With school a little more than a month and a half away, I decided to write (and I encourage other bloggers from different schools to do the same) a series of blogs dedicated to the future of our college (and the world, I guess), the freshman class. The first in this series is dedicated to setting up your freshman year: Orientation.

In high school, these select students were picked on by upper classmen, making the huge transition from grade school to high school, and fitting into their cliques. But at Penn State, us upper classmen know that all of those issues faced in high school aren't so much the issue any more at college. College allows you to fit in where you want to fit in. Essentially, to be who you want to be. The first time where freshman will meet with their peers is the epic freshman orientation. Here are a few highlights and tips:

Class Selection: Freshman year is the time when you are taking ridiculous Gen Eds and some Entrance to Majors. Only at Penn State can you be a Business Major and have to take a class on the French and Indian War to be able to graduate. Be smart about these Gen Eds. They are there to boost your GPA, not break it. Also, don't listen to that little voice in your head saying, " Take all your classes in the morning. Start at 8AM and be done by 12. That is a great idea". Froshes will soon learn about some of Penn States fine traditions including Thirsty Thursday and Welcome Week. One week of these nights, and you will be waking up on Friday at Noon saying "****, I missed a quiz in Econ and forgot to turn in a completely BS'd paper for English"

New Dorm Room: Welcome to East Halls: Home of epic snowball fights, endless fire drills, and the overpriced Big Onion. The dorms are ****ty and will always smell like weed, but East Halls is where you want to be. All the freshman are shacked up here, and trust me, you don't want to be in North Halls with the special assignment kids. If stuck there, you'll spend your Friday nights playing ping pong and raving about the next episode of Battlestar Galactica.

Football Tickets: Just Kidding, Penn State got rid of that way to get tickets after many upper classman were hosed out of getting tickets.

Say Hello to your roommate: This isn't Orientation, but by this time you will know the name of your roommate and will probably Facebook him to death to see what he is like. This is the kid you will spend the next year with. It's pretty much luck of the draw, unless you do Summer Sesh, where you can set up your fall roommate by picking someone from there. Some people love their roommate, Some people can't stand their roommate, and some will have two roommates because the first one is a pothead that dropped out after a week.

Take Your Tour: Mom and Dad see the side of campus that makes them confident their child will succeed. Good Thing Lion Ambassadors doesn't take them up around Locust Lane around 2 in the morning.

You now know your schedule and mom & dad are happy to see ready to get off to school.