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Before College I Wish I Had Known...
  1. That it didn't matter how late I scheduled my first class, I'd still sleep through it.
  2. That I could change so much and barely realize it.
  3. That you can love a lot of people in a lot of different ways.
  4. That college kids throw airplanes too.
  5. That if you wear polyester everyone will ask why you are so dressed up.
  6. That every clock on campus shows a different time.
  7. That if you were smart in high school, so what?
  8. That I would go to a party the night before a final.
  9. That Chem Labs and Architecture studios take up more time than all my other classes put together.
  10. That you can know everything and fail a test.
  11. That you can know nothing and ace a test.
  12. That I could get used to almost anything I found out about my roommate.
  13. That home is a great place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.
  14. That most of my education would be obtained outside of class.
  15. That friendship is more than getting drunk together.
  16. That I would be one of those people that my parents warned me about.
  17. The free food server until 10 is gone at 9:50.
  18. That Sunday is a figment of the world's imagination.
  19. That Psychology is really Biology, Biology is really Chemistry, Chemistry is really Physics, and that Physics is really Math.
  20. That my parents would become so much smarter in the past few years.
  21. That it's possible to be alone even when you are surrounded by friends.
  22. That friends are what makes this place worthwhile!

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