In the video above, graduates from the Class of 2011 share survival tips and words of hard-won wisdom accrued during their time at Boston University.

Now that the class of 2015 has settled in, we thought we’d share with them the wisdom of the class that recently moved on. Just before graduation this past May, we asked some members of the Class of 2011 to give us a few practical tips on how to get your freshman year off to a great start. Sit back and enjoy.