I graduated college more than a year ago now and have learned a thing or two since. For instance, there are certain things you can get away with in college, things that are even glorified on a University Campus, that would simply be a terrible idea now.
Skipping Class: During my sophomore year, I skipped two classes for over 3 straight months and only attended their labs. I studied outside of class and managed to get one A and one B. If I tried to skip work now I could maybe get away with it for a day or two (although it would require lying), but after that I would simply be going on permanent vacation.
I really liked college.
All-Nighters: Staying up all night in college is one of the most popular things to do. Many students choose to stay up all night to finish studying or writing a paper. Some of the more refined students choose to stay up all night for Lord of the Rings marathons. The beauty of College is you can go an entire night without sleep and somehow manage to get to class the next day. If I tried to pull an all-nighter now I wouldn’t last 12 seconds at work, and that is supposing I even made it there awake.
Dress like its the Eighties: This was a pretty popular date night in college. If I asked Morgan on a date and walked into the living room dressed like one of these goobers, she would call me crazy and would not walk out the door. I speak from similar experiences.
We Love the Eighties!
Asking My Parents for Money: I was not a huge moocher in college. Most of the money I spent on “fun” was from summer jobs. My awesome parents did take care of rent and food for me, which was huge and therefore I never wanted to ask them for more than that. Occasionally, however, I needed gas to get back to school and it was not a humungous deal when I asked. If I told them I did not have gas money now they would either think I am financially incompetent or that I decided to try and skip 3 straight months of work and it backfired.
Eat Trash: My freshmen year of college I ate whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted and I think I lost weight. While I still have trouble gaining weight (good thing that will go away shortly too) if I eat trash my stomach will feel like a tornado’s aftermath for days.
Dress like trash: I wore a dress shirt once a week in college: when I went to church. I started dating Morgan and this number increased in direct relation to the number of “nice” dates we went on. One day after dinner at a dining hall, my roommate dubbed me the garbage man because my shirt was stained, my shorts had holes in them, and I was wearing flip flops with socks. I just thought it was comfortable, but apparently it looked like I crawled out of a garbage can. If I dressed for comfort today I would be frowned upon because of a lack of “professionalism.”
I refuse to ever let this dream die
You people are all smarter than me, so does anyone else have some good things you could do in college, but would be a bad idea now?
