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Resolve · Post by **Resolve** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:28 pm

Well it's the begining of the school year. And I thought we should have a post filled with sage college advice.

Here's my tip
--for goodness sake, if your gonna play. Remember to have a cup of water to wash off your ping pong balls.

and uh... never play "Edward 40 hands"

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:55 pm

-Quick visit to a forum lasts shorter than any other kind of internet fun, so choose your break from studying carefully.

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:43 am

Shower your lecturers with expensive gifts.

...What? No, I'm not a college lecturer. Why on Earth would you think that?

*whistles innocently*

- Joel Fagin

Luprand · Post by **Luprand** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:01 am

Whatever part of lecture you fall asleep in, that's the part that will be the most note-intensive. NEVER FALL ASLEEP!

--Sij

Beyonder_alpha · Post by **Beyonder_alpha** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:19 am

Don't read webcomics during exams...
I think I read 90 entire archives during those two weeks -_-

Two options in studying methods:
- if u have the money but not the time, never attend classes and learn everything in 1 month time when everybody else has summer break.
- if you have the time but not the money: attend every single class.
- If you have neither then go look for an eased(not easy) eveningschool.

- "More then enough time for that..." is an overrated and often abused concept, don't use it or you will fail.
- Buy all their friggin books and papers, read at least once. They be moneygrubbin wenches sometimes so it can never hurt ya except financially.
- Make sure, I can't stress this enough, you have clarity in your assignments, more people fail every year from not having order then from being stupid. You will thank me later for this one.
- Nobody will remember if u scored 20/20 or 12/20 and frankly they won't care as long as you have your diploma so don't overdo it or you'll be burned out before the end of the year.
- Get a lot of sleeping done before the exams and leave exactly one week between finishing every project and your exams.
- Expect constant failures and learn to cope with them.
- Avoid those who say you can't but be weary of those who say you can.
- When forced to work in groups, always find the biggest geek who'll do all the work for you or the biggest moron who'll pay you for doing all the work, either way, working in a group in college is nearly impossible. And relying on other people heavily will be a downside for you.

Just some tips

Phact0rri · Post by **Phact0rri** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 3:08 am

when lectures get really long... and you start to get blurry-eyed... work on your webcomic... you can always remove the paper lines. ^_~

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 3:19 am

phactorri wrote:when lectures get really long... and you start to get blurry-eyed... work on your webcomic... you can always remove the paper lines. ^_~

I tried that once. My students wondered why I'd stopped my lecture so suddenly and kept asking me if I was all right.

- Joel Fagin

Komiyan · Post by **Komiyan** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 6:10 am

Tempting though it is, DON'T draw during lessons. Er, unless they're art lessons.

My English Language notes looked more like a sketchbook than a notebook last year, and here I am waiting for the results of the resits I had to take cause I knew nothing about the subject

Do the goddamn reading, too. If you don't understand, ask.

But after the lectures, go out and get drunk, that's what university is really for

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 6:22 am

If your professor hits on you, date him or her. Then, find a way to make the relationship just not spark.

I said no to an English professor and she failed me. I had to take it to the chair of the department. It was a royal pain. Fortunately I had all my tests - apparently I'd only missed three points the entire semester. I got my A, she got a repremand, but it was a real pain in the ass.

JPSloan · Post by **JPSloan** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 6:33 am

My advice: never order a double. Always order two singles one at a time... it typically costs the same, and your singles won't get watered down.

Never try to ask out a bartender when s/he's working. Same goes with strippers and cops.

Buy low, sell high.

Trust, but verify.

Aim small, miss small.

...and the most important bit of advice for a collegian...

If you think you need to stop drinking for the night, stop drinking.

Fadedflame · Post by **Fadedflame** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 6:48 am

- I don't care how long you spend writing a paper, the person who did it the night before will get a better score then you (yes I was that person).

- The most important tests are going to be the ones where you are too sick(or hung over take your pick) to read the words on the page.

- While hitting on the geek is flattering, we all know that you are just using us for our brain. Don't bother lying.

- Watch out for football players, they always play catch in the worst areas and your head will attract the ball.

~Faded

SuperSnob · Post by **SuperSnob** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 7:48 am

- Don't drink. Period. (oh wait, that's just me)

And because I'm such a visual learner, I found that doodling in my notes sometimes helped me to study because then I could remember the notes by whatever was drawn next to them. Haha, well, not very often though.

Warren · Post by **Warren** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 9:16 am

-never pee off your balcony. your landlord might be underneath.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 9:34 am

I find that driniking alchocol during studying is not a good idea.
Luckily, lately I found an exception: that light mexican beer that you drink with lemon, "Sol" or something like that. Of course, I drink version od our manufacturer.

Vorticus · Post by **Vorticus** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:15 am

-Drunken parties suck if you're not drunk.
-Student Jobs are the best.
-There's always someone smarter than you, get used to it.
-If you got to Mega Huge State University, find a smaller group there that has people interested in the same things you are.

Alaina · Post by **Alaina** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:15 am

-Always have downtime. Go have fun, see a movie, go to a show.

-Working out relieves stress

-It's better to show up late for class than to not show up at all. Unless your professor locks his door

.

-NEVER PROCRASTINATE!!!

Nothingspecial · Post by **Nothingspecial** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:23 am

Try lots and lots of new things (read: sports and activities, not drugs). College is a good time to dabble and experiment with stuff that you will have to pay money to try later, but for now is included in your tuition.

Push yourself to your limits (again, not the law

JPSloan · Post by **JPSloan** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:45 am

Make very very very sure certain positive that you want to pursue your chosen degree of study as a profession. Nothing sucks worse in this world than graduating with a worthless degree, and feeling like you've wasted the best four years of your life.

And correlative to that, don't hedge yourself in to one major. Always be flexible and open to changing your direction as you discover what makes you tick. There is no shame in switching majors.

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:55 am

Basically, don't do drugs.

And if you do drugs, do so only in the company of actual friends, do not do to excess, don't mix any drugs be it outside or inside your body, do not operate a car or bike while drugged, do not walk alone while drugged, do not ever force drugs on another person, and if you ever, ever feel in any way that you 'need' the drug, quit forever.

Nah, you know what? The feeling can be kind of cool, but even the easiest of drugs have some hidden dangers you won't see while using them, so don't.

Alcohol counts as a drug.

Ruxen · Post by **Ruxen** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:58 am

- Gradual studying and going over of notes does nothing. Cramming the night and 30 minutes before the test is the real money maker.