Congratulations. You survived high school and you made it to college. This is gonna be a fun year and here just a few tips to hopefully help you have the best freshman year possible:

1. Buy cute clothes.

OK, so, yeah… this is muy importante if you plan on partying and going out at all. Themed parties are a thing, and you will run out of outfits to wear, I promise. You’re gonna want to have cute clothes on deck at all times.

2. Don’t schedule 8 a.m. classes.

Just don’t do it. I know you think it won't be that bad because that is what time school started in high school, but trust me, you will want to rip your hair out if you have an 8 a.m. class the morning after you were out until 3 a.m. And, I promise you, you will not go to it either.

3. Buy used books.

Don’t let the bookstore rip you off. If you buy all of your textbooks from the bookstore, you will for sure get ripped off and break your bank. Buy used books and old class materials from older students. We know the struggle, so we will sell them to you for cheap. You’ll save so much money, trust me.

4. Put your ID card in your shoe.

When you go out, do not, under any circumstances, bring your whole keychain and lanyard out with you. This is such a freshman move, and it is not a good look. On your way out the door, put your ID card in the bottom of your shoes and it will stay there safe and sound until you return home. You will be thankful because you won't lose it and replacing a lost ID card gets expensive, trust me.

5. Make friends with the people on your floor.

These are the people that you will be living with for the next eight or nine months, so it is important to get to know them. If you do, these kids become some of your closest homies. Yall can mob together to parties, or just mob out to go get dinner at the dining hall. Also, you guys will probably have some classes together, and who better to study with than the boy next door?!

6. Don’t trust Command brand hooks.

When decorating your room, when you are hanging lights, posters and tapestries, use push pins. Do not use Command hooks. Despite the guarantee of “Damage free” on the label, this is false. The number of freshmen who learn this lesson the hard way is ridiculous. If there are pieces of the wall ripped off from these at the end of the year, you will have to pay for the damage, and it's not cheap at all.

7. Don’t wait until the last minute to do laundry,

Yes, doing laundry in the dorms is a hassle. We all hate it, but we have to do it. Don’t wait until you have no clean underwear to wear to finally do your laundry. At this point, it’s too late. Do your laundry in waves. Do one load one day, and do another load the next day. It will make your life a lot easier.

8. Call your parents.

Yes, I know what you’re thinking: “I’m gonna call my parents all the time!” Sure, at the beginning, this holds true. But as your school workload gets heavier, and your social schedule fills up, it is easy to forget to hit up your parents every once in awhile. They love you and miss you, so just a simple call ca and will make their whole day. Just try at least once a week to give them a jingle just to say what's up.

9. Go to the library.

Trying to study in your dorm room is close to impossible. You're in the same room as your comfy bed and access to Netflix, so which do you think you’re gonna choose at 12 in the morning? Just go to the lib for a few hours, finish up your studying, then go have fun. I promise you will be 100 percent more productive in the library than you will in your dorm room.

10. HAVE FUN.

Despite all the stress and new experiences, remember to have fun. College is one of the best times of your life, so take advantage of it. Have fun, do stupid stuff, this is your time to mess up. But don’t mess up too bad.