It was basically a balance of trying to get all your study done, while also drinking yourself half to death every other night.
But is there something you wish you could do differently about that first year?
Do you wish you'd gotten more involved in campus activities?
Did you discover an amazing study technique in your last year that you wish you'd known earlier?
Or did you find a genius way to live comfortably on your measly student budget?
What advice do you wish you could go back and tell your first-year self? Let us know in the comments below for your chance to be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post!