40 Things the Admissions Counselors Never Told You
  1. Quarters are like gold.
  2. Two meals a day is standard.
  3. You can never make too many meals in a hot pot.
  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. Email becomes your second language.
  9. Frat parties really are like they're shown in the movies.
  10. You never realized so many people were smarter than you.
  11. Western europe could be wiped out by a horrible plague and you'd never know, but you can recite last week's episode of south park verbatim.
  12. See every free movie mac provides because the price actually equals the amount of money you have.
  13. Road trip whenever possible.
  14. The health service nurses are there because they couldn't make it at a real hospital. Never, ever forget that.
  15. Care packages are right up there with birthdays.
  16. College guys/girls are the same as high school guys/girls, only with more freedom, less money, and no curfew.
  17. It never sucked so much to get sick.
  18. You should learn to love your roommate, especially when he/she leaves you the room.
  19. Beware of the freshman 15.
  20. Things that were a huge deal in high school are now commonplace.
  21. Classes: the later the better.
  22. You are no longer thankful that the fire alarms are here to protect you.
  23. Disney movies are more than just classics.
  24. Find one marriott dish you can handle and go with it.
  25. Cereal makes a meal any time of the day, and marriott doesn't make it.
  26. Keep your high school term papers--nowadays everything is recycled, except plastic, aluminum, and cardboard at morningside.
  27. ATMs are the devil's advocate.
  28. Beware of the guy in the care bear toga.
  29. You'll drink anything if it's free.
  30. Keys have never been so important, yet you seem to lose them even more.
  31. You meet the type of people you thought existed only in movies.
  32. When you are home on breaks, all you want to do is go back.
  33. You realize college is the ideal lifestyle, except for those pesky classes.
  34. Procrastination is an art form.
  35. Jeans may be worn as many times as the wearer desires.
  36. The only time to dress up is when all your jeans are dirty.
  37. Going grocery shopping at hy-vee is a treat.
  38. Gas money makes a great gift.
  39. You are never alone.
  40. Life will never be the same again.