Alright dude, assuming you're going to college, here's what I've got:
Hygiene. Brush twice, shower every day. If you're in a communal bathroom, get shower shoes and a caddy.
Exercise. Minimum of 30 minutes of moderately strenuous cardio every other day.
Don't overeat. They're probably going to have a buffet thing in the cafeteria. Control. Yourself.
Only go to class if its required or worth your time for doing so. If you have a bad professor and you can teach yourself better than the professor can teach you, then class is pointless. But don't get lazy and skip learning the material if you skip class.
Talk to a lot of different people, especially from different areas/majors. Connections are important.
Get to know all your good professors. Ask them for research opportunities.
Join a few student organizations that are interesting to you. Don't join like a million of them, but at the same time, it's great to get involved so don't miss out on that.
Don't be afraid that you won't know anyone when you go. Everyone else is in the same boat during the first week. You'll definitely end up knowing the guys on your floor well.
Learn to manage your time. Find a healthy balance between work and play. This is a lot easier said than done, but its an essential real-world skill.
Enjoy your parent-free fun *cough*. If you didn't have oppressive Asian parents like me, I guess this doesn't apply to you lol
Things you should buy besides from the obvious stuff: a mattress pad (maybe 2, the beds tend to be uncomfortable as hell), a good fan, desk organizer, mini fridge, microwave, mountable whiteboard, a smartphone helps enormously but it's not necessary, credit card, photos (you'll probably get homesick).
Use a condom.
Wow that took a long time to type, phone ftl
tl;dr - don't look or smell like shit, seize every opportunity, step out of your comfort zone, and get wasted erryday (no not really)
Hygiene. Brush twice, shower every day. If you're in a communal bathroom, get shower shoes and a caddy.
Exercise. Minimum of 30 minutes of moderately strenuous cardio every other day.
Don't overeat. They're probably going to have a buffet thing in the cafeteria. Control. Yourself.
Only go to class if its required or worth your time for doing so. If you have a bad professor and you can teach yourself better than the professor can teach you, then class is pointless. But don't get lazy and skip learning the material if you skip class.
Talk to a lot of different people, especially from different areas/majors. Connections are important.
Get to know all your good professors. Ask them for research opportunities.
Join a few student organizations that are interesting to you. Don't join like a million of them, but at the same time, it's great to get involved so don't miss out on that.
Don't be afraid that you won't know anyone when you go. Everyone else is in the same boat during the first week. You'll definitely end up knowing the guys on your floor well.
Learn to manage your time. Find a healthy balance between work and play. This is a lot easier said than done, but its an essential real-world skill.
Enjoy your parent-free fun *cough*. If you didn't have oppressive Asian parents like me, I guess this doesn't apply to you lol
Things you should buy besides from the obvious stuff: a mattress pad (maybe 2, the beds tend to be uncomfortable as hell), a good fan, desk organizer, mini fridge, microwave, mountable whiteboard, a smartphone helps enormously but it's not necessary, credit card, photos (you'll probably get homesick).
Use a condom.
Wow that took a long time to type, phone ftl
tl;dr - don't look or smell like shit, seize every opportunity, step out of your comfort zone, and get wasted erryday (no not really)