MOVING IN: New place, new nickname?

Moving to a new college or town is a great opportunity to reinvent yourself. If you’ve always wanted a nickname but never got one, now is the chance. Sparknotes offers tips on How to Get the Nickname You Want. Tips include:

Be Realistic. Pick a nickname that fits. Most people lack the clarity of mind to come up with a nickname for themselves that is both catchy and true to their personhood. We only know one person who gave himself a nickname, and his name is Mad Dog. Yes—Mad Dog. But here’s the beauty: people actually call him that. Oddly enough, he makes sense as Mad Dog. Be honest and self evaluate: does your nickname reflect you? Also, don’t expect people to call you something lengthy and complicated; keep it simple. If people want to refer to you, they aren’t going to repeat a whole phrase, unless you’re He Who Should Not Be Named, but you don’t want to know what he went through to earn that one.

To get more nicknaming tips, read the whole article.