Describe your time in college

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Was it fun? Was it stressful? Were there crazy parties and casual sex? Share something!

For me, it's a very stressful affair. Never able to relax fully, crunch time is way too often, always afraid of failure, always unsure of the future. Nasty stuff. I'm not into parties and drinking, but that's unrelated.
 
Too much fun. I thought is was stressful at the time...what a joke. Had casual sex a few times but met the girl of my dreams and dated her most of it.
 
Its a little bit of everything you've mentioned.

You are better off making a real attempt to take it seriously imo.
The point, as soon as you get there, is to be able to get a job when you leave.

If you miss that, good luck in life. Have fun with that loan. Hope it was worth it.
 
Terrified of failure and generally pretty dull. Casual flings are out there but I never pursued them and opted for a steady relationship instead. I'm also super broke because my work load doesn't afford me the luxury of holding a decent job while maintaining all B's.
 
Being friends with a lot of foreign girls.
Absolutely hating exams. I'm glad I never have to take another exam again.
 
Awesome time. I was in design school. It was a breeze, and gave me 5 different 3-month internships in different jobs all over the country. Easy and set me up great for my future.

Had a couple awesome GFs, couple terrible random hookups, and got way too drunk a little too often. Ate way too many quesadillas and bagels with peanut butter.

Not many cares, man.
 
I had fun. Would do it over in a heartbeat if I could. It's a lot less stressful and a lot less time consuming than working full time.
 
Freshman and Sophomore years -> Easy, is this what college is?

Junior and Senior years -> What the fuck when did the work start to pile up and why are my google searches resulting in fewer and fewer results?
 
I loved college. I miss college in fact. I mean, I'm really happy with my life now, but college was a unique experience I'll never be able to replicate. I'm fortunate to have made it out of there meeting a girl that is perfect for me, with a degree in a field that is worthwhile, and a bunch of friends that I'm still close to. I didn't engage in much casual relations because I was in a relationship from a girl straight out of high school until the end of my junior year, then started dating my now-fiancee shortly after my previous relationship ended.
 
Hm.

Experiencing a couple of cities, meeting people of different backgrounds, cultures and races, finding self worth, self confidence, challenging myself academically, and learning things that I'm very happy to have learned.

All of this while getting intoxicated in one form or another, of course.
 
Stress and lots of work with thrice a semester ( once at start of term, once after midterms, once after finals) binge drinking and partying. Also lots of intramural sports. Not much sex unfortunately.
 
All my years were amazing (except for my last year which was pretty boring by comparison). Had some incredible times and made some really good friends (that I still hang out with today). I'm not much of a drinker, so I only drank at parties. (When I started college, I was afraid to drink because I thought I would become an alcoholic, lol)

Like J-Rod said, I would do it over in a heartbeat.

Also, I lived on campus in the dorms all during college. None of my friends (who I had met previously) had done that. They all thought I was weird. I just loved the dorm/on-campus life.
 
Really enjoyable actually.

I haven't really found myself after college. I feel I've been drifting since. But mostly due to the dissolving of strong friendships I had in college. Not professionally.
 
Way too much fun. Lived in dorms and did nothing but party during my first and second years, leading to me switching my major and school. Third and fourth years I found a better balance; still lived in dorms but cut back on the partying and my grades improved. Still, I ended up not being very interested in the program so I switched again. Right now I'm in my fifth year and rarely drink. I own my own condo now so I have a nice quiet place to get my work done. It's been going great so far, just got my mid-term marks back and I'm averaging above 90% in all of my classes. Just gotta avoid bringing back party mode until this program is over haha.
 
Sex, drugs and alcohol. Was able to reinvent myself from a shy, geeky kid to a less shy, less geeky kid that could assert himself a bit more.

Didn't do alot of studying, but I got an education in dealing with people that helped me more in life than any class. I can say this now being pretty successful and looking back 23 years on it.
 
Amazing.

Parties, booze, casual sex, some relationships... just all the goods. Got a fantastic job off it as well.





Oh and studying. That too.
 
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Fun and an enjoyable learning experience. Wish I had a chance to live near campus but I was fortunate to have friends who let me crash whenever.
 
Studying and assistantship work (during graduate studies). I commuted to my uni (lived three towns away) so it was basically going to class/assistantship and back home.

Really glad I got that assistantship, was able to graduate with a Masters degree loan-free.
 
A liquor-fueled blur of parties and sitting down on elevators and talking to strangers and getting good grades while only sometimes going to class and engaging in all sorts of other shenanigans. My semester studying abroad was the pinnacle.

From what memory cells I have left, I think it was the best time of my life. I miss it a helluva lot, that's for sure.
 
I only was at university for two years as I did my first two at community college.

It was great. Lots of people to hang out with, my own place (had a single my senior year), access to a huge library, classes where I actually got to get involved with some very high level academic discussion.

I loved all of it.
 
Had a lot of fun. Loved it. Enjoyed learning, meeting people, discovering my passions—the whole experience.

That final year when you realize you have quite a bit of student loans and need to finally find a real job is probably one of the most stressful times of your life. I would still do it again, though.
 
Went to art school with no real campus to speak of so it was just Highschool the sequel with even more lonely weirdos.
 
A lot of nights like this.

But I played hard, I studied hard, I got a good on campus job that was a lot of fun and put some extra coin in my pocket, I made the most of it (or as much as my insular self could anyway). And most importantly, I got through it in the black.

College was great. I recommend it thoroughly.

Grad school though, naw.
 
Didn't stress much, grew a lot, met a lot of cool people, made some great friends, partied a bit, met the best girl.

Loved it.
 
Wasted potential. I should have had much better grades but I partied way too much and studied way too little. One of my former roommates still marvels to this day that I passed my classes at all considering how little effort I put into things. I happened to be blessed with a very good memory and strong test-taking skills so I took things for granted and didn't apply myself. When I went back to school and got my JD years later, I actually applied myself and my GPA was almost a full point higher than my undergrad GPA.
 
Homework. Homework. Homework. No sex.

I still have a year and a half left, but I don't expect things to change much.
 
My College life was punctuated by deaths:

Second year in Community College, my friend from highschool died in a shooting at a party when they mistook him for someone else. Ironically it was in honor of a guy who died in a gang shooting the prior year.

First year in University, my Grandfather passed away from pancreatic cancer. I cut my hours at school and went back to my parents, went commuter and helped him in his final year.

Last year in University, my Grandmother passed away.

There was a lot to college, I had fun, it was interesting, but those memories stand out. Also so many internships. Fuck internships. They're the devil.
 
One of the best times in my life. Freedom, independence, self reliance, friends, women. Was amazing, will always cherish the memories.

This is from a guy who does not drink, hates druggies, and does not enjoy partying at all. I still had a blast in college and loved it. How can anyone be lonely in college?
 
I'm still straddling the line between a junior and a senior, but...

As an international transfer student coming in from a community college, I'll admit that it has had its ups and downs. I've made a few good friends, although it does get quite lonely at times. Haven't really been to any parties (or had opportunities to get invited to any). Doesn't look like I'll find a boyfriend any time soon, either.

I feel like living in a dorm or being a local would have made socializing easier.

I'm prioritizing my education at this point, though, while not taking it it so seriously that I will not have any down time either.
 
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