Survival Tips

One of these days I will come up with a more creative title for my blog entries, but for now this is the best that I can come up with. Second day of Elon classes. It's strange to be doing homework and preparing for essays again. I think I'm going to be pretty busy for a while. Hopefully I can learn to get more organized and manage my time easier. All freshmen, in my opinion, should NOT procrastinate. I did in high school and it definitely affected my grades. I'm trying to get out of the bad habit soon because I will not let my schoolwork suffer because of it. It may take some time, but hey, I'll get to it later.

In my short time here I have come up with a few tips for socially awkward people (such as myself). Go to class. Talk with the people sitting near you before the class begins and make a point to go to lunch sometime with a few people. It may feel weird, but you will make friends in the process.

Also, go to school events even if your roommate does not go. Once again, a good way to meet people. But I would suggest having at least one friend there just to make it a more comfortable experience.

Don't drink. You may think of it as a way to loosen up and meet people, but chances are that you won't remember the night, or if you do, you won't like what you remember. It may seem that everyone is drinking and going to wild parties, but that isn't true. You don't need to endanger your body in order to have fun.

Right now I have reading for Communications and Psychology and many essays to look forward to. Eh, maybe I'll check Facebook once more before getting to work.