1. EdCom is the supreme authority on everything

2. My navigation skills leave a lot to be desired – best to use the routes I already know when carrying heavy textbooks.

3. Don’t forget your keys in the excitement of toast.

4. There are people out there that are perfectly capable of beating me at Set.

5. University aims to teach us patience (by having lines for everything from cotton candy and inflatables (yes, university students love those) to events and the bookstore)

6. Always have a pen.

7. Engineers love drinking songs and raunchy comedy.

8. If you have consecutive classes in a program you really only have to know where the first class is – you can follow the crowd to the rest.

9. Always have something to do with you (so you don’t end up twiddling your thumbs while waiting a hour and a half for that girl with the 9th edition chemistry textbook to show up.)

10. Find nice boys who will walk you home.

11. Don’t get too attached to friends made in frosh week – but hold on to the ones who are important to you!

12. Let yourself gravitate towards people who you connect with.

13. Buy stuff off campus to save money.

14. Be efficient. Time is precious. (Yeah, yeah, I’m finally getting this one)

15. Have a back up plan. Especially for backflip phone alarms.

16. Sit with new people at lunch.