Things I Have Learned Since My
Freshman Year…
Tips from your RA’s personal
experiences and the experiences of
some of his friends
Here is a sample board that could be used with a primarily freshman
floor/hall. Use it as an example and modify it with specifics about your
campus and things that new students need to know.
Submitted by Matt Maggio
Use Your Professors
I knew that talking with professors was
important to understand material and get
ahead in class, but I wish I knew that they
often can help you out more than your advisor
with picking the right classes and your degree
plan…after all, they are the one’s who end up
teaching the degree plan.
Nothing Good
Happens After 2AM
Regardless of how much fun you think
something is going to be, the later the night
gets, the more chance there will be of
something going wrong (taken from my own
experience, my dad was right when he told
me that nothing good happens at 2AM, only
injuries and trouble…if you don’t know what
to do and it’s late, just go to bed!)
Parking Lot Cops DO NOT CARE That
you were Told You Could Park There!
• Regardless of what the
intramural officials tell you,
if you do not have a TAMU
parking pass, you cannot
park at the Penberthy
parking lot for your
Intramural Football game.
• Parking a barbeque pit
trailer in Research Park is no
longer allowed either FYI.
Research Park Pond Is Not Lake Bryan
This should be self explanatory, but if you are
still confused, here is a hint….don’t wakeboard
in it…you WILL get hurt…also I saw a pretty big
rattle snake in there…just go to Lake Bryan to
shenanigan, or better yet, follow the 2 AM
rule.
It Is Impossible to Lick the Liberty Bell
in the Academic Building on Campus
This isn’t really a life lesson to keep you out of trouble, this is
just to keep you from wasting your time…Even if you could
find a way to scale the side of the building to get in a window
that may or may not have been unlocked, there is no way to
climb up to the bell that is suspended over 30 feet above your
head, nor is there any way to slide down to it unless you are
Brad Pitt from Oceans 11. Just take my advice and save
yourself some time…it can’t be done.
Fast Food is Great to Keep You Awake
If You Have to Pull an All-Nighter
While all-nighters are generally more
harmful for studying than useful,
sometimes they are very necessary for
finishing a project. This is the only time to break the
2AM rule safely. Whataburger and McDonalds are
normally open 24 hrs a day. Careful though,
McDonalds only accepts cash between 12-1 or 1-2
(varies week to week) while they reset their credit
card system (yes they still don’t know about
continuous accounting procedures)
Get to Know Your RA
Regardless of what my sister will say, I’m not that
scary. I do tend to always have an opinion about
everything, but I have experienced a lot in college
and maybe some of my advice may be useful (5050 Chance)…also, I have a lot of random stories
(because I’m old) that normally end up answering
why I have a scar or how I met Chuck Norris or
why I have Vietnam flashbacks (ok maybe not
those). Anyway, if you have a question or things
get out of hand, ask your RA or another RA or go
see the RD (that’s why we are here).