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43 Tips for College Students

may only apply if you go to mit

26.07.26

  1. You might think you can buy a mattress on a 365-day trial but it will be a bitch to return
  2. Fog machines look really cool at parties but they set off the fire alarm quickly
  3. Take classes that interest you
  4. Have a friend who has a car
  5. You can fit a lot of people in a uhaul and there's lights in the back
  6. If you get the night bus to New York and the morning bus back you don’t need to buy a hotel
  7. you won’t find your lost shit with a metal detector
  8. Some car rental places sell convertibles to kids
  9. Often your college will have a car rental policy you can abuse
  10. You don’t have to pirate Photoshop if it’s paid for
  11. Don’t torrent Warner bros tv shows without a vpn, or host a plex service that's public facing
  12. Kitchens don’t have smoke alarms they have heat alarms
  13. Stop fucking around with the box fan and get an ac
  14. Don’t be homeless to save money on housing
  15. Don’t show up to a party at 10pm
  16. Bova’s bakery in North End makes mid food
  17. If someone offers to get food and you’re not hungry go anyway
  18. You will experience true dehydration in college
  19. Espresso vs drip coffee know the difference
  20. If you drink an energy drink at 2am you will be able to go to sleep it's propaganda that you can't
  21. Most health and safety advice is not necessary but some of it is
  22. Don't fuck with batteries though, they blow up
  23. Try the unsafe thing with the safety protection on and then if it works you can normally just ignore
  24. Use a tax free code for home depot
  25. Every time a free trip somewhere is offered you should take it
  26. if all your friends say someone is a dickhead they’re probably a dickhead
  27. Make sure to add flags when you dormspam
  28. If you find yourself taking a lot of flights don't do that
  29. Don’t keep lube in your backpack
  30. If it’s snowing outside go outside
  31. If it’s sunny outside go outside
  32. If the pile of snow is big enough you can safely jump out of the 2nd floor but 50/50 on 3rd
  33. If you dye your hair it’ll be fucked up for months
  34. It takes three coats of white paint to cover something on the wall and you have to let it dry each time so budget a day for this
  35. If you’re building a bed just start early and tell yourself you're not going to sleep until it's done
  36. Don’t always cook shit on high
  37. Always get the white boy to talk to the cops
  38. Don’t climb into construction sites
  39. If you’re frying stuff make sure the vent fan works first
  40. Oil fire: deep breath - large flat metal object - place on top of it and leave it and you’ll be fine
  41. If there’s a national news story on campus, and you’re an international student just avoid it
  42. Anytime a class gives you a budget spend the whole thing as stupidly as possible
  43. When you’re filing expenses you gotta write line items and make sure not to include the tax