Things I Learned After One Year at Vandy

Posted by Deniz Gungor on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in College Life, Commons, Freshman Life, General Information, Nashville, Student Life, Year in Review.

1. You’re going to study a lot more than you ever did, but then you’ll have more fun than you ever did
2. The laundry room is an unexpected but great place to make friends
3. It’s ok to not end up best friends with your roommate
4. Ask for cracked eggs in the commons omelette line
5. But if you really want the omelette chefs to like you, just ask for two eggs over medium
6. If you run fast enough you can make it to the rec from commons in six-ish minutes
7. You’ll meet some very cool, interesting people

   

8. Don’t wait until the day before to start an assignment
9. Get to Rand around 11:40 for the sweet spot before the lunch rush begins
10. If you need that extra protein you can totally hide a chicken breast under a side salad
11. TA’s and RA’s seem intimidating at first, but they’re only a couple years older. Get to know them, they’re pretty cool.
12. Bring an umbrella
13. Meal money doesn’t last forever
14. Nashville is THE place if you like food and music, get off campus more and enjoy the city!

    

15. The smoothie king inside the rec has vegan cookies
16. At least a broom, at best a vacuum cleaner: get one for your dorm
17. If you have a succulent in your room, only water it once a week
18. Call your parents at least once a week, even if you don’t think you miss them, you probably do, and they surely miss you
19. If you want an apple PBG at Grins, be prepared to wait, because good things take time
20. If you buy an avocado from Munchie you can make avocado toast

    

21. Make every moment count, you’re only here for a short time
22. Go to lectures and other events if they interest you, even if you don’t have a friend who wants to join
23. You’re going to meet some amazing people, even though the timing sucks sometimes
24. Enjoy the random deep talks with people in your dorm
25. It’s a small world, you’ll discover unexpected mutual friends and experiences with people on campus
26. Don’t wait until the night before you leave for summer to start packing
27. Enjoy Commons, you’ll never have that experience of being a freshman surrounded by all freshmen again
28. Look for opportunities and take advantage of them while they’re there for you, people aren’t going to remind you anymore like they did in high school
29. Take more pictures, you’ll want to have more documented memories
30. When you come home for breaks, you’re going to count down the days to when you get to go back to Vandy Land!

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