crash course: msa junior year advice

Study Spots

  1. The steps of any of the buildings (Cooper and Elizabeth are my favorites)
  2. The benches if you have a flat surface to work on
  3. 2nd-floor common area
  4. The patio during 5th block
  5. Library (obviously)

Dorm/Res

  1. Clean your room on Tuesdays. You’re not gonna want to do it on Wednesdays. Trust me.
  2. Two trash cans: one by your desk and one by your bed.
  3. Also: keep tissues by your bed, you’ll cry a lot.
  4. Command hook by your bed to hold your badge.
  5. Don’t stack your mattresses; they slide around and you’ll hit your head
  6. Set up a laundry schedule and stick to it, otherwise you won’t do it.
  7. Don’t bring that much stationery. You will use one black pen and one bright colored pen on the Dollar General receipt in your bookbag. Promise.
  8. You won’t use the 19 coloring books you’re stacking into those sterilite containers. Put them back.
  9. You need more towels than you think.
  10. Also more socks.
  11. Don’t pack that many shoes.
  12. I’m serious, you need like three pairs if that.

Food

  1. Make a Domino’s account.
  2. Don’t buy bottled water more than once every two months. Grab it from the cafeteria in the morning.
  3. Don’t bring breakfast foods that need to be microwaved. You’re not gonna want to walk all the way to the lounge.
  4. Bring more than one set of silverware.
  5. I don’t care how much you like strawberries, you’re not gonna eat them.
  6. They don’t care how tall your fridge is. 
  7. It’s easier if you and your roommate have separate refrigerators.

Social

  1. Make friends with your seniors – they’re your best bet at survival.
  2. Don’t spend all your time in your room, if you want to be alone all the time, go outside.
  3. Check out at least once every two weeks with friends (or someone new); it’s good for your mental health.
  4. If you’re gonna get into a relationship, do so carefully – if it goes wrong, people pick sides and it’s not healthy.
  5. Don’t trust anyone with vulnerable information early on. You have to build trust like crazy.
  6. Medias are some of the best people on campus to talk to.
  7. You can trust Mrs. Sudie with your LIFE.
  8. Keep a journal to write in at least once a week, hopefully, more. Also, take lots of pictures. These are years you won’t want to forget. 
  9. BRING CARD GAMES. Dutch Blitz, Cards Against Humanity, and Uno have been my saving grace. 

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