Right now, I'm sitting in the hallway of my secretly hidden classroom in Upham watching my classmates try and find the room, not see where it is, and walk the other direction. Do I recognize these people from lecture? I think so, but I can't be certain because I'm not wearing my glasses. Should I ask them if they're in the same class as me to direct them to the correct room? Probably. But I probably won't.
My fave part of college? Making people uncomfortable. I never do it intentionally, but if I don't, someone usually will do it to me. Hence the problems of Day 1. I was too friendly with my professor, then he made fun of me in front of everyone. I would have been better off pretending I couldn't speak english well.
Never take classes with friends. Until last year, I never took a class with anyone I knew. Idle conversation is not something that impresses the professor, and I would probably listen even less than I already do. Also, there are certain expectations that people have of me in the classroom that I just wouldn't be able to meet. Then you always have to share your answers or summarize last nights readings...do it yourself fool! I like you, but not that much. Last year, I stupidly allowed myself to take a class with Jarod. I'll be honest. It was a good excuse to be able to hang out more and do homework together. Then, he wouldn't show up, or wouldn't show up on time (biggest pet peeve ever). It would make me embarrassed because he already talked to me in class, and I was associated with him. Later in the semester, he pulled out a newspaper and started reading it when class had started. Then, every time we'd have a quiz or exam, I'd hear "What'd you get?" If I did better, he couldn't believe it because I hardly studied, but if I didn't do as well, I should have studied more instead of play on the internet. Lose-Lose. While it was nice to have lunch with someone three days a week (SWIPE!) I hated what I had to deal with to get some company.
Don't make friends with people in class. Long long ago (like, for real) when I was a freshman, I tried to make friends with people in my classes. One time I walked up to a girl and said "Did you know we have 3 classes together?" She was weirded out. We ended up being lab partners and hung out a couple times, but after the semester was over, she never called me or returned my calls (no text messaging at the time) Did I feel like a scorned lover? Um yes. Lesson learned, I never made a friend in class again. I did all of the work and had all of the ideas and she just took them. Not fun. She ruined my chances of actually making friends. Hence only having like 4 friends from college.
Look fancy in the first week. I make a point to comb my hair, dabble a lot of make up on, and pick my clothes out the night before. Why do I do this when I don't even want to make friends? Because some classes have group projects and I don't want to be stuck with the weirdos. Looking nice, but not too nice says, "Hey, I care about myself. I'm cool. I do well in school." I hate when they do the "count off" for groups. Hey Teacher! Just let me pick
Be Prepared. Classroom participation is usually around 10% of the final grade. While that seems little, you'll find out, like Jarod did his senior year, that's a whole letter grade. I have found that I can skim readings, find a few important things, then get into that classroom and raise my hand as fast as I friggin' can and then I'm done.
Stay away from the Asians I know what you're thinking, but if you know me, you know. I freaking hate Asian people. They never look or seem normal, they're always doing something weird. Don't even make eye contact or be nice, or you'll be in Biology class trying to look at algae while some girl keep poking you in the back asking you what words mean on her electronic translator. Yes it happened.
In every other part of my life, becoming a mom has really helped me gain some sort of social life, because now all people ask me about is Sammy. No prob, I can do that. Apparently school is no different than before, except I'm 10x as not cool as I was before.
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