Fill the blanks (with no more than 3 words) How can freshmen avoid a college stress? When you ’ re away from the safety of home, the support of your childhood friends and the rules of your parents, it ’ s easy for things to slip out of control. Follow our three tips to keep your first year as stress-free as possible. Call home. Yes, you get it-- you ’ ve left home! You don ’ t want to run to your parents with every problem, but you do need to know that you can ask for help when you need it. Most parents would rather help their children out before things get really bad. So, if you ’ re short of money and you don ’ t know what you ’ re going to eat for the next week, call home. You won ’ t regret it. Don ’ t burn the candle at both ends. If you stay up all night partying and get up early, you ’ ll soon find yourself catching every cold and virus on campus. Be sensible and keep the parties for the weekends. Your wallet will thank you for that too. Surround yourself with friends. A problem shared is a problem halved. This means that the more friends you have, the happier your college experience will be. So make sure you don ’ t miss out on great opportunities such as special interest clubs and organized trips.