1. Quarters are like gold.


2. Be creative in the dining hall.


3. Flip tops become as important as soap, shampoo, etc.


4. You will never find so many excuses for a bucket.


5. Asleep by 2:30 am is an early night.


6. New additions to the food groups: Mountain Dew, Doritos, Ben & Jerry's, Ho-Hos and Oreos


7. Make sure your alarm clock has back-up batteries.


8. Duct tape heals all wounds. (If not, scotch or masking tape will suffice for awhile.)


9. Showers become less important.


10. Sleep becomes more important.


11. Two meals a day are standard. One for some!


12. Recycling becomes synonymous with laundry ("Oh, my jeans can last until Christmas...there's only a *little* bit of mud on them...").


13. You can never make too many meals in a hot pot (or pizelle maker).


14. 10 minutes is more than enough time to get ready for your first class (not that this is anything really new).


15. Going to the mailbox was never an ego booster/breaker before.


16. It takes more than one person to carry your laundry, books, trash, or alcohol.


17. If the lecture hall is big enough, get someone else's notes.


18. You begin to nap again (also not new).


19. Your bill in the bookstore will almost equal tuition.


20. Isn't it amazing that the book your professor wrote is always required for his class?


21. Labs used to be fun.


22. T.A. used to stand for teaching assistant, now, for terribly articulated.


23. Squirt guns equal stress relief.


24. E-mail becomes your second language.


25. Frat parties are exactly like they are in the movies.


26. Ten-page papers used to sound impossible, now they're a Godsend.


27. You never realized so many people are smarter than you.


28. You never realized so many people are dumber than you.


29. Professors are like celebrities: you see them, but they never see you.


30. Western Europe could be wiped out by a horrible plague and you'd never know, but you could recite last week's episode of "Friends" verbatim.


31. See every movie under $3 that your campus provides; it's actually proportional to the amount of money you have.


32. Roadtrip whenever possible.


33. Pick up all new lingo.


34. Bum rides, money, notes and snacks as much as you can get them.


35. Don't burn bridges, especially if he's good in Biology.


36. Plain pasta never constituted a complete meal before.


37. The health service attendants are there because they couldn't make it in a real hospital, never ever forget that.


38. Forget putting the toilet seat down,you just pray that they flush.


39. Frisbee becomes a contact sport.


40. Care packages rank up there with birthdays.


41. College girls are the same as high school girls, just with more freedom...and no curfew.


42. It was never this bad when you got sick.


43. Pop a vitamin and breakfast is covered.


44. Learn to love your roommate, especially when he leaves you the room.


45. You always thought that worshipping the porcelain god was just an expression...it's not!


46. You'll learn more about male genital than you ever thought necessary, guys talk more about that than women and excitement put together.


47. Beware the freshman 15, or in some cases, the freshman cup size.


48. Even though the beds are long, they are also extra narrow.


49. Things that were a huge deal in high school are now commonplace.


50. You never thought you would share so much about yourself with people you have known for such a short time.


51. Computer games go in and out faster than the latest fashions.


52. Any game can be made into a drinking game.


53. Disney movies are more than just classics.


54. Find one thing you like in the dining hall and go with it.


55. You will hear more stupid..........