{"id":3141,"date":"2017-09-08T11:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=3141"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:09:52","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:09:52","slug":"jimmy-freshman-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2017\/09\/08\/jimmy-freshman-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy: Freshman Tips!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether it was at COM Open House, at Orientation, or even at FYSOP, someone has read you their laundry list of Freshmen year advice. You all know to \u201cSurprise your parents with a phonecall,\u201d \u201cRation your dining points,\u201detc.. But what about all the stuff that you only learn from years of fighting tooth and nail to score GSU booths? Here\u2019s my niche little list of things to live by.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you need to charge your laptop in Warren Dining Hall…<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

There are hidden chargers under the tables against the windows by the front entrance. Like, when you swipe in and go directly left or right. Those windows. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s common knowledge, but I only found out at the end of my sophomore year. I wish someone would\u2019ve told me earlier \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n

For all y\u2019all tea drinkers out there\u2026<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Rhett\u2019s in the GSU will fill up your re-usable mugs with hot water for free! So if you\u2019re packing your own Teabags or Swiss Miss, you don\u2019t have to spend a dollar more.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want GSU Starbucks but not the GSU wait\u2026<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Rhett\u2019s also carries Starbucks Pike Roast coffee and Tazo teas. The line for actual GSU Starbucks is always crazy long. So if you just want a quick caffeine\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

An Uber Pool is usually the cheapest and quickest way to get to Harvard Square.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Taking the T all the way east to Park Street to transfer and head northwest takes 30 minutes longer than it should. Then again, if you\u2019re up for it, the walk down the Esplanade to the heart of Cambridge is a very nice one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Before you apply for an internship\u2026<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Go to COM Career Development and get your resume looked over. All you need to do is make a free appointment. The fifteen minutes with a counselor could save your life from a grammar disaster.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stay hydrated.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Seriously. People carry around those ridiculous Camelback water bottles for a reason. The first few weeks of school are really hot, and you’ll be sweating a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Google Keep is a godsend!<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

I found\u00a0<\/span>this app<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>in the middle of my freshman year and it really helps keep me organize. It\u2019s great for making bulleted \u201cto-do\u201d lists you check off. There\u2019s also great sticky note and reminder functions. It\u2019s a good substitute for a day planner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Optimize your walk to class with\u2026<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Podcasts! If you didn\u2019t read my\u00a0<\/span>last post<\/a>, I LOVE a good podcast. Recently, I\u2019ve been listening toNPR\u2019s Up First Podcast<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>in the morning to keep me up-to-date on the news. It\u2019s less effort then skimming the newspaper and the light analysis is very nice. The best part: each episode is 10 minutes, which is the exact amount of time it takes to walk to CAS from South Campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

If the COM Lounge printer is busy\u2026<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

You can use any of either of the two computer labs on the second floor (if there isn\u2019t a class going on).<\/span><\/p>\n

Warren Dining Hall has a two-fruit take-out limit.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Max it out. Earn your tuition back in apples, two at a time, baby.<\/span><\/p>\n

This may be terrible advice, actually\u2026<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

But Domino\u2019s Pizza takes dining points. Yeah, I think I entered an abusive relationship with Domino\u2019s my freshman year. She hurt me bad, but kept telling me how much she missed me\u2013she\u2019d leave her number at the foot of my door. Although I swore I\u2019d never see her again, I took her back in\u2026 Anyways, you would\u2019ve found out eventually.<\/span><\/p>\n

These are just a few golden nuggets to share. If you\u2019d like some more wisdom, feel free to reach out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whether it was at COM Open House, at Orientation, or even at FYSOP, someone has read you their laundry list of Freshmen year advice. You all know to \u201cSurprise your parents with a phonecall,\u201d \u201cRation your dining points,\u201detc.. But what about all the stuff that you only learn from years of fighting tooth and nail … Continue reading Jimmy: Freshman Tips!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44424],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3141"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3143,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3141\/revisions\/3143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}