Take Our Quiz
Are you ready for college life?

By Melissa Algranati, staff writer

Heading off to college? How ready are you? Take this quiz to see how well you would do living on your own.

1.	I know how to write a check and really balance my checkbook (not keep writing checks until one bounces and I realize my balance is a big zero).
		Yes
		No

2.	When I use my credit card, I know I must pay my bill each month (and not just the minimum payments so that the interest adds up and the jeans I bought on sale for $19.99 eventually add up with interest to $210!).
		Yes
		No

3.	I know I can share a very small space with people I barely know, or may not even like that much, and have different tastes in music, friends, clothing, and college majors.
		Yes
		No

4.	I can wake up in the morning without my mom shaking me and waving a cup of coffee under my nose.
		Yes
		No

5.	I know how to make popcorn, a grilled cheese sandwich, and frozen pizza in a microwave.
		Yes
		No

6.	I am sure I can get to class in under 30 minutes, even though I have to share a bathroom with four other girls (one of who's an absolute slob and the other who sports a "big hair" look and spends 45 minutes using a can of hair spray the way a graffiti artist uses a can of spray paint).
		Yes
		No

7.	I can balance a very active social life—and all of the temptations to get out and get crazy—with the reality that classes come first.
		Yes
		No

8.	I can research really obscure topics on the Internet and whip up a 20-page paper without plagiarizing anyone else's work.
		Yes
		No

9.	I am not too embarrassed to visit the health office and get help if I get in over my head and feel overwhelmed by my first year of college.
		Yes
		No

10.	I understand completely that most college freshmen gain weight—the food in the cafeteria is cheap and filling—all that starch packs on pounds—so I will exercise, try to eat healthy food, and forgive myself if my jeans get a little tight.
		Yes
		No