Probably the most emotionally and physically draining part of college is the problems that arise within the groups of new friends that you have formed. No one wants to make anyone angry and get removed from the group, yet the new freedom of college allows you to act however you want around your friends. However this can be a big problem when it comes to the lines that can't be crossed and who not to be crossed. Some people take offense to things easier than other people. Each person has their own limit and when first entering college as freshmen the best thing to do is wait until it is revealed how thick that line is with each person. Thinking that acting just like you did in high school with your friends that you had known forever will probably end badly in college. Meeting these people for the first time means you know nothing about them. There could be severe family problems behind why they don't agree with something or why they get angry really easy. Wait until you get to know the people before testing the limits of the friendship.
Also when you start to get to know the people don't make sudden or quick judgements about them based on their appearance or the things they own. And since you are now living with your friends which is a totally new experience, they mostly see everything that you have to own since they are in your room a lot of the time. If people don't judge you then you shouldn't judge them. Just because someone doesn't have the nicest of clothes or can't afford the most expensive things out there does not mean they wont turn out to be the nicest and friendliest person you get to know. Everyone has a life story, some peoples stories are worse than others. Some stories are better than others stories. No matter what that story is being nice and friendly to people will get a freshman student a lot farther in college and the social relationships created, than being mean and judgemental. As the saying goes "Don't judge a book by it's cover".
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That should be ageless...
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