Back to School: Look out for these people
I had so much fun offering up recommendations on how to save money at college; I’ve got some more advice for you freshmen and other college newbs out there. This time, check out my list of the nine types of people to avoid during the trials and tribs of dorm living.
-The smelly kid that never does laundry
Distinguishing characteristics: He (odds on favorite: it’s almost always a he) wears the same hoodie for a week straight; unlucky roommate finds any excuse to leave the stink pit.
-That mean girl whose always “trying to study”
Distinguishing characteristic: Always threatening to ‘tell on you’ to her RA when you’re playing hallway soccer outside her door at 9pm on a weekday.
-The new kid that wants to be in every club
Distinguishing characteristic: Is elsewhere all the time! It’s the white Protestant guy that you see during the first meeting of the African-American Students union AND the Catholic Daughters club.
-The overly astute Continuing Ed. student
Distinguishing characteristic: Asks dozens of unnecessary questions every class no matter what the assignment is– “What size font should our papers be typed in?”
-The senior guy patrolling for freshmen girls
Distinguishing characteristics: This cooler-than-thou species hits on every eighteen year old blonde he sees. Beware, he might have a cool party (and a popped collar), but he probably gets around more than Tupac and Digital Underground.
-The grandiose athlete
Distinguishing characteristic: This All-Conference second teamer thinks he can take Lebron James off the dribble or hit a Johan Santana changeup with ease and tells you all about it at dinner everyday.
-The student that always brings a laptop to class
Distinguishing characteristic: Actually playing Spider Solitaire, watching YouTube videos, or browsing eBay while the professor thinks he/she is diligently taking high-tech notes.
-Psychology majors
Distinguishing characteristics: They all convince themselves that they have the condition that they studied last week and are always stressed out!!!!!!11
-The hardcore party animal majoring in Athletic Training or Int’l Studies
Distinguishing characteristics: A one-time hot shot jock in the small pond he/she came from, this type talks up a huge game and tries to drink an even bigger one; don’t expect to see them on the Dean’s List or making it to 8 AM Monday/Friday classes.
If you steer clear or these annoying and/or hazardous people, your days will be a lot brighter. Just hope that you never become one of them!!!
PeAcE,
C. DeRoin.
