3 Rules for Freshmen

In order to better adjust to college life at ISU, there are three rules that all incoming freshmen should know.
1. Bring an umbrella.
Walking to class in the rain is horrible and it’s even worse if you don’t have an umbrella to keep you dry. Without an umbrella you end up getting soaked and then you have to sit through your classes in wet clothes and it’s definitely not comfortable. An umbrella is also helpful because it helps keep your backpack dry so that way you don’t get to class and realize that you paper you spent so much time on is now ruined from the rain.
2. Eat dinner early.
When I was back at home, my family didn’t eat dinner until around 7:30 so I have always been used to eating dinner at a later time. But that’s something that quickly changed thanks to the dining centers. On Fridays and Saturdays the dining center closes at 7 so If you don’t eat before that, and then you miss out on dinner. Another reason to eat dinner early is to make sure you actually get to eat something good. Whenever there is a popular dinner offered, the line is extremely long all night. That causes the dish to be gone quicker. Therefore all the good things go quickly so make sure you dinner early.
3. Avoid 8 AM classes.
Since my high school started at 7:50 every day, I thought that having my first class 8 am would be no problem. I was wrong. I never felt fully awake in my 8 am class last semester. There’s a lot more going on during the weekdays then there was in high school and because of that I didn’t go to bed as early as I did while in high school so I was getting less sleep. All I wanted to do while I was there was sleep. Therefore, it’s safe to say that I didn’t pay as much attention as I should have. Now this semester I don’t have any classes before 10 and I am much happier with my classes.