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It's totally ok to be nervous. This is a big life change! If your college is anything like mine then you will be in a freshman engineering class that will teach you programming, problem solving, how to think, and how to fail. (Yes that is correct. Some of our projects were almost impossible. Our grades were curved because when everyone fails together, the question is who got closer to succeeding.) If you decide that engineering isn't for you then it will be much easier to get out of engineering and into one of the other sciences than it would be to get into engineering from something else.
 
On the topic of grades, I would like to caution you that college is going to be different from high school. I was one of those straight A students who never had to work too hard or study very much. College classes are different. Some professors made homework optional or didn't force you to complete labs if you didn't finish them during the time allotted. You will still be tested on the material. You still need to know everything that has been covered. I'm not trying to freak you out. I'm just warning you that you may need to change your study habits in order to do well and you may have to change how you think about grades. A 'B' is completely acceptable and even an accomplishment depending on how hard you worked for it!
 
And finally, have fun!!!! Make friends with your roommate, if possible. Make friends with people on your floor or your classes and try to schedule times to meet up with people to eat together. Everyone has to eat and it's lonely to eat by yourself, so ask people if they want to eat lunch together after class or meet up for dinner. See what clubs are available to join and go to several before you decide what to stick with. I only had time to join one group during my freshman year because studying and homework consumed so much of my time. Once freshman engineering was over I was able to join a social dance club. That's actually where I met all of my closest college friends. So even if this year isn't so great, there's always next year!
 
One more random thing... When you're scheduling classes for next year, look at what you are actually required to take. Do you have to take econ or stats specifically? Or do you just need an elective? I was able to take some really fun classes because I chose my own electives that fit my degree requirements rather than just taking what everyone else took.

I've been browsing the trading post and auctions the past week in an attempt to grab neggs for my gallery that I don't already have. I happened across a trade today that was full of neggs and said "maybe free" for what they wanted. I took a look at the neggs and noticed that some of them were actually rather pricy to be given away. I neomailed the owner and asked if they had a price that would be acceptable, because free was just too good to be true. They mailed me back and said that they were leaving neo and those neggs were for a friend. I was disappointed, but said I wouldn't bid on them and that she should consider leaving some of her pricy items in her SDB in case she decided to come back later. So then I get a neomail a bit later from her that says her friend doesn't want the neggs and that she has more in her SDB to give away. What incredible luck! I'm still wondering if this is too good to be true and if something fishy is going on, but she has trades with all kinds of stuff for free. It really does seem as if she just wants to get rid of everything. So anyways, I just had to share my happy news for the day. My gallery increased by about 30 neggs today! Woohoo! :thumbsup:

I've been browsing the trading post and auctions the past week in an attempt to grab neggs for my gallery that I don't already have. I happened across a trade today that was full of neggs and said "maybe free" for what they wanted. I took a look at the neggs and noticed that some of them were actually rather pricy to be given away. I neomailed the owner and asked if they had a price that would be acceptable, because free was just too good to be true. They mailed me back and said that they were leaving neo and those neggs were for a friend. I was disappointed, but said I wouldn't bid on them and that she should consider leaving some of her pricy items in her SDB in case she decided to come back later. So then I get a neomail a bit later from her that says her friend doesn't want the neggs and that she has more in her SDB to give away. What incredible luck! I'm still wondering if this is too good to be true and if something fishy is going on, but she has trades with all kinds of stuff for free. It really does seem as if she just wants to get rid of everything. So anyways, I just had to share my happy news for the day. My gallery increased by about 30 neggs today! Woohoo! :thumbsup:

I've been browsing the trading post and auctions the past week in an attempt to grab neggs for my gallery that I don't already have. I happened across a trade today that was full of neggs and said "maybe free" for what they wanted. I took a look at the neggs and noticed that some of them were actually rather pricy to be given away. I neomailed the owner and asked if they had a price that would be acceptable, because free was just too good to be true. They mailed me back and said that they were leaving neo and those neggs were for a friend. I was disappointed, but said I wouldn't bid on them and that she should consider leaving some of her pricy items in her SDB in case she decided to come back later. So then I get a neomail a bit later from her that says her friend doesn't want the neggs and that she has more in her SDB to give away. What incredible luck! I'm still wondering if this is too good to be true and if something fishy is going on, but she has trades with all kinds of stuff for free. It really does seem as if she just wants to get rid of everything. So anyways, I just had to share my happy news for the day. My gallery increased by about 30 neggs today! Woohoo! :thumbsup: