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" Woooosh! There went first semester! Did you hear it?! I can&amp;#039;t believe how quickly it went by! Heck, sometimes I still have difficulty coming to grips with the fact that I&amp;#039;m actually a college student. More than anything, I guess you could call it an out-of-body experience. Before coming to college, I was known by others as the one who has these crazy life experiences, from winning a grand prize from 17 Again the movie (told you Seventeen was my lucky number) to spraining my nose on the first day of high school. These life experiences though could only prepare me so much for the craziness that is college life. In all honesty, the past four months of college have taught me more about life than I have ever learned before. This learning process was at many times difficult (yet VERY fun), so if I could go back and tell my first semester self a few things, I&amp;#039;d give myself these few pieces of advice: 1. Just because what you see in the cafeteria looks like salsa, does not mean that it tastes like salsa. You may even question if it&amp;#039;s even food in the first place. 2. Don&amp;#039;t be an idiot. I know flip flops are your go-to pair of shoes, but unless you&amp;#039;re comfortable with tripping and falling a crazynumber of times the first few weeks of school, get better footwear. 3. Just because a course has &amp;quot;101&amp;quot; after it, does not mean that it&amp;#039;s easy. It may be your most challenging class of all. 4. There is this cute boy who comes along. Talk to him. 5. Don&amp;#039;t assume that every party is a costume party. That caution tape you&amp;#039;re going to wear to that Lady Gaga party is a bit ridiculous. 6. All those loads of laundry you plan to bring home with you on breaks? Yeah, like you&amp;#039;re going to get those done... 7. John Mayer&amp;#039;s music is the best motivation while studying. 8. Do NOT walk along that part of campus by yourself after dark. A very scary man will beg for your credit card. 9. You&amp;#039;re going to do terribly on a paper you spend forever working on. Conversely, you&amp;#039;ll throw a paper together last minute and receive an amazing grade. Welcome to life. 10. Your alarm clock will wake you up every day without fail... until the day of your first final, that is. 11. Don&amp;#039;t worry about being liked. People will respect your differences more. Don&amp;#039;t forget to respect theirs. &amp;quot;Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of a the lifelong attempt to acquire it.&amp;quot;  - Albert Einstein No worry beef curry, XOs, and all that other jazz, Katie :) What advice would you give to your younger, less experienced self? Leave me a comment below!  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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