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                                                               People aren’t always fond of
                                  The school takes thousands in   change but as adults we must
                                  tuitions. As a first year living in   learn to deal with it. In the
                                  residence, landlords will over   Waterloo atmosphere you
                                  charge for food and rent. After all   must make friends. Some are
                                  of that, you still have personal   not so comfortable meeting
                                  expenses which add up. Don’t   new people, but friends can
                                  feel overwhelmed but just be   become most helpful at times.
                                  aware of your money.  When you   They can help you through
                                  reach 2nd year and beyond you   tough and emotional times
                                  should start to use Facebook   like not many can. As growing
                                  group pages and Kijiji for renting   adults we should always be
                                  cheap rooms. Watch how much   networking and building our
                                  you spend on food. Also, the   own brand. By being open to
                                  school charges for certain   meeting new people and
                                  services like dental. If your family   always being friendly, down
                                  or you don’t have an insurance   the line they can really save
                                  plan that covers this then it can   you. From helping you study
                                  be useful. If not, you will just be
      As a first year at University Of   wasting money on nothing.   for tests to becoming maybe
      Waterloo, you will have many   There are many job        your best man/ bridesmaid. If
      life changing experiences.   opportunities outside of the   you still feel lost and believe
      There is a lot to be learned   coop realm as well. A constant   you have no one, please call
      through your post-secondary   cash flow would enhance your   the helpline and solve your
      journey, and we are here to   life style a lot. As someone who   problems with them. Change
      guide you through it. A     can relate to your situation I am   makes students always
      concerning issue that has   able to sympathize with the ups   question themselves but we
      come up over the years is   and downs. Just make sure you   must learn to overcome. We
      money management. As an     are financially stable to hold   all go through the pain of
      adult you have to watch how   yourself up. Everyone goes   change but it makes us better
      much you spend, as OSAP     through their own experiences,   than who we are. So never let
      only provides you so much.  but money management is one   it consume you and always
                                                               know there is someone willing
                                  thing we all need to learn.   to talk it through with you.
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