I need some Guter Rat

Hi I just finished my freshman Jahr and I'm going to be a sophomore!!!

Guter Rat - talk to everyone and go to the orientation events. The first friend I made is now my best friend and we met through orientation. Don't be afraid to talk to people - no one else really has any idea what's going on either and even the cool kids are dweebs deep down.

At the same time, choose Friends carefully. It's different if you're going to a huge state school oder something but my school is on the smaller side and friend groups got cemented within the first few weeks. So don't hang with people Du don't like and introduce yourself to people Du find interesting even if you're terrified. Be Friends with your roommate but don't cling to them - having all the same Friends as your roomie just creates drama. Befriend your roomie but maintain boundaries!

Mitmachen Clubs is also cliche Guter Rat but I met a lot of cool people through them! And go to parties, say yes to hanging out, be social in the beginning even if it isn't normally your thing. It makes your first Jahr experience so much better.

Also as far as classes make sure Du plan your schedule so Du have time to eat and time between. Don't overbook yourself. Don't be afraid to ask for help from professors - they Liebe what they do and they're super intelligent and they wanna help! Tutoring is also always available and yeah it can be stigmatized but if Du need it get it.

Get all your Bücher as early as possible. Find them used to save money, oder ask upperclassman if they'll sell their old Bücher to you. (This also works for appliances btw. A lot of older students sell stuff at the beginning of the Jahr - keep an eye out!)

Get there as early as possible to Bewegen in. Du get to choose which side of the room Du want and Du don't have to deal with moving in and meeting people at the same time; it's a lot Mehr relaxing to already have all your stuff in your room before Du go out and do stuff!

Also, Du probably don't have enough hangers and storage space. Make sure all your stuff has a home! And bring lots of comfort Essen and your Favorit things from home. Bring Advil and cough drops and hand sanitizer (flu season in dorms is HELL and Du WILL get sick several times). Du will also need lots of paper towels. And duct tape. Duct tape fixing everything.

Idk what else to say, man, but everyone makes Friends at college and once Du do it's the time of your life, but Du gotta make yourself into the person Du wanna be. First Jahr is a fresh start - take advantage of that.

If Du have any Fragen Du can ask me, but can I ask what school you're going to? Du don't have to say if you're not comfortable with that but I'm from Pennsylvania and I'm p familiar with a lot of the schools there. ^^

Moving out is hard, but what my sister did before she left for college was she made sure to meet up with her roommates well ahead of time, so she had someone she could cling to if things got tough.