Before I came to college I wish I had known...

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Before I came to college I wish I had known...

- that it didn't matter how late I scheduled my first class I'd sleep right through it.

- that I would change so much and barely realize it.

- that you can love a lot of people in a lot of different ways.

- that college kids throw airplanes, too.

- that if you wear polyester everyone will ask you why you're so dressed up.

- that every clock on campus shows a different time.

- that if you were smart in high school - so what?

- that I would go to a party the night before a final.

- that chem labs require more time than all my other classes put together.

- that you can know everything and fail a test.

- that you can know nothing and ace a test.

- that I could get used to almost anything I found out about my roomie.

- that home is a great place to visit.

- that most of my education would be obtained outside my classes.

- that friendship is more than getting drunk together.

- that I would be one of those people my parents warned me about.

- that free food served at 10:00 is gone by 9:50.

- that Sunday is a figment of the world's imagination.

- that psychology is really biology, biology is really chemistry, chemistry is really physics, and physics is really math.

- that I really wouldn't be with that high school (boy/girl)friend for the rest of my life.

- that dorms can be both your lifeline and personal hell at the same time.

- that beer would play an intricate role in my future.

- that Ramen and spaghetti would be my life.

- how much I would miss my washer and dryer at home.

- that I would no longer get an allowance.

Pretty funny Betts

Specializes in Community Health Nurse.

Funny and ever so realistic, too! :chuckle

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