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THINK ABOUT THIS!
One thing they don’t tell you you you about college is how much unscheduled time you’ll have to yourself By asking these questions now and and being honest with yourself about how you’ll handle this new amount of of of unstructured free time you’ll avoid a a a lot of of of the feelings of of of listlessness boredom loneliness and confusion that can accompany freshman year in in college Another thing to be cognizant of of is is thinking about what kind of of environment your college is is set within (remember we asked about about and started talking about about this with with the Student Questionnaire in in Chapter 1 of this book) If you’re in in an an an urban environment and won’t have a a a a a a a car do some research about public transit and prepare to to become as as cosmopolitan as as possible Getting to to know a a a city will potentially be one of the most exciting things about your college experience Being savvy with public transit will aid your quest If you’ve picked a a a a a a school for its access to nature do research now about what kinds of public lands and and and other other hiking camping skiing and and and other other activities are available to you you as as well as as how you you can access them Most campuses have items for you to to rent to to utilize these opportunities Finally since you’re a a a a a a a a student your ID will help you you you gain access to many things at at a a a a a a a a greatly reduced cost or or for free Along with being your your ID card card your your library card card and (in many cities) it it it will be be your bus pass you you can get discounts at coffee shops restaurants for haircuts museums travel and so much more When you you you go go to to college you you you don’t just go go to to a a a school you you you build an an entirely new new life for yourself in a a new new environment Be sure you you you you know the benefits of your your ID so you you you you can experience your new place fully 82