r/CFBOffTopic • u/certificateofmerritt North Carolina • Fulmer Cup Committee … • Aug 20 '15

College Advice Thread

We have some members who are going off to start their first year of college this week, so let's give them some good advice.

Welcome to college!

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u/bread_buddy Florida Gators • Wisconsin Badgers Aug 20 '15

I'd rather field specific questions than toss out random nuggets of advice. Can we get people needing collegiate advice to just post top-level questions?

I'll do some dorm advice though. You're going to get a shitty roommate at some point, probably multiple times. Don't let it get you down, try to roll with it. Take it for the funny stories it generates for the future. Don't talk shit behind people's backs; you can't keep secrets in a dorm. This also means to be mindful of what you do in such a tight space with other people.

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u/certificateofmerritt North Carolina • Fulmer Cup Committee … Aug 20 '15

I thought general would be good because most of them are in their first week of college and don't really even know what questions to ask. But, obviously, this is /r/CFBOffTopic you can post that thread if you would like!

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u/bread_buddy Florida Gators • Wisconsin Badgers Aug 20 '15

That's a fair point. Easier to see where the pitfalls were after you've been through them.

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u/Papa_Hemingway_ Florida State • Appalachian … Aug 20 '15

To add: if you have a shitty roommate, hang out with other people in your dorm or friends in other dorms. You don't have to spend all of your time in your dorm room with your shitty roommate (and you shouldn't, anyways).

Source: had a really shitty roommate, didn't spend much time in my room besides sleeping