Course registration at college can be a big hassle and is almost never talked about. Classes you want to take fill up before you get a chance to register. You might change your mind about a class you want to take and must struggle to find another class to fit in the same time period. You also have to make sure no classes clash by time. Like I said, it's a big hassle.

This semester, I was waitlisted for two classes. Most people in this situation, especially first years, freak out because they don't know what to do. Here is what you should do when this happens.

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Navigating the Talking Stage: 21 Essential Questions to Ask for Connection

It's mandatory to have these conversations.

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Whether you met your new love interest online, through mutual friends, or another way entirely, you'll definitely want to know what you're getting into. I mean, really, what's the point in entering a relationship with someone if you don't know whether or not you're compatible on a very basic level?

Consider these 21 questions to ask in the talking stage when getting to know that new guy or girl you just started talking to:

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25 Times Dean Winchester From 'Supernatural' Was Super Relatable For The Life Of A College Student

He explains the good, the bad, and the uncomfortable parts of college.

1. When you try to act interested during a lecture.

2. When you and your classmates stress over a difficult assignment.

3. Those rare nights of no academic responsibility.

4. When you totally space out, and you suddenly hear your professor say, "This will be on the final exam."

5. Let's not forget about the those weird college boys.

6. When you and your roommate are basically the same person.

7. When someone important asks you what your best quality is.

8. When you and your roommate find another person who's just as crazy as the both of you.

9. Do I even need to mention the dining hall food?

10. When your buddies leave to go party, but you're not a social butterfly.

11. Or when you're a partygoer and have no memory the next morning of said party.

12. When you realize you're the only freshman in a class of juniors and seniors.

13. When you have to stay up until 4am to finish a project and have to be at class at 8am.

14. When you have to fool your professors and peers into thinking you've got your crap together.

15. After you explain to a classmate how you did well on an assignment.

16. Or trying to explain why you totally bombed an assignment.

17. And don't get me started on study groups.

18. When you have to encourage your fellow classmates.

19. When you miss class because you "overslept" and another classmate gives you their notes.

20. When your roommate(s) questions your lack of sleep, but they were the ones keeping you awake.

21. When you don't understand a single word in the lecture.

22. When you hear naughty activity occurring in the dorm room next door.

23. When you forget your project was due TODAY.

24. When your peers think you're weird, but you don't see why.

25. And when anyone on campus tries to push your buttons.

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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

It's mandatory to have these conversations.

1. What do you do for a living?

2. What's your favorite color?

3. Do you have any siblings?

4. What's your favorite television show?

5. When is your birthday?

6. What's your biggest goal in life?

7. If you had three wishes granted to you by a genie, what would they be?

8. What's your favorite childhood memory?

9. If you could change one thing about your life, what would it be?

10. Are you a cat or a dog person?

11. Do you believe in a religion or any sort of spiritual power?

12. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?

13. What is your ideal date night?

14. Who was/is your celebrity crush?

15. What's a good way to cheer you up if you're having a bad day?

16. Do you have any tattoos?

17. Can you describe yourself in three words?

18. What makes you the most nervous in life?

19. What's the best gift you have ever received?

20. What do you do to relax/have fun?

21. What are your priorities at this phase of your life?

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