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"After I shared my 5 dating DON&amp;amp;#8217;Ts for college students I realized I have many more words of wisdom (mostly learned the hard way!) to share with university-bound ladies! So here goes! DO take a break from your high school sweetheart! If you&amp;amp;#8217;re meant to grow old with the guy who took you to your senior prom, you will find your way back to each other. But give yourselves a semester to see what else is out there. I promise you&amp;amp;#8217;ll both have more fun at school if you don&amp;amp;#8217;t spend all your waking hours doing homework &amp;amp;#8220;together&amp;amp;#8221; over Skype. DO practice safe sex! Chances are you&amp;amp;#8217;ll have super-easy access to birth control that&amp;amp;#8217;ll be super-cheap&amp;amp;#8212;or free! Be sure to take advantage of the ultra-cheap meds from the on-campus health clinic, and hit up a free bucket of condoms (outside your RA&amp;amp;#8217;s door, in the student lounge) before you take a dude back to your room! (&amp;amp;#8217;Cause you&amp;amp;#8217;re not gonna want to run back when you&amp;amp;#8217;re nekkid!) DO keep your priorities straight! Yes, you&amp;amp;#8217;ve never been around so many cute dudes. (Seriously! The sheer quantity of guys is amazing!) But you didn&amp;amp;#8217;t go to college to major in Making Out and Sleeping In. (Did you?!) Keep up with your schoolwork and give yourself a break if you have to stay in and study one Friday night. You&amp;amp;#8217;ll have many more Fridays ahead of you&amp;amp;#8212;if you don&amp;amp;#8217;t fail out. DO take the time to scope out the scene at a party! Freshmen = Fresh meat. Resist the urge to suck face with the first guy who looks your way, even if he seems super-into you. The guys who are way intense from the get-go are generally the ones who are looking to score early and often. (Think: The Situation.) DO leave the party with friends! This is just a matter of being smart. Even if you&amp;amp;#8217;re stone-cold sober, there&amp;amp;#8217;s safety in numbers. If all your friends are ready to call it a night, say goodbye to the guy who&amp;amp;#8217;s begging you to stay &amp;amp;#8220;just a little bit longer&amp;amp;#8221; rather than risk a solo walk home at 4 a.m. Or worse, the walk of shame. Ladies, did I miss anything? What do you wish YOU knew before you left for college? More of my musings: * Why Your Husband Doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t Need To Be Your Best Friend&amp;amp;#8212;No, Really! (Or, Why I Get Annoyed When People Say, &amp;amp;#8220;I&amp;amp;#8217;m Marrying My Best Friend!&amp;amp;#8221;) * 4 Super-Pretty Thank You Cards! Which Would You Send? * Do You Have Friends Who Changed After They Were Married? More Ways to Get Glamour: Chat with celebs, VIP fashion stars, beauty pros and more on our Facebook page! Visit Facebook.com/glamour for this month&amp;amp;#8217;s schedule! Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Download Glamour Magazine for your iPad--print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter. Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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