"The best advice I had to learn for myself is that no matter how tempting it may be for you to just party and go to every social event that is new and exciting for you; you really need to start working hard and worrying about grades right away...in the first few weeks. Professors generally determine who is going to get the A in the class and who is not--and yes, that is done by the first weeks...have you heard of the saying -- the first impression is the one that counts? Make your mark ahead!"
"The one thing that I would tell the incoming freshman in the class of 2003 is that no matter how much they don't think so, the homesickness that they feel will get easier to deal with. I didn't really pay much attention to people when they told me that college would be an adjustment, but it really is. It just takes some time to get used to. So basically I would tell them to just hang in there...it does get better."
"What was most difficult for me, and is still a problem every once in a while, is that it is impossible to make the adjustment between single and double ply. I mean, single ply, I use twice as much, so when I go home and use double ply, I take too much and clog the toilet. Then I get used to it just in time to go back to school and it's back to single ply and, well, I just don't take enough!"
"Make sure you know how your computer works."
"Don't get over involved in extra-curricular activities, too much work will lead to insanity and schizophrenia. Wait. Maybe that's good."