By Shane Burrell
1) Buddy System
By the time you've decided you want to go out, I'm sure that all of your friends have been asking to go. You probably said you were busy to a few of them that you can only stand for a few minutes at a time. But said yes to your best friends or at least the people that you can stand for more than five minutes. Now remember when you go out you should always have your friends with you. This way if you are going to start a drunken fight you have your friends to back you up.
2) Pre-gaming
Pre-gaming is one of the more intricate parts of college life. Many of us college students don't have enough money to buy all the drinks that we want when we are at the bar. Lets face it, drinks are just super expensive when you are on a college budget. And by college budget I mean constantly asking your parents for money, although a college budget has some perks. Pre-gaming for example lets you drink as much as you can in your car as fast as you can, without throwing up, and then head out to the bars. Remember in this case its best to have a Buddy System because if you get to wasted then you have a sober friend that is able to drive you home.
3) At said Club
When you are at said club you should always remember that you are a part of a larger group of people that are being watched at all times. Girls, Guys, it doesn't matter, you are now a unit within the system in which just walked into. But don't be alarmed this is just how the game works. First you have to get yourself something to drink, but if the line is long make sure that you get two of whatever because you never know if the line will keep on growing or if there will be someone there that catches your eye.
4) The Mishaps
Although most of the time when you are at the club or bar you might find yourself drinking a little more than you thought you should have. This is where your Buddy System comes into play in more ways than just a bar fight. Typically when you go out with a bunch of people you should always have someone that doesn't drink so they can drive everyone home. Unless you guys planned ahead and have a hotel room then everything is fair game, just make sure you guys don't get to trashed.
9) Have a Best Friend
Sometimes you have those days when life is just a little harder to handle than usual, this is when you have your best friend come in and make everything just a little better. College is hard and challenging, but that's what this whole college experience is about really. Making the friends that will last a life time, and making the mistakes that might have some long term effects on you. But hey that's why you have a best friend, so you can bitch.
10) Graduate
Nothing says "F*&% You," more than when you graduate. For all the people that called you dumb stupid, or were just total dicks to you growing up. That will always be one of he biggest achievements in your life, so make sure you give them a big F*&% You!
When you are at said club you should always remember that you are a part of a larger group of people that are being watched at all times. Girls, Guys, it doesn't matter, you are now a unit within the system in which just walked into. But don't be alarmed this is just how the game works. First you have to get yourself something to drink, but if the line is long make sure that you get two of whatever because you never know if the line will keep on growing or if there will be someone there that catches your eye.
4) The Mishaps
Although most of the time when you are at the club or bar you might find yourself drinking a little more than you thought you should have. This is where your Buddy System comes into play in more ways than just a bar fight. Typically when you go out with a bunch of people you should always have someone that doesn't drink so they can drive everyone home. Unless you guys planned ahead and have a hotel room then everything is fair game, just make sure you guys don't get to trashed.
5) Hangover
Being college students we sometimes don't think about how drinking the night before we have an 8 a.m. class will effect us in any way that's negative. Common mistake! Drinking the night before you have a class in the morning is never a good idea, but is something that happens to all of us. But when you wake up in the morning only 20 minutes before your class starts you must bring what you need to survive. Mouth wash: even after you brush your teeth because no matter what your breathe will be KICKIN. Water, the day after pill aka Tylenol and crackers. Its unlikely that you'll be able to keep anything down anyways.
6) HOMEWORK
Yes, homework. Now I'm sure I know what your thinking right now, "WTF?" Yeah trust me, I'm thinking the same thing as I'm writing it, but it is something that will allow you to get a good grade and be able to have a free weekend or in some cases, another weekday. Lets face it when you get your homework done you have it done and out of the way and in some cases you could have a better grade even if you bombed your last test.
7) Getting Personal
Getting personal with your peers is helpful in many ways, and by this I mean more than just the nasty. But getting to know your professors and the people that are in your major. Professors will be more likely to cut you some slack when you need it, or when your lying about your hangover and sending them emails saying that your "sick" or that your car broke down even though you live on campus. Getting to know the people in your major is also useful because most of them have already taken the classes that you need and will sell the textbooks for dirt cheap. This way you have more money to go out and a friend that will let you know if the professor ever changes his quizzes or not.
8) Know When Enough is ENOUGH!
Now I'm sure your thinking, "I know when I've had enough," go ahead and keep telling yourself that. I'm sure that we all have had that night when we wake and ask, "what the hell happened last night?" Still thinking you know when enough is enough? A Buddy System is super helpful in this case. This is when you can count on your friends to take you out of the party, and throw you in a cold shower because at that point that's when your going to need one and then when you wake up they can tell you how much of an ASS you made out of yourself.
Sometimes you have those days when life is just a little harder to handle than usual, this is when you have your best friend come in and make everything just a little better. College is hard and challenging, but that's what this whole college experience is about really. Making the friends that will last a life time, and making the mistakes that might have some long term effects on you. But hey that's why you have a best friend, so you can bitch.
10) Graduate
Nothing says "F*&% You," more than when you graduate. For all the people that called you dumb stupid, or were just total dicks to you growing up. That will always be one of he biggest achievements in your life, so make sure you give them a big F*&% You!
But just remember that college is the place where you can make mistakes. Trust me your going to make A LOT of them, but as long as you learn from them and improve your life from them then ultimately that's what college is about. Learning things in life that are going to make you a better person.
And that's How You Get Away With Murder.
