i don't have a list but the one thing i wish i knew back then was high school is when you get the chance to do A LOT of extracurricular activities, while in college, studying would eat up all of you time (we read habermas through and through...). i wish i've done more back in HS...Good luck. :) College is so much fun, especially if you're going to attend an out of the state college/university,you just have to know how to manage your time which could be real difficult at times...

Oh. So much to tell.
1. My professors are going to expect me to keep track of my own time, get my work done, and not bring in a note from mom to explain why I was sick and not able to write that 25-page paper that was due yesterday and which I've known about all semester.
2. So many amazing people will come to speak at my college. I wish I'd known in high school that you'll only get one chance to see some of these folks, so take advantage of it whenever you can.
3. You will never have so much and so little time for reading. You will be expected to read, read, read for your classes, and you'll wonder if you'll ever get to read for pleasure again. But you will, and sometimes, the course material becomes pleasurable.
4. Concomitant to #2, the chance to take a course on something you nothing about, will not help you get a job, and which will challenge you anyway is a chance that will not come your way again. Take the course.
5. You are not going to college to get a job.
6. While going to college will aid you in getting a job, the reason it will do this, even if you're majoring in lib arts, is that it will teach you to think critically, to read with a discerning eye, to not think that something must be right because XXX said so.
7. Go visit your professor for each course at least once during the semester. A) It will be good for you to talk to your professor about the material that s/he loves enough to teach, and B) when you need someone to write you a letter of recommendation, it's much easier to write it if I've actually spoken to you.
8. If your parents are paying for college, be grateful. If you're paying for your own school, you'll learn time management and budgeting like nobody's business. But if you are going to college and not being expected to work, then make sure you work your ass off at school.
9. An occasional party is okay. Every weekend will fuck you up in more ways than one.
10. If you possibly can, check out your college's international programs as soon as possible. Work toward being able to spend at least part of one of your years abroad. You'll never regret it.
11. (I'm cheating.) Read the newspaper. Don't just watch the news. Know what's going on in the world. When someone mentions an international crisis, know the basics. Really, the number of college students who can tell me about the latest reality star meltdown but can't tell me what's going on in Darfur makes me weep.

1. Pick a major that isn't liberal arts. Personal fulfillment and the path towards self-actualization doesn't lead to an actual job.

2. If you do pick a major that is a liberal arts, pick another that'll guarantee you a job, like engineering or the sciences.

Take as many upper level classes and seminars that have limited enrollment as you can. A class of ten allows you an awful lot of face time with your prof. Find ones that you click with on a personal level and engage them -- this will give you a chance to get involved in their research, make lasting relationships with fascinating people, and have a staunch advocate on your side come job/grad school search time.

Thank you so much for all of this wonderful advice, oh and John I plan on majoring in threatre and english with a creative writing track meaning I will never get a job.

I wish I had known how very different people from other parts of the country and world were from me, how small was my world despite the fact that I had read "everything."

I wish I had known that not everyone's values and opinions were in common.

I wish I had known just how hard it would be to learn French in colleges vs French in high school

I wish I had known how much laundry my mother did.

I wish I had known that getting sick on campus and going to the infirmary was going to be so lonely.

That's not 10 but that's all I can post, the rest has to do with boys and sex.

1. Don't sign up for any classes that start before 10 am unless you are a morning person or don't like to party.
2. Get your hands on the course syllabus as soon as possible.
3. Create a study group among the smart people in your class. organize it your self, even if you think you're not the smartest.
4. Find out what your preferred learning style is. If you don't know find out.
5. Don't procrastinate on reading or completing assignments.
6. If you are not paying for this yourself, pretend that you are...you'll get more out of it if you do.

That's more than you probably want to hear.

1. Your professors expect you to care about your own education and not let little excuses get in the way of it. You are grown now, they don't get paid to mother you. Keep a date book, write everything down, and learn a system to get your work done. If you can accomplish that simple goal, you will actually get something out of college.

2. Don't focus on one set of skills. Learn to be flexible and industrious. Are you good with computers and art? Take some graphic design courses. Make yourself as well competently well rounded as possible.

3. Do not get 10 credit cards and max them out immediately. Don't get any credit cards until you get a real job. It's better to suffer a bit of Ramen-Noodle poverty now than to suffer it all your life because you're paying back big debts for dorm furniture.

4. Learn to find your niche. If you are curious, and go looking, you'll find people that excite you and share your interests on any campus. Don't feel like you're tied down to one set of people. Meet everyone, pick your friends carefully, watch out for fakes.

5. The financial aid office doesn't care if you missed the deadline, that's your problem. Make that a mantra.

6. Minimize unnecessary drama -- live, learn, love, do crazy things like anyone should in college -- but avoid people who throw extraneous drama into your life. It will just distract you and you will never get that time back.

7. Show up on the first day with an extra $1,000.00 in your bank account for books and supplies. You have to buy them. Trying to get around that is always, always a bad idea.

8. Get an internship. Get two or three or four. Do everything you can to get experience in your field before you graduate.

9. Understand the reality of life -- you may have a dream to be a great actress or writer, or whatever -- but the reality is that most people who make spend years working in total obscurity (and often enough, poverty) before anyone notices them. If you really like a middle class lifestyle, learn two skills. Be a painter and a computer programmer. Be a writer and a teacher. These things are not mutually exclusive.

10. Work toward a specific goal, not a general one. The more specific your goals, the easier they are to accomplish.

Good luck!

1. It's extremely important to try to replicate the home life you are used to as much as possible when you go to college. Never underestimate the value of a quiet room, a good bed, and good food. Make it a priority to make the place you go after class somewhere you can relax and concentrate. For the dorm room, don't be afraid to bring in furniture such as a writing/drafting desk and a carpet, or even a bed. The peace of mind this will give you in the long run is worth any upfront cost a thousand times over.

2. Bad roomates can literally ruin your education in as little as a single semester. Beware of roomates who don't study or care about education, or people who lead destructive lifestyles. Get away from these people. Surround yourself with people who are focused on following through and actually finishing school.

3. Good supplies are important, and they cost money, but you have to have them. Get a good and powerful laptop computer, and buy the programs you need to do your work. Get a good calculator. Look around your classrooms and get what other people are using. The tools you use to do your work can save you time and get you better grades.

4. Excercise. If possible join a club that promotes outdoor activities. Even if you don't think you have the time. Excercising gives you energy and keeps your mind sharp. No matter how much you think staying up late and studying all day might help you more than taking a break and going for a bike ride or playing frisbee, it won't. Keep your body active, and you'll do much better.

5. You need to learn a simple truth about the world. Most people don't care about the education you'll get in college. It's important that you finish, but the world as a whole has a very bitter and jaded view of higher education in general. As such, don't worry about your grades too much. A C is just as good as an A in the end.

6. Get a job. Even if you don't need the money. From the first day you enter school, find a part time job somewhere. As soon as you can. If you can get a job that is even remotely close to your major, do it. Having a job reminds you what the real world is like, and it reminds you the whole point of getting your education in the first place.

7. Internships and Co-ops are probably the best opportunity your school has to offer. Take advantage of them as soon as possible. Don't wait to work thinking you will finish your education sooner or that opportunity will come knocking after you finish college. It won't. Getting a job is hard, especially without experience, and the opportunities available to you through internships and co-ops may never be open to you again for the rest of your life. It's by far the best service your college offers.

8. Failure happens, but you don't need to let it stop you from moving forward. You're going to have a lot of hardships in life, and you need to learn to pick yourself back up and keep going. You're going to fail a test sometimes. A teacher will take a disliking to you. You may even hit a point in your life where you feel like dropping out. You may even fail a class. Realize that the entire point of college, and life in general, is to keep moving forward and to keep trying again. Very few people succeed the first time they do anything, and most people who look like they have everything together are just putting up a good front. Everyone has problems, so don't let yours get the best of you.

9. Take different types of classes besides what your major calls for. If you try to follow the curriculum, you'll never take anything fun. Don't try to finish a major in 4 years just because the handbook says it's possible. That type of goal is generally pretty unrealistic, and will probably just burn you out in the end anyway. Take some fun courses, and don't be afraid to take a lighter load that might delay your major for a few semesters.

10. Take vacations. Don't try to "power" your way through college with summer school and night classes. Plan trips with your friends. Go home and see your family. The value of a vacation away from your dreary, stressful life cannot be underestimated. It will recharge you and invigorate you in ways that you won't realize. When you get a chance to go somewhere exciting, take it.