Lessons learned at Smith

1. Follow your gut. 
2. Gluten-free baked goods don't change their shape at all when baked, to the point where fingerprints are visible. 
3. Egg replacer is an unusual concept but doesn't really affect flavor all that much. 
4. Niceness of a professor is not necessarily proportional to how enjoyable their class will be. 
5. Seriously, if you warm up before a dance class, you're so much less sore in the morning. 
6. Doing one's laundry is a sensitive business, and one should strive not to piss anyone off while doing it. 
7. When cooking pumpkin for pie, cut the pumpkin in thirds and cook it on the stovetop. 
1. Fresh pumpkin is not worth the bother. 
8. You don't have to be a Smithie to be a That Girl. 
9. Strive for the positive. 
10. One lousy professor is not a good reason to give up (on a class, on a subject, on a department, or on a major/minor). 
11. Friendships end, but the slash-and-burn method is not advisable and uncalled for, most of the time. 
1. When friendships end, try to convince yourself that it's for the best, because it probably is. 
12. Learn to forgive. 
13. Tea makes everything better. 
14. Don't start watching Doctor Who unless you have space in your life for a new obsession and a good chunk of time on your hands. 
1. Don't try to convince yourself that you can watch it without becoming obsessed. Don't lie to yourself; you know it'll happen. 
15. Being deep for the sake of being deep is stupid. This is only acceptable behavior in certain circles during high school, after which it is time to pull yourself together. 
16. Be polite. 
17. Smile and say hello.
1. Don't wait for the other person to do it first. 
18. If you liked a subject or class in high school, you may have enjoyed it because of the teacher, class size, or some other factor and this does not necessarily mean that you have a genuine affinity for the subject. 
19. If you were good at something in high school, brace yourself before doing that activity in college.
1. That doesn't mean you shouldn't do it.
20. Ask for advice. You don't have to follow it, but it never hurts to ask. 
21. Sexism lurks in even the most liberal environments. 
22. Don't take a Five College class in the fall semester. 
23. Hampshire students are a friendly breed of creature who enjoy conversing with strangers. 
24. 15 pats of dining hall butter are just about equivalent to 1 stick. 
25. The grade you receive on the first exam of the semester does not necessarily dictate your grade for the class overall.

TO BE CONTINUED...