35 Things I Have Learned So Far...

Today is one of those days. One of those drink two Pepsi's in a row days. One of those come home and munch on a bag of popcorn days. One of those listen to 3 Doors Down because that's the only thing that will make me feel better days. One of those body aching days, where everything hurts, mentally and physically. One of those days where I come up with a list of things I've learned in the four weeks that I've been at a 4-year-university days because I'd rather do that than muster up enough energy to rant about my ridiculous week.

So here it goes.

1. If your parents are divorced, everything is way more complicated. This includes university and non-university stuff and you will have to deal with it weekly.
2. If you don't feel like you want to collapse of exhaustion by the 4th week, you're either not taking enough classes or involved in enough clubs because, by this time, everyone is saying, "HOLY CRAP!"
3. Use your friends who have been here longer than you. Seriously. Use them for job opportunities and for finding a good place to hang out when you're bored and for financial aid/study abroad/ect. information. Use them!
4. The moment that you think something is a big issue, it probably is just a small one in diguise. And the moment that you find that out, you will feel very frustrated.
5. You could fill every inch of your schedule and still find time to hang out with your friends. (For ex: one of my friends is taking 27 units and is in debate and the other is taking 19 units and works 30 hours a week and we all still have time to hang out somehow.)
6. If you bike to school every day for 4 weeks and decide to take the bus on a sunny day, when you really don't need to, you will feel very stupid waiting for the bus after class and seeing all of your friends bike past you to much farther destinations than where you live. Especially because in the 1/2 hour that you have to wait for the bus to show up, you could just walk home.
7. By the 4th week, if you haven't taken out a loan, you will, and if you have taken out a loan, you'll be asking for more money.
8. No one needs to go out to have fun. Staying inside and playing old school N64 for 4 hours can generate quite a bit of laughter.
9. Don't you dare do anything wrong near campus or on campus. Especially riding your bike on campus. Police are ruthless. They will ticket you for a meter expiring only 2 seconds before you get in your car, riding your bike on the wrong side of the road, not having lights on your bike at night, putting your lights on wrong, a "California stop," looking at them wrong, crashing your bike, riding upside down, sideways, and backwards, and anything else you can think of.
10. However, they will NOT ticket you if you're not registered under the state of California. Confusing?
11. The response to asking questions in the student center will only lead to this answer, "It's on the website. Did you check the website first?"
12. Even if a job is posted, don't expect them to hire you. Or anyone. Many times, they'll just decide to close it and just run overload with their current staff instead.
13. If you forgot your cell phone and have to ask someone for the time, they will look at you funny.
14. If you don't have your cell phone out during class, you're not cool.
15. The people who say that they hate texting during class will be doing it 5 minutes later, guaranteed.
16. If you're standing in financial aid, deciding on a loan, and say, "Let me call my mom," they will look at you funny.
17. Anything involving calling parents more than once a week (and you have to react to it painfully) is taboo and people will look at you funny if you mention that you talk to your mom every day. (And enjoy it.)
18. There are some teachers who want to be there and some who don't. Those who don't will either be every funny (due to sarcasm) or mean (hatred of the system, the students, and their small income) and those who do will either be funny (and you might enjoy the class) or mean (they enjoy watching you work your ass off to get that A). There is no middle ground.
19. If you're doing a group project and have a problem, try to work it out before you go to the professor. Chances are, he wont know how to help you either.
20. The classes that you think are the most relaxing will probably have the most homework due the last two weeks before finals.
21. Administration likes the student to get exercise. They achieve this by giving the student a little nugget of information and smiling as the student runs around campus, trying to figure out what to do with that nugget, before crawling back for more information and trying the process all over again.
22. There is never any parking. Day or night. Weekends? Don't think so. Holidays? You've gotta be kidding.
23. Students will use any excuse to drink. Holiday. Beer pong! Weekend. Beer pong! Stats test the next day. Beer pong! Bad day. Beer pong! Car battery exploded. Beer pong! House on fire. Beer pong!
24. Assuming this, you will find parties on days Sunday-Wednesday, not just Thursday-Saturday.
25. For some students, there is no definition of a weekend. Every day is their weekend.
26. Biking every day = about $20 spent on gas every two weeks to fill your tank up 1/2 way. At first it seems like a god-send. Then, you'll even begin to despise spending that much.
27. It is strange if anyone visits you in the first 2 months of school starting.
28. WinCo is the K-mart/WalMart of food stores. Use it. It is your best friend.
29. If your pantry isn't stocked with rice, mac and cheese, and ramen, you have too much money.
30. Cable is superfluous. Don't waste money on it. Everything you could ever want is on high speed internet (for cheap)!
31. Your university will either have more or less school spirit than your high school. If less, you will miss football games from your high school days. If more, you will laugh at the people who were previously mentioned.
32. The term "dumb blond" does apply to some people. You will meet those people.
33. Playing the Sims 2 is not cool when you are in a group of friends who enjoy War Hammer, Diablo, and Star Craft. Playing Sims 3 is iffy.
34. If you couldn't find people like you in high school, you will certainly find them in college.
35. Apple cobbler fixes everything.

So, this is the list I've combined so far. I might add more later but, for now, I cant think of anything else I could add. I bet YOU probably could, though, so feel free to comment with what you've learned at your own universities.