I Hope To (Bullet) Point You In The Right Direction!

As a first year student, I would like to help you out a bit so you know what to expect next year when you come. (As you can see I left no room for ifs). There are a few essential things that are crucial to do before you leave and while you are here to have a successful first year.

First of all before you leave for home you need to:

• Have your parents sign a written agreement to send you a care package at least twice a month.
• Remind your friends that snail mail is more exciting to receive than an email.
• Put a sticky note on your grandma's purse reminding her you're going to be far away at college. She will take pity on you and send you money...you're parents won't.
• Love up your pets before you leave, you'll miss them like crazy.
• Don't bring everything you own because in actuality, you don't need all that stuff to survive, I promise.

Now, here are a few things you need to be able to remember to utilize your "firsts" here at EMU:

• The first time you go to a basketball game, make sure you keep your ticket stub because you can get a free foot long at subway (after purchase of course).
• The first time you go to the Regal buy a large Coke, not only because it's massive and you get free refills, but because it simply makes your first movie at college even more awesome.
• The first time you go to Common Grounds, get a milkshake. Why? Cause I said so.
• The first time you eat in the caf remember that you chose this school for other reasons...just swallow and move on. (Just kidding, it's not THAT bad...)
• The first time you think about going to IHOP at 1am make sure it's a Wednesday because college students get half off and us frugal Menno's are all about that.

I hope that at least some of these points will allow you to have a successful first semester in college! You know the protocol! Go on outside in this Spring weather (well hopefully you have some too) and have a SUPERB day!