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Boro_Bandito:
I lived in Lubbock for 12 years, so first off if you have any questions about that town specifically I'm your man, man. Also I know a ton of people from there still and if you find yourself lost and alone or in the cold or something emergency help is within reach.
You're also lucky that Lubbock, TX, is a college town in the middle of northern Texas, so everything is pretty much dirt cheap. I have seen few places where you can get a relatively decent apartment for 400 bucks a month, or a cheap rental house for 600. So if nothing else your living expenses will be relatively low.
Edit: there is a slight concern about it being a dry town, however. Bars are closed Sunday and the only way to buy alcohol for personal use is to drive out to what they call "the Lubbock Strip", a row of liquor stores outside of city limits that can only be accessed by the freeway(which is forever under construction), lots of drunken driving and stuff down there...
Scrambled Egg Machine:
Oh, wow. Thanks man, that's really good to know. Why'd you leave there, then?
nobo:
Buy your textbooks online, even just using amazon.com used books you can save about 40-60% on books.
You will only have 14-20 hours of class a week, so make use of the free gym to avoid getting that freshmen 15 (i gained 80 lbs in college).
The friends you make in college will be the friends you will stick with the rest of your life... they'll be at your wedding, at your funeral, and everything in between.
Despite popular opinion, the greek system is worth checking out. If nothing else, living in a frat house with a meal plan can save you a lot of money over living in the dorms.
During the next 4 years you'll be constantly surrounded by people your age and that share your interests. Dating/making friends becomes much more difficult once you leave college for the working world.
jmrz:
Yeah, I reinforce the "just because you don't have to go to class, you really should" statement. If you don't go, you don't learn. If you don't learn, well you will probably fail. Definitely make the effort to get up and go to class every day. If you really hate studying, I find that hand writing your notes from class and then typing them up at a later point really helps. It forces you to read everything again, making it sink in a little further. Then you have typed study notes for exams that will make it easier when you are freaking out.
Also, start your assignments when you get them. I know that sounds like I am nagging, but really. I learnt from my first year at uni and I am not going to do the same thing this year. Your work will end up a lot better and you will, in all likelihood actually finish it a week or two before the due date and you can not stress so much about it. Don't leave it until the last minute, you will be stressed to the max, not have time to eat or sleep and it will generally suck ass.
StaedlerMars:
--- Quote from: nobo on 01 Mar 2009, 12:45 ---The friends you make in college will be the friends you will stick with the rest of your life... they'll be at your wedding, at your funeral, and everything in between.
--- End quote ---
I'm going to go even further and say, the people that you meet in the first week of college (fresher's week or whatever) are most likely the people that you will be spending the most time with throughout your college career. First week is really important for socializing. It's when people meet other people, and you should really make an effort to get out and make friends. They'll be doing the same thing so it's okay.
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