More often than not, she will be your best friend. But be careful. If you like things one way, and she likes them the other, find a happy medium. There will be days when you feel like your load of the kitchen and bathroom cleanup feels more than hers, but trust me, she'll feel the same at some point or other. You don't want to lose this always reliable plus one and wine night buddy for a dispute over who cleaned more silverware. In the beginning it will be hard, learn her quirks and peeves early on. And soon enough you won't even have to try, soon it will be the most honest friendship you've ever had.
2. Don't drink your vodka with water.
Actually, just don't drink vodka at all. Opt for something darker. Something like whiskey. Or beer. If you're too poor to afford a mixer, drinking shouldn't be your first priority. Going to work without a hangover should be. But if you really really really like the taste of vodka, drink it. And please, if you want a Mike's Hard Lemonade, drink it. Like what you like, and don't like what you don't like. You don't need to impress anyone ever. Which leads me to my next soapbox ramble....
3. No always, always, always, always, always means no.
In fact, if I were you, I'd learn how to say "no" in several different languages. You never have to do anything you don't want to do. I think you know what I'm really talking about. But I'm also talking about something else: I'm talking about saying no to going to a party, because you'd rather stay at home and read. Or saying no to doing extra credit, because you'd rather enjoy a good nights sleep instead or singing a petition you do not support, just because you want to be nice. And I'm talking about saying no to that last drink you and I both know you don't need. More importantly, I'm talking about telling your partner, that cute stranger or anyone else it may be "no." It is a complete sentence and does not need any explanation, ever.
4. Learn what you will live, study what you love.
Life has a weird way of working itself out, especially when you're following your heart. I still suggest to be practical. You do have to study for exams, make a living, and write papers to the professor's taste. Learn the material and be able to apply it to your life. To avoid the miserable hum drum of the robotic education system, don't be afraid to study what you love. Take some classes just because you want to. Study the mechanics of planes because you want to learn how to fly.
5. Check your bank account often, and budget accordingly.
I don't think this needs much explaining. Money makes the world go 'round, and you are no exception. Make wise choices, you're going to be in so much debt as it is.
6. You don't have to buy the textbook.
Really, you don't. Wait a week or two into the semester and see if that required textbook, often required by the same professor that wrote it, is going to test on readings from the text. If the book does end up being a necessary component to the class, suggest to a few of your classmates (the ones sitting closest) to buy one book and make copies or agree to get together. You will be saving hundreds of dollars, and simultaneously forming a study group, and making some friends.
7. Make friends who like the same things you do.
Having friends who enjoy to hike, who enjoy to write or who enjoy to watch the Tigers are the best friends. You need someone you can talk for hours to about the new pitcher for your favorite baseball team, which turns into how cute you think the boy in your English 101 class is, turning into the two of you giggling about how you're going to ask him out. Turning into the entire case of beer being gone and the two of you laughing so hard about jokes you'll never remember. These are the best years of your life, make sure to spend them with souls that are compatible with yours. And with that being said, remember that life is too short to put up with people you don't like. So don't.
8. Eat dessert first.
And your vegetables second. This is as metaphorical as it is literal. You still need fruits and veggies, and plenty of water to live a healthy life, but there's no police saying that on bad days, you can't eat the double fudge brownie cupcake first. Same goes with the things you love. Make time for yourself, make time for your friends, and make time for the people you miss. Say thank you and please and be the person you always thought you could be. Trust me, you're going to shine.
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