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50 Questions, Other Than "What's Your Major?," To Ask During College Orientation

Stop asking the same boring questions and try some of these.

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It is once again only a matter of time before many students across the country embark on the great journey that is college. Five weeks until orientation becomes four, and then three, and before you know it the time has come to pack up and move out. Orientation week is a week of controlled chaos in which everyone tries to meet as many people as he or she possibly can, “speed dating” style. So, when you become tired of asking and answering the same questions over and over again, and you will, here is a list of questions that you can ask to help diversify your first encounters with your peers.

What is your favorite book and how has it influenced your life?
What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Have you been to any concerts? Which ones?
What is your biggest pet peeve?
What is your biggest worry?
What is your favorite word and why?
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Do you have any pets?
What is your favorite TV show/series?
What is your spirit animal?
What is your favorite thing about yourself?
What is your best feature?
What is the nicest thing someone has ever said to you?
What do you think you were doing this time last year?
Do you have any siblings?
7:30 am or 7:30 pm?
What is your guilty pleasure?
What is your favorite season? Why?
What is your greatest achievement?
What does happiness means to you?
Do you believe in Bigfoot?
Team Edward or Team Jacob?
Team Peeta or Team Gale?
If you were to be sorted into a Hogwarts house, would you actually be placed in the house you would want to be placed in?
Which Disney Princess is your favorite?
What was your favorite Halloween costume growing up?
What is your spirit kitchen appliance?
What is your favorite holiday?
What is your favorite family tradition?
Even numbers or odd numbers?
Would rather be stranded on an island or in the mountains?
If you were stranded on an island, what celebrity would you bring pick to be stranded with you and why?
What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?
Coffee or tea?
Milk chocolate or dark chocolate?
What is your go-to in a game of rock, paper, scissors?
Would you rather it be super hot all the time or super cold?
Would you rather be 2 feet tall or 20 feet tall?
Do you have a hidden talent? What is it?
What is your favorite form of transportation?
Did you work this summer? What did you do?
What was your favorite vacation?
What song could you never grow tired of listening to?
What is your favorite sport to play? To watch?
What is your favorite kind of candy?
What is your favorite noodle shape?
What food would you still not eat if it were your only chance of survival?
What is your biggest fear?
What are you most anxious for this year?
What are you most excited for this year?

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

Obviously the best superpower.

There have been many lessons learned.

1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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