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benji:
In relation to what Caleb said, a friend's father gave him the following advice on entering school:

There are 4 things available in school: grades, friends, a job, and sleep. You can have any 2 of them. I don't think this is entirely true. I managed to have 3 of them, but I never held a job while I was in school. I survived on a budget of about 100 dollars a semester after books and meal plans were paid (I had both scholarships and a lot of help from my folks). I performed well in all of the classes I cared about, I had good friends, and I never pulled an all nighter, though I would occasionally go to bed at 1 AM and then wake up at 5 AM to finish a paper.

Albatron:
Don't do drugs in the dorms. You'll most likely get caught and dragged out of your room by a cop while everyone in the dorm watches. Drinking in the dorms isn't the best idea either, but easier to keep under wraps. If you have a low alcohol tolerance, beer is your friend, shots can be a quick ticket to pass out town.

Don't piss off your RA, chances are you'll need their help at some point.

Stay for the summer, don't go home to Mom and Dad. Some of my favorite times in college, hell my life, have been in the summer in college. If your parents bitch, get a job or take summer classes, summer classes are usually easier than their regular semester counterparts and can get you out of college early (but why anyone would want to do that I have no idea) or let you take it easier during the regular semester.

If you live in a state that has free college edumacation as long as you keep a certain GPA, do your best to keep that, it'll save you tons.

Learn to cook and dont spend all your money on going out to eat or drink, it can get expensive.

Grades are important, but so is having a life. Have fun, its college, its what its really for. All my friends that have graduated say to enjoy it, so fucking enjoy it. But life after college doesnt have to be the soul crushing life some make it out to be.

Dissy:
All good advise, except for the Summer thing.  It depends on what classes you want to take in the summer.  Most universities and colleges have an 8 week summer schedule, that means you do a 16 week course in half the time.  Some teachers are good with that, but there are some who still want you to do the same amount of work in that amount of time.

jhocking:
Well, the logic there is that you aren't (or at least shouldn't be) taking as many classes at the same time and thus can devote more of your time to the class. Otherwise, summer classes wouldn't teach you as much!

Caleb:
It really depends on the classes I suppose.

I got really good marks in all my summer classes and felt that they went at a much easier pace.

Then again I was used to taking 15-18 credits every semester (also a mistake).

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