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11 Reasons To Love College

Four years of life lessons and questionable decisions before becoming a real adult

Sydney Chiu

Sep 19, 2016

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Asher Roth was right: I really do love college. I can name 100 reasons why, but here are my top 11.

1. Independence

College = Freedom. Without any true obligations, college is typically when we get our first taste of true independence.

2. Choosing your own classes

No more mandatory P.E. courses. Enough said.

3. Social life

In the words of the renowned, tongue-flashing artist Miley Cyrus, “La da di da di, we like to party.”

4. Eating whatever you want

I love the fact that our dining services are open until 3 am on the daily. Bless the kitchen staff for feeding us.

5. Wearing whatever you want

No more uniforms, no more adhering to dress codes. You can wear sweatpants and T-shirts every day, or go full business-professional on the regular. Either is perfectly acceptable with minimal judgement from others.

6. Sleeping whenever you want

Whenever you want, wherever you want. I have taken multiple naps a day, fallen asleep in class and in friends' dorms, and even not slept at all. What's a regular sleep schedule? I’ll be sure to let you know when I find out.

7. Recreating yourself

Honestly, nobody cares what you did in high school. This also applies to SAT/ACT scores and AP classes you took.

8. Meeting people from everywhere

From New York to Egypt to Texas to Korea to Minnesota, I have met friends from diverse areas who have educated me about their cultural backgrounds. College is the ultimate opportunity for networking. The best part is getting to visit your friends from all over the country.

9. Traveling

The college “bubble” is very real and it would be a pity to know so little about a city after living in it for four years. Explore the city and search for all its hidden gems. Go on a midnight drive, chill at a 24/7 diner, make a bucket list of places to visit. I promise that these adventures will comprise of some of your best memories.

10. No curfew

My bedtime ranges from 11pm to 6am, depending on the day of the week.

11. Finding your place

Whether it’s the people here who make you feel at home, an organization or discovering your favorite spot on campus, there are multiple opportunities to find your place at college. I hope you love college as much as I do!

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11 Reasons To Love College

Four years of life lessons and questionable decisions before becoming a real adult

1. Independence

2. Choosing your own classes

3. Social life

4. Eating whatever you want

5. Wearing whatever you want

6. Sleeping whenever you want

7. Recreating yourself

8. Meeting people from everywhere

9. Traveling

10. No curfew

11. Finding your place

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

When your capability of "adulting" is put to the test

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Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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