College is definitely a major change in any person's life. For me, I was in an entirely new place, nine hours away from home, surrounded by people that I have never seen before, and I was incredibly nervous about what journey lay ahead of me. Cynthia Hennard's article in Basement Medicine addressed virtually every concern that I and probably any other new student had about college. She did an excellent job of explaining normal issues that every student faces and how to go about resolving them to help you succeed. As soon as I discovered I was going to college, I knew that my biggest problem would be managing my time effectively. Procrastination basically runs in my family's blood and I have always fallen victim to it. I do not think I have ever even written a paper before it was due in twenty-four hours. Cynthia gave the very intelligent advice of having a formula for time management, such as the one her advisor told her back when she was in college: "If you want an A, invest three hours a week outside of class on a three credit class, a B, two hours or a C one hour a week. My dentist actually told me (while painfully scraping at my teeth), to devote eight hours to school, eight hours for fun and eight hours to sleep. That specific formula has always resonated well with me and I plan on trying to follow it a little more strictly. Back home I was a very free child. My parents rules were that as long as I was not failing school or bringing them to the courthouse, I could basically do whatever I want. So, I have always been very used to not being on a leash, but that is not the case with several of the friends that I have made. It is very easy to recognize when someone had a very strict life back home. If we go out one night, they are always the ones that need help at some point. They never learned how to pace themselves with alcohol, never to take drinks from people, or to even eat food before they drink. It is almost dangerous to be