I thought this was cute, somebody sent it to me so I decided to post it
Its so true
50 THINGS ADMISSIONS NEVER TOLD YOU ABOUT COLLEGE
1. Quarters are gold.
2. Two meals per day is the standard.
3. Road trip whenever possible.
4. Going to the mailbox was never an ego
booster/breaker before.
5. You will begin to nap again.
6. Your bookstore bill will almost equal tuition.
7. Squirt guns = Stress relief.
8. Instant messenger becomes an addiction.
9. E-mail becomes your second language
10. College students throw paper airplanes too.
11. You never realized that so many people were smarter than you.
12. College football is the coolest thing on the planet.
13. Western Europe could be wiped out by a horrible plague and you
wouldn't know, but you can recite last week's re-run of The 70's
14. Cartoons are for all ages.
15. Disney movies are more than just classics.
16. You will never rent/buy more movies in
your life.
17. No one is too old for video games.
18. Procrastination is an art form.
19. SNOOD is more addicting than pot.
20. Thanks to Kazaa/Audiogalaxy/Morpheus, you will never listen to any of your CDs ever again.
21. It never hurt so much to get sick.
22. The health service nurses are there because they couldn't make
it at a real hospital. Never, ever forget that.
23. Care packages are right up there with birthdays.
24. Campus is only clean for Family Weekend and Freshman
. Nothing you want to register for will be open
26. Classes... the later the better
27. You are no longer thankful that the fire alarms are here to
you
28. Jeans may be worn as many times as the wearer desires
29. The only time to dress up is when your jeans are dirty.
30. Showers become less important; sleep becomes more important.
31. Asleep by 2:30 am is an early night.
32. Creativity in the dining halls is KEY
33. The freshman 15 is NOT a myth!!!
34. If it's snowing out, the only reason you will leave your room
35. Dishes smell after days of piling up
36. Cereal makes a meal any time of the day
37. You will eat anywhere that is a buffet.
38. You will eat anything that is free
39. New additions to food groups: pitapit and pizza.
40. Stealing from the dining hall
will become second nature
41. ATM's are the devils advocate. ATM = Another Twenty Missing
42. Keys have never been so important, yet you seem to lose them or lock yourself out of the room even more.
43. Duct tape heals all wounds
44. If they say you can't have it in your dorm, they are just
45. You will come to hate hallways/elevators with a passion. (STAIRS ARE THE DEVIL
46. You will begin to negotiate with God even if you have doubted his existence in the past..."Please God, if you let me pass this final, I'll never drink again!”
47. Pictures, posters, emails or anything else to cover the ugly cell we live in will be transformed into wallpaper
48. Everyone
is only nice for the first week. After that, no matter how nice you are, some people just won't smile back. Get used to
49. You are never alone!
50. You realize college is the ideal life! style, except for those pesky classes
TOP 10 REASONS THAT COLLEGE IS LIKE PRESCHOOL
10. You cry for your mother
9. You cross the street without looking for cars
8. Snack time is a necessity.
7. You bundle up for the outdoors without caring what you look like because everyone else looks as stupid as you do
6. You stay at home and play games with your friends.
5. You wear your backpack on both shoulders
4. You wear big
mittens
3. Playing in the snow is a legitimate activity
2. You take naps
1. You look forward to grilled cheese sandwiches.
YOU KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN COLLEGE TOO LONG WHEN
You actually like doing laundry at home
Two miles is not too far to walk for a party.
You'd rather clean than study
“Oh man how did it get so late!" comes out of your mouth at least once a night
Mom's Meatloaf and potatoes become something you desire, not avoid
Half the time you don't wake up in your own bed and it seems normal.
You schedule your classes around sleep habits and soap operas.
You know the pizza boy by name.
You go to sleep when it's light
and get up when it's dark.
You live for getting mail.
Looking out the window is a form of entertainment.
Prank phone calls become funny again.
You start thinking and sounding like your roommate.
Black lights and highlighters are the coolest things on earth
Rearranging your room is your favorite pastime.
The weekend lasts from Thursday to Sunday
BEFORE I CAME TO COLLEGE, I WISH I HAD KNOWN
That it didn't matter how late I scheduled my first class, I'd still sleep through it
That I could change so much and barely realize it
That you can love a lot of people in a lot of different ways
No matter how 'cool' you were in high school, no one
here cares
That if you wear polyester everyone will ask why you are so dressed up.
That every clock on campus shows a different time.
That if you were smart in high school, so what? It doesn't matter
That I would go to a party the night before a final
That Labs/Art studios take up more time than all my other classes put together
That you can know everything and fail a test
That you can know nothing and ace a test
That I could get used to almost anything found out about my roommate
That most of my education would be obtained outside of class
That friendship is more than getting drunk together.
That I would be one of those people that my
parents warned me about
That Sunday is a figment of the world's imagination.
That Psychology is really Biology.
That Biology is really Chemistry
That Chemistry is really Physics and that Physics is really Math.
That my parents would become so much smarter in the last few years
That it's possible to be alone even when friends surround you
That friends are what make this place worthwhile
J'irai bien.
