43 Tips for College Students
may only apply if you go to mit
26.07.26
- You might think you can buy a mattress on a 365-day trial but it will be a bitch to return
- Fog machines look really cool at parties but they set off the fire alarm quickly
- Take classes that interest you
- Have a friend who has a car
- You can fit a lot of people in a uhaul and there's lights in the back
- If you get the night bus to New York and the morning bus back you don’t need to buy a hotel
- you won’t find your lost shit with a metal detector
- Some car rental places sell convertibles to kids
- Often your college will have a car rental policy you can abuse
- You don’t have to pirate Photoshop if it’s paid for
- Don’t torrent Warner bros tv shows without a vpn, or host a plex service that's public facing
- Kitchens don’t have smoke alarms they have heat alarms
- Stop fucking around with the box fan and get an ac
- Don’t be homeless to save money on housing
- Don’t show up to a party at 10pm
- Bova’s bakery in North End makes mid food
- If someone offers to get food and you’re not hungry go anyway
- You will experience true dehydration in college
- Espresso vs drip coffee know the difference
- If you drink an energy drink at 2am you will be able to go to sleep it's propaganda that you can't
- Most health and safety advice is not necessary but some of it is
- Don't fuck with batteries though, they blow up
- Try the unsafe thing with the safety protection on and then if it works you can normally just ignore
- Use a tax free code for home depot
- Every time a free trip somewhere is offered you should take it
- if all your friends say someone is a dickhead they’re probably a dickhead
- Make sure to add flags when you dormspam
- If you find yourself taking a lot of flights don't do that
- Don’t keep lube in your backpack
- If it’s snowing outside go outside
- If it’s sunny outside go outside
- If the pile of snow is big enough you can safely jump out of the 2nd floor but 50/50 on 3rd
- If you dye your hair it’ll be fucked up for months
- 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
- If you’re building a bed just start early and tell yourself you're not going to sleep until it's done
- Don’t always cook shit on high
- Always get the white boy to talk to the cops
- Don’t climb into construction sites
- If you’re frying stuff make sure the vent fan works first
- Oil fire: deep breath - large flat metal object - place on top of it and leave it and you’ll be fine
- If there’s a national news story on campus, and you’re an international student just avoid it
- Anytime a class gives you a budget spend the whole thing as stupidly as possible
- When you’re filing expenses you gotta write line items and make sure not to include the tax