Stolen from SNM...

Things Admissions Never Told You About College:

1. Quarters are gold.
2. Two meals per day is the standard.
3. Road trip whenever possible.
4. You will begin to nap again.
5. Your bookstore bill will almost equal tuition.
6. Instant messenger becomes an addiction.
7. You never realized that so many people were smarter than you.
8. Procrastination is an art form.
9. It never hurt so much to get sick.
10. Care packages are right up there with birthdays.
11. Nothing you want to register for will be open.
12. Classes...the later the better.
13. You are no longer thankful that fire alarms are here to protect you.
14. Jeans may be worn as many times as the wearer desires.
15. Showers become less important than sleep.
16. Asleep by 2:30 A.M. is an early night.
17. Creativity in the dining halls is key.
18. The freshman 15 is NOT a myth (or how about freshman 20?)
19. Cereal makes a meal any time of the day.
20. You will eat anywhere there is a buffet.
21. You will eat anything that is free.
22. New additions to food groups: Ramen and pizza.
23. Stealing from the dining halls will become second nature.
24. ATMs are the Devil's advocate. ATM = Another Twenty Missing.
25. Keys have never been so important, yet you seem to lose them or lock yourself out of the room.
26. You realize college is the ideal lifestyle, except for those pesky classes.

You Know You've Been in College Too Long When..

1. You actually like doing laundry at home.
2. Two miles is not too far to walk for a party.
3. Mom's Meatloaf and Potatoes become something you desire, not avoid.
4. Half the time you don't wake up in your own bed and it seems normal.
5. You schedule your classes around sleep habits and soap operas.
6. You go to sleep when its light and get up when its dark.
7. You live for getting mail.
8. You start thinking and sounding like your roommate.
9. Rearranging your room is your favorite pastime.
10. The weekend lasts from Thursday to Sunday.

Before I came to college, I wish I had known...

1. That it didn't matter how late I scheduled my first class, I'd still sleep through it.
2. That I could change so much and barely realize it.
3. That you can love a lot of people in a lot of different ways.
4. No matter how "cool" you were in high school, no one here cares.
5. That if you were smart in high school, so what? It doesn't matter here.
6. That I would go to a party the night before a final.
7. That you can know everything and fail a test.
8. That you can know nothing and ace a test.
9. That I could get used to almost anything I found out about my roommate.
10. That most of my education would be obtained outside of class.
11. That friendship is more than getting drunk together.
12. That I would be one of those people that my parents warned me about.
13. That Sunday is a figment of the world's imagination.
14. That my parents would become so much smarter in the last few years.
15. That friends are what make this place worthwhile.

So true, no....? :)