- NO ONE cares.
- Invest in a lot of Easy Mac.
- Find a cool place in the library. It will make if easier to study.
- Put yourself out there. College is a time for new experiences. You should be uncomfortable.
- Become homies with the RAs…. It will help you a lot later on.
- DON’T PUNCH HOLES IN THE SHERELY WALLS OR THEY WILL INSTALL CAMERAS.
- Bring multiple costumes for parties. You will underestimate how often you will need those fanny packs and neon tights.
- Get involved in everything.
- Mess up. Do something stupid. But, it’s okay. You are in college.
- Use the excuse, “It’s okay, I am in college.” as frequently as you can.
- You are not considered an alcoholic until you graduate.
- As fun as college is, don’t forget about your paper due Monday morning.
- Invest in a pair of cowboy boots.
- While you are at it, buy as many purple dresses as you can. Gotta look good for those game days.
- The freshman fifteen is too real.
- Coffee is your best friend.
- Don’t be that kid that rides a bike to class. Seriously, you just get in everyone’s way.
- Appreciate the little things. Especially when you get the chance to go home.
- If you do not go to standards at least once, you live a boring life.
- Girls love that Southern charm. It is almost too easy for guys.
- The TCU student body is beautiful.
- It is completely normal to fall in love four times just from walking across the commons.
- You will learn how to get really inventive in the BLUU.
- The BLUU breakfasts sucks.
- You definitely learn your limit for drinking.
- You learn how to make a sick toga.
- You BLEED purple.
- “Norts” are actually a thing.
- Make a Netflix account. You are depriving yourself the true college experience if you are not staying up until 2 a.m. starting a new TV series.
- If you don’t like country music before you come here, you will eventually.
- There is no way of avoiding it, you will say “ya’ll." Might as well stop fighting it.
- Call your parents everyday. It will help you when you are homesick.
- Times get tough, but there will always be someone there to help you.
- Buffalo Bros. is open until 2 a.m.
- Sh*t-show Sherley always lives up to its name.
- You will learn how to sleep with your eyes open during classes.
- You will learn how to function with only three hours of sleep but then rally to go out that night.
- It is a blood brawl to get a practice room in the music building.
- You will become an expert of sneaking food out of the BLUU.
- TCU knows how to have a good time.
- TCU also knows how to kick your ass in classes.
- Girls don’t wear make-up unless they are going out.
- Boys always get dressed up, though.
- You know someone, who knows someone, who knows a guy’s cousin that can get you a fake ID.
- College is the best four (or five) years of your life.
- Froggie five-0 is the best invention ever… for girls. Sorry, boys.
- Milton Daniel secretly goes hard.
- Live and learn.
- Have great memories you won’t remember with people you will never forget.
- Most of all, always remember, you are blessed to be stressed.
Student LifeDec 13, 2016
List-en Up: Fifty things every freshman will learn at TCU
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