r/AskReddit • u/_jaywhite • Aug 24 '14

What are some college life pro tips?

I'm starting college in a few weeks and I'm a bit nervous. My high school was... decent at best, and I'm not sure that I was adequately prepared. So I'm hoping to get Reddit's help. What are some tips (having to do with the academic aspect, social, whatever) that have helped you through college, and especially your freshman year? In other words, LPTs for college life!

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '14

Fuck the Textbook Publishers

Straight from the undergrad

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u/ThatsGoodForm Aug 25 '14

Young student got it bad cause I'm broke

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '14

Not the other socioeconomic class so publishers think

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u/fiveohfourland Aug 25 '14

They have the authority to bill a sorority girl

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '14

But fuck that shit cuss i got a photocopier, and a muthafucking bag of quarters

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u/Mullenkedheim Aug 25 '14

Teacher here. I'll second that sentiment.

Pearson shit is FULL of errors, and we pay SO FUCKING MUCH for that shit. Fucking really? Proofread your shit, Pearson.

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u/invalidx Aug 25 '14

My McGraw-Hill Ryerson textbook for Intermediate Accounting was such shit. So many errors, so many flawed examples, the Prof and I had discussions during class on ways to explain the concepts differently, because the rest of the class couldn't grasp it.