.........when heading off to College
1.
Have fun
2.
Use a condom
3.
Make friends
4.
Let roommate issues slide
5.
Dance
6.
Be nice
7.
Try something new each day
8.
Do something out of your comfort zone each week
9.
Be adventurous
10. Be
smart
11. Be
witty
12. Don’t
try and be something you’re not
13. Work
at becoming who you want to be
14. Listen
15. Listen
a lot
16. Ask
questions
17. Ask
more questions
18. Ask
the same questions of different people, and learn from their answers
19. Ask
different questions of the same people, and learn from those
20. Work
hard
21. Study
hard
22. Play
hard
23. Go
to class
24. Actively
Engage in class and sections where feedback is warranted
25. Do
your own laundry
26. Wash
your clothes at least once a week
27. That
includes your sheets
28. No,
you cannot vacuum your sheets clean
29. Dry
your clothes before putting them away, folded, in a drawer
30. Eat
regularly
31. Don’t
eat too late
32. Don’t
eat truck food after 2am more than once a week
33. Don’t
pull all nighters each week
34. Figure
out which side you want to be on the recreational drug issue
35. Beware
of Canadians
36. Don’t
befriend anyone, male or female, wearing chaps
37. Learn
a new language, or two
38. Apply
your language learning among native speakers of that language
39. Travel
40. Learn
the bus routes in town
41. Learn
the train routes out of town
42. See
the United States
43. Find
a way to travel the world
44. Seek
secret passageways across campus
45. Earn
money, but don’t fret or consume yourself with this
46. Figure
out how to stay ahead of things
47. Don’t
let race be an issue
48. Don’t
let religion be an issue
49. Don’t
get caught up in issues
50. Talk
to your parents
51. Stay
in touch with your grandparents
52. Don’t
forget things
53. Do
your assignments
54. Reach
out to faculty
55. Do
something for others
56. Read
outside of your required reading
57. Stay
engaged
58. Make
others laugh
59. Try
to make someone else smile
60. Laugh
at yourself
61. Overcome
fears
62. Place
distance between yourself and obstacles
63. Surprise
yourself
64. Try
art
65. Take
in live theater
66. Enjoy
the movies
67. Have
conversations
68. Create
dialogues
69. Talk
to people on the street
70. Live
beyond social media
71. Document
things
72. Don’t
lose your friends
73. Help
others learn what you wish you knew at that age
74. Share
75. Live
to make these the best four years of your life
76. Be
memorable, for good reasons
77. Give
others reasons for you to be memorable
78. Don’t
forget what you once knew
79. Don’t
forget what you learn
80. Don’t
forget what you want to attain
81. Find
a way to light that spark inside
82. Keep
it lit
83. Work
out
84. Go
sledding on an icy day
85. Go
skinny dipping on a hot day
86. Eat
a new food
87. Find
a new food group, or group of foods, you would not try last week
88. Act
(globally, locally, whatever)
89. Be
satisfied
90. Learn
that it’s OK to bite the hand……
91. Challenge,
but don’t provoke
92. Dream
93. Think
big
94. Tilt
against windmills every so often
95. Remember
youth has its advantages
96. Everyone
has a reputation, so decide what you want yours to be
97. Ask
98. Ask
again
99. Use
that damn condom
100.
Keep ‘em wanting more
