Prewriting for Letter to HSU Freshmen

Pre writing for letter to incoming HSU Freshmen.
HSU stands for hills, stairs, and umbrellas.
Don’t worry about founders hall. You don’t get used to the stairs Ever and that is just something that you will have to deal with.
Don’t wear such long pants. They will get wet. OR you can just keep wearing pants that drag and deal with the fact that half of your pants will be wet by the end of the day.
Talk to people in your classes and make friends. They don’t have to be your best friends but people who you have enough conficence to talk to and ask questions.
STUDY! You may hear your friends in the hallway at the dorms but don’t get distracted. Homework and studying will make every class easy. But not necessarily every class just most.
Do not get discouraged if you get a bad grade on the first assignment/ test. Think of them as just a roadmap to what the teacher does to quiz you. Next time be prepared to ask questions before the exam and DO NOT I repeat DO NOT wait until the night right before the test to study. Your high school teachers were right. It does nothing for you and you will forget the information.
Don’t let the first month of school fool you. I know, you will get used to late nights watching movies and hanging with your friends. In this state you will believe that homework is just a joke that teachers made up to fool you. They were not fooling you. By thanksgiving break your homework load will increase. It is inevitable.
Don’t be afraid to be the only one in the dorm who goes to bed early. You will look the best and will be the most relaxed by far.
Talk to your friends from home. They will miss you and you know you will miss them. However, DO NOT get sucked into skyping them at all hours to stay connected. Not only are you keeping them from making new friends, you are keeping yourself from meeting new friends as well.
The first week you may feel like you are far behind on making new friends, It seems like half the people you meet came here with 25% of their local high school and that they know everyone by their first and last names. This is not the case and if someone does have a friend from high school, I ccan almost guarantee that they would love someone new and exciting to join their circle of friends.
Do not eat the j fries at every meal. Don’t even think about eating them every day. You will start to feel sick. The first month of j food fools you into thinking they really do provide healthy and love cooked meals. They do not. I would however suggest looking into the sandwhich line. They are very delicious.
Oh- beware the cupboard. Many people on campus like to refer to this fine establishment as the “chubbard”. This is because it will make you chubby if you go there often. While this is yet to be made certain it is definitely a fact that the cupboard over charges you. The very first time you enter you may notice that there are no prices placed on anything, ANYWHERE! Then you will proceed to assume that you know the price of an odwalla and it cant exceed what? Maybe 2.50? You will be sadly mistaken. Even with a 23% discount for using j points you will still be using over $3. Watch out for your money. No spending sprees!
Go ahead and walk around town. Everyone will and has encountered a strange hippie or two in middle of the night but most of them are passing through. That is not to say trust everyone but know that not every transient is after you in the night.
We do not have much of a selection for food off campus but I would highly recommend going to Don’s Doughnuts. 80 cent doughnuts abound there and it is not to far of a walk to get there.
I would not suggest bringing a car onto campus. While it does seem like a good idea, you can do without one. Also, If you bring a car, do not let just anyone know that you have it. You will get hit up for rides every hour and everyday.
Remember that Arcata is mostly by itself. Learn the bus route so you can go into eureka. The bus isn’t scary and if you’re confused, ask someone around you to help you out. People tend to be nice here and are willing to help you, all you have to do is ask for help and it will come your way!