{"id":739,"date":"2012-08-03T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T13:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=739"},"modified":"2012-08-03T09:38:30","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T13:38:30","slug":"mike-advice-for-the-class-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2012\/08\/03\/mike-advice-for-the-class-of-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike: Advice for the Class of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hey guys!<\/p>\n

So I\u2019m currently writing this from the beautiful island of Martha\u2019s Vineyard. My family and I vacation here every summer and it has become one of my favorite places on earth. If you haven\u2019t been, make a trip! It\u2019s just a quick ferry trip off the coast of Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

Can you believe it’s already August 3rd<\/sup>? This summer has really flown by. Anyways, I know all of you incoming freshmen must be getting nervous\/anxious to start BU in just a couple of weeks. By now, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve all been in contact with your respective roommates. Make sure to talk to each other about what to bring for the room\u2014I highly recommend a fan(s) for your room. Despite the freezing winter in Boston, it was brutally hot the first couple of weeks up in my room freshman year, (albeit I was on the top floor in Claflin) but a fan was definitely my savior.<\/p>\n

My biggest piece of advice for you guys is to get involved. Don\u2019t worry if you don\u2019t become best friends with your floor mates (in fact, I barely keep in touch with anyone from my floor freshman year), instead, go to SPLASH, and find an activity or group that you are interested in. I met my closest friends at school through the student groups that I was part of on campus. Whether it be Greek life, student government, theater, intramural sports, BUTV, or even a club devoted to people watching, BU has something for everybody! It is your job to put yourself out there and find something that you like. You will find that you have a lot of free time in college. Your schedule is completely different from high school. Fill your time with fun activities and meet people who share your similar interests!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m jealous that I won\u2019t be around this semester to experience the brand new Marciano Commons dining facility (click here<\/a> to check it out!) All of you will get to enjoy this mega dining hall along with Warren and West. Other new additions to Comm Ave? Pinkberry right in the GSU! With Jamba Juice, Starbucks, and now Pinkberry, you guys really do have it made. If you are craving some Thai, I suggest heading down to West campus to grab some Brown Sugar (In my opinion, it trumps Noodle Street and Nud Pob!)<\/p>\n

Even though I\u2019ll be across the country in Los Angeles this semester, it doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m not available to answer any of your questions or concerns. Feel free to shoot me an email if you have any doubts or questions about your first semester. Good luck to you all and I\u2019ll be sure to keep you posted on my LA adventures!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hey guys! So I\u2019m currently writing this from the beautiful island of Martha\u2019s Vineyard. My family and I vacation here every summer and it has become one of my favorite places on earth. If you haven\u2019t been, make a trip! It\u2019s just a quick ferry trip off the coast of Massachusetts. Can you believe it’s … Continue reading Mike: Advice for the Class of 2016<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7286],"tags":[955,11771,11785,11784,1196],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739"}],"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=739"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":741,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739\/revisions\/741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}