

And I thought I was the only one. I'm starting college, too. I move into my dorm on the 23rd. /images/graemlins/grin.gif Can't wait for the first Casino Night!

[ewile]

38
married
2 kids

Extremely Jealous.

[Shajen]

Screw the haters Clayton, enjoy it bro.

Sounds like you are having fun, they are just doing what haters do.

I'll PM you the next time I have a home game...not too far from Athens to Alpharetta....

[morgan180]

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First day can be kinda scary cant it Timmy ?

But you know what I've learned here in my seven years here at Coolidge, Timmy? I've learned that you can't treat every situation as a life and death matter, because you'll die a lot of times. Write that down.

And you know something, Timmy? I think you've got the balls to make it here. Call me nuts, but I believe in you."


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-Van

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DON'T BE A FOOL - STAY IN SCHOOL!

[morgan180]

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the power of sororities.

[morgan180]

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half decent cool kids... it's the honors dorm.

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Our idea of "cool" must be hugely different....

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Clearly:

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the guy is awesome. Frat guy into religion, always the center of the conversation

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Maybe it's me, but this sounds like the most annoying person ever.

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I think I'd have shot myself if that was my freshman roomate


and I never put the honors dorm and really cool into the same sentance, like ever

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yeah - all freshman guys would hate a roommate that can introduce them to a bunch of chicks....anyone that said they couldn't stand this guy is a freaking moran.

[RunDownHouse]

I went to an SEC school, and before going I told myself there was no way I'd join a frat. We had deferred rush, and come spring I was explaining to my parents why I wanted to rush.

It sounds like you've got the right attitude towards it, and I think waiting until spring is actually a plus for you. It'll let you get settled in and give you time to check out the different houses and what kind of guys are where and if you really want to do it at all.

[dtbog]

My first day of college was awesome.

On my second day, I got together a game of ultimate frisbee with my roommate and some guys from my dorm. A 300-pound kid slammed into me from the side and my collarbone snapped in half.

don't have toooo much fun =)

[Indiana]

The key to success in college is having as few friends and as few distractions as possible. Honestly, you are on your way to becoming a very happy, very socially skilled college dropout.

Find a balance,

Indy

[sfer]

I have no idea why you even remember 2+2 now if you're just starting college.

[sfer]

You're back. Lame. I knew it.

[beta1607]

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I would join a frat but I'll be 21 this January and wouldn't fit in with the age gap

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I went to junior college for 2 years, and was 21 when I pledged. It's no big deal. I actually know alot of guys who didn't do it right off the bat. If you think you'd like it, I wouldn't let being 21 stop you.

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I second this. Greatest Experiance at college was being in the fraternity. If you do decide to rush, make sure you join the one where you feel the most comfortable.

[Indiana]

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[benza13]

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Ive taken a break from school for a year, and Im going back to a local college here before I go up to state in the spring. I would join a frat but I'll be 21 this January and wouldn't fit in with the age gap, and there will be the bar scene to attend to.

Before I graduated high school I was planning on rushing, if not for the social events and the girls it was for the connections after school.

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Don't worry about this. I was in a frat and while I was there we had 3 different pledges that were 25+ because they were in the military before going to college. It might be a little awkward at first, but if you find the right house, you will still have a great time.

[jakethebake]

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You're back. Lame. I knew it.

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Of course he's back. He's BigSteve's hetero gimmick account.

[BeerMoney]

Nice. The religion and fraternity aspect of southern schools is annoying.. Otherwise, they're awesome places to go to school..

Oh ya, get some enzyte. Having a big dink in college is really important.

[sfer]

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You're back. Lame. I knew it.

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Of course he's back. He's BigSteve's hetero gimmick account.

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Funny you should say that. (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Board=exchange&Number=312732 9&Forum=,,All_Forums,,&Words=&Searchpage=1&Limit=2 5&Main=3125626&Search=true&where=&Name=7540&datera nge=&newerval=&newertype=&olderval=&oldertype=&bod yprev=#Post3127329)

[sfer]

Post a poll to see if you should commit suicide. There's no coming back from that one.

[James Boston]

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What school? What fraternity? I didn't think that was very common.

[RunDownHouse]

Vanderbilt ATO.

[James Boston]

Did the whole greek system use the deferred rush, or just ATO?

[Boris]

awesome friggin day for you bro. Say hello to at least 5 years of the best years of your life.

[xadrez]

The only religious experiences one should have in college are the ones that require the ingestion of massive amounts of hallucinogenic drugs.

That being said have fun dude

[KDawgCometh]

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yeah - all freshman guys would hate a roommate that can introduce them to a bunch of chicks....anyone that said they couldn't stand this guy is a freaking moran.

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ummm, let me think, a jesus freak frat boy for a freshman roomate, nope, doesn't sound like the type of guy that would introduce me to any girls that I'd even be remotely interested in. Sorry, bible study dates don't usually include getting her drunk and getting some from my experience

[KDawgCometh]

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awesome friggin day for you bro. Say hello to at least 5 years of the best years of your life.

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stretching it to 6 makes it a lot more fun, plus you can get more [censored] up

[RunDownHouse]

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The whole greek system, both fraternities and sororities.

[AEKDBet]

Damn I missed this thread. Well as a 6th year I think I can offer some great advice.

1) Connect as widely as possible. Make friends, don't be dicks to the uncool people, join some organizations that are of interest/value/not time consuming. Knowing more people is clutch. There a zillion reasons, most of which are obvious. I stress again, join an organization/club that is non dorky and allows you to meet people (especially freshman).

2. Be honest with yourself about workload and the grades you are achieving. To clarify that, just because you understood everything the first 4 weeks in lecture and aced the first test, doesn't mean you can stop going to class. Be honest when deciding if lecture is worthwhile or not.

3) Everything else you'll figure out on your own. Most importantly if and when you come back to ATL PM me and we'll see about a night of drinking in buckhead with the friends "I bought" - ID or no ID.

Enjoy yourself

-oh yeah some of those organizations have benifits like Priority registration. We have a freshman oreintation program and a "Connect with Tech" program. If you do either you get to register as soon as the last football player is done and before 99% of everyone else. No AM classes is a good thing.

[Boris]

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To clarify that, just because you understood everything the first 4 weeks in lecture and aced the first test, doesn't mean you can stop going to class. Be honest when deciding if lecture is worthwhile or not.

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I'd take this a step further. Make a habit attending class 95% of the time. It will save you tons of grief and lots and lots of hours of catch-up study time.

[IndieMatty]

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I'd take this a step further. Make a habit attending class 95% of the time. It will save you tons of grief and lots and lots of hours of catch-up study time.

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But skipping class is so much more fun.

[TeeJayORTj]

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I'd take this a step further. Make a habit attending class 95% of the time. It will save you tons of grief and lots and lots of hours of catch-up study time.

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But skipping class is so much more fun.

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I say its a better idea to always go to class and never have to do any of that crappy reading. Thats the way to go in all honesty.

[Sponger15SB]

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I'd take this a step further. Make a habit attending class 95% of the time. It will save you tons of grief and lots and lots of hours of catch-up study time.

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He got a 1500 on his SATs and he is in the honors program and he lives in the honors dorm, you really think he is going to have trouble studying/going to class/getting good grades?

[AEKDBet]

Most likely no. Depends on the class though doesn't it. There are plenty of those brilliant people @ GT, but I'd estimate 95% of their grade reflects how hard they work in the class, not how smart they are.

[ClaytonN]

actually yes. i am lazy as hell. which is reaaally bad.

i am also really having a difficult time balancing women.

[AEKDBet]

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i am also really having a difficult time balancing women.

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Feast or famine my friend.

Balancing > famine. Well done.

[ClaytonN]

Yeah but i think i've pegged myself already into some awkward scenarios. i would assume thats normal.

[RunDownHouse]

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I'd take this a step further. Make a habit attending class 95% of the time. It will save you tons of grief and lots and lots of hours of catch-up study time.

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That's ridiculous. College is easy. His time will be much better spent any place other than class.

[Boris]

how come you won't post a pic of your hot mom? Why do you keep ignoring me? Do you think I'm just going to forget about it?

[Boris]

spoken like a true political science major

[RunDownHouse]

I'll concede that its not easy if he's going to be a ChemE, and you could be brain dead and get good grades for stuff like elementary education. But outside of the extremes, the vast majority of college classes fall into the "simple for any intelligent person" zone.

This goes double at state schools, even good ones like UGA.

[James Boston]

You've got to watch that skiping class though. Many state schools, because of of so many grants/scholarships, have adopted an attendance policy. If the state's paying for it, the state expects you to go to class. I nearly failed several classes that I has good grades in because I never went. And it sucks to use up all your absenses by the end of the semester and have the pressure of knowing that if you miss one more time, automatic "F". I even had a prof who counted 3 tardies as 1 absence. His class was a 8am. I showed up on time once. By the end of the semester, I had failed, according to his rules. He took pity and let me have a "D" though.

[KDawgCometh]

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its easy, one on your face and one on your nuts, does that hlep /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[KDawgCometh]

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spoken like a true political science major

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[J.A.Sucker]

You should rush with no intention of joining a frat. Free booze for like a month, with non-stop fun. Also, try to go to class as much as possible and try to meet somebody new each day. You'll make the best friends of your life, and will have the time of your life. Take fun electives - you'll learn about random sh1t that will make you a better person, or at least much better at bar trivia. Take communication and psych classes. I always made the promise to myself to keep up on my reading before every semester, but I always failed. Still, it's good to aim high. Party a lot, work hard, and find something that you want to do with your life - not something that others want you to do. College is the best since you get to be a child and an adult at the same time. Do plenty of dumb stuff, but try to stay out of jail. Also, remember to call your mom every once in awhile - she'll miss her little huggybear.

[PassiveCaller]

Best advice ever. Rush every semester, and take advantage of the stripper parties, secret booze and other smoozing they do to get you to join.

As long as you aren't a dooshbag you'll have a fun week and be welcome as they try to get you to join.

[ScottTheFish]

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You should rush with no intention of joining a frat. Free booze for like a month, with non-stop fun. Also, try to go to class as much as possible and try to meet somebody new each day. You'll make the best friends of your life, and will have the time of your life. Take fun electives - you'll learn about random sh1t that will make you a better person, or at least much better at bar trivia. Take communication and psych classes. I always made the promise to myself to keep up on my reading before every semester, but I always failed. Still, it's good to aim high. Party a lot, work hard, and find something that you want to do with your life - not something that others want you to do. College is the best since you get to be a child and an adult at the same time. Do plenty of dumb stuff, but try to stay out of jail. Also, remember to call your mom every once in awhile - she'll miss her little huggybear.

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This sums it up nicely. JA is wise. Have fun in college, it's awesome. Spoken as yet another married 30+ who is extremely jealous of you. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[lastsamurai]

Take afternoon classes..or those 1 day night classes... that way you could party all night/play pokerstars all day and still have time for class.

Oh yeah...and get laid!

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Funny thing, girls are rushing to and I went outside to throw one of my cardboard boxed in the dumpster. Across the street about 150 feet away there's 80-100 platinum blonde bombshells all talking out on the lawn, getting ready to get on a bus to go to another sororiety.

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Sorority rush may be the best time of the year. Hot freshmen all over the place, and a ton of them boozing. However, as a 25 yr old grad student, I felt like an ODB, but who cares.

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I would join a frat but I'll be 21 this January and wouldn't fit in with the age gap

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I went to junior college for 2 years, and was 21 when I pledged. It's no big deal. I actually know alot of guys who didn't do it right off the bat. If you think you'd like it, I wouldn't let being 21 stop you.

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You would be every one of your pledge's best friend, I'm sure. Can anyone say "beer run"?

EDIT: and if Clayton is doing ChemE, I would change majors. I thought I had a pretty tough major (CompE), but ChemE was an assload more work. One of the few majors that I respected.

EDIT2: And I never really went to class, and rarely handed in homework assignments, but I think that's just me. I can learn more working a problem for 10 minutes than sitting in an hour lecture. Plus, most UofI classes had decent lecture notes available online.

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Funny thing, girls are rushing to and I went outside to throw one of my cardboard boxed in the dumpster. Across the street about 150 feet away there's 80-100 platinum blonde bombshells all talking out on the lawn, getting ready to get on a bus to go to another sororiety.

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Sorority rush may be the best time of the year. Hot freshmen all over the place, and a ton of them boozing. However, as a 25 yr old grad student, I felt like an ODB, but who cares.

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does everyone else's college have pledge night where all the pledges of the sororites get wasted and have to hook up with as many guys as possible and the guys sign their name in a little notebook?

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Funny thing, girls are rushing to and I went outside to throw one of my cardboard boxed in the dumpster. Across the street about 150 feet away there's 80-100 platinum blonde bombshells all talking out on the lawn, getting ready to get on a bus to go to another sororiety.

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Sorority rush may be the best time of the year. Hot freshmen all over the place, and a ton of them boozing. However, as a 25 yr old grad student, I felt like an ODB, but who cares.

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does everyone else's college have pledge night where all the pledges of the sororites get wasted and have to hook up with as many guys as possible and the guys sign their name in a little notebook?

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Not that I know of (at UMich and UofI), but I am a sketchy ODB. They did have a pledge night where they all got wasted, however.