forum freshman advice corner(more advice from crocs)

Started July 19, 2020 by @croccin-champagne

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ghdhgfhfd y'all deserve to be confident. there's literally no reason any of you shouldn't be

ffnfndnd Crocs you’re amazing, that was so well said

ilysm crocsadile <3

<3 be confident you beautiful losers. i'll fight you if you don't at least try

That is such a profound quote, that's in the running for my senior quote. Imagine it:
Jupiter Sun
"Be confident you beautiful losers. I'll fight you if you don't at least try." ~ Crocs

hjfddhfdf i was gonna say you should probably put my actual name and then i was like 'crocs is funnier' so

but in seriousness be confident y'all life is a lot easier when you are

small random bit of unsolicited advice: don't be afraid to look a little stupid. everyone's so concerned about looking dumb and then nobody does anything fun and that's a really sad way to live. look dumb while climbing up onto a short wall to walk across it like a tightrope walker. look like a dork. do it. life is too short to care what other people think all the time

y e s
like i’m actually pretty confident now but every time i’m unsure about something your advice helps so much so thank you crocs :D

no problem! it's what i'm here for!!

Okay, so one of my top choice colleges apparently has not just a dress code, but a music, movie, and TV code. I know that it's a conservative/Baptist college, but I think this is a little much. Also, I can't find out what these codes even are, because you have to have an account with the college to see it.
_{also they are very very against you being with the opposite gender at any point ever so i guess it works out that i'm forever alone}

Okay, so one of my top choice colleges apparently has not just a dress code, but a music, movie, and TV code. I know that it's a conservative/Baptist college, but I think this is a little much. Also, I can't find out what these codes even are, because you have to have an account with the college to see it.
_{also they are very very against you being with the opposite gender at any point ever so i guess it works out that i'm forever alone}

Okay, so with that, the music has to be instrumental/orchestral and or Religious music if it's being played out loud, but it can be whatever you want if you have headphones. With movies and TV it's basically extreme R rated movies and porn. (Some extremely conservative colleges also have a code about shows/movies/etc. Involving cults, LGBTQ+, angels, demons, and lucifer (satan basically). It can be avoided if you buy your own Wi-Fi router, and use your own data, even though it costs extra, but you won't get caught, unless they decide to do a room check at 3 am, and then you just shut off the tv. (Subtitles are a godsend bc they won't really check your room unless they hear noises, and then you just open the door very sleepily and the will be like open your door real quick and they will stick their head in and nod and leave you be.) The male and female thing, you just roll with it. Make friends with the staff and professors bc they'll be chill if they see you with a guy. And make him know to the professors and staff, and they'll roll with him. (But if you're LGBTQ+, introduce your SO as your best friend. Because they don't tolerate it. So you have to keep it hidden.)
That's my little bit of advice. Hope it helps!

It feels like your idea of conservative schools are super different from here at least. Here, "conservative Christian college" means "nothing above the knee, no tank tops at all, no TV that's not religious, chaperoned dates, no dates for underclassmen, you have to get a Bible degree alongside whatever else you're doing", but idk about where Jupiter lives. I'd say figure out exactly how conservative it is, you can usually do that by reaching out to a staff member or someone who goes there (someone that goes/went there is probably a little more reliable bc they don't have a 'convince her to come here' agenda, but you can usually find someone's email on their website or a number to call and ask them to send you the rules, they'll be nice if you say you're interested in attending in a few years but they might not be allowed to give out the rules, idk, so be prepared ig) and then weigh your options and decide if you think you'd be okay to attend with all those rules. And iirc you're pretty young so you don't have to decide yet. You still have a few years

One of my cousin's friends went to the college I'm interested in and met her husband there, so I guess you aren't completely forbidden from the opposite gender. (I'm also straight, so I don't have to worry about that unless you count being demiromantic, which I don't think means anything in this situation.) I've never been to the area that the college is located in, as it's out-of-state for me. If it helps, it's in Virginia. But I'm in a generally conservative area, though not overly so. Eh, I'm probably worrying over nothing. It probably won't be that big of a deal. I generally have a conservative fashion style, and about the only TV shows I watch are on HGTV or Food Network (with the exception of Dancing With The Stars). I'm mainly worried that they'd ban non-religious music. I listen to a fair amount of it, but I also love many other types of music. None of it is really explicit, it's just not religious. But yeah, I guess they can't control me if I've got earbuds. Thanks guys! :)

Bruh that's a lot. Like, no gay and no sex is pretty much all I've heard.

Why are you considering this college over other schools, if the strict rules are concerning to you- even as someone who's done nothing wrong?

Why are you considering this college over other schools, if the strict rules are concerning to you- even as someone who's done nothing wrong?

^^^^^^ that's the real question

This college is one of the only ones that's even relatively close to my home which offers the degree I want. They're also a Christian college, which is even harder to find in my area.
But that is a good question. I'll have to sit down and reconsider this option a bit.

You definitely have time to weigh out all of this and figure out what works best for you. Looking for the right school can be a pain, but the fact that you're already thinking is great. Hopefully by the time the decision actually comes around you'll be prepared.

Oh God, I'd rather not go to college than go to a Christian college-

Oh God, I'd rather not go to college than go to a Christian college-

I feel thatttt
My college was a Baptist college back in the day, but they basically got kicked out of being a Christian college because they refused to quit teaching evolution in the 80s lmao. Also we have a huge LGBT+ community, our professors say fuck all the time, and we're honestly less conservative than a lot of Georgia colleges.

There's a college about 10 minutes away from my house that also used to be Christian and still as a decent Christian community, I looked at it but a) it didn't have the major I want and b) their website was impossible to navigate and they didn't have a lot of information on there