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You Don't Always Have To Choose The Party

No one ever said getting blackout drunk was a rite of passage in college.

Taylor Mierendorf
Sep 26, 2016
University of South Florida
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You Don't Always Have To Choose The Party
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"Oh my god, last night was so crazy. I, like, don't even remember what happened. It was so much fun."

...Fun?

Maybe it's just me, but not being in control of myself or my actions sounds like nothing I want to partake in.

Does that make me boring? Probably to some of you, sure. But this is a message for every young guy or girl who feels like they have to prove themselves in college:

You don't always have to choose the party.

College can be a big change for people. A lot of the time, it entails a new environment, a new clan of people and an entirely new social and academic schedule. But nowhere was it ever written (besides maybe Seventeen magazine when you were 13) that partying and drinking until your head starts to spin is a rite of passage during your college experience. I'm pretty sure we stopped thinking underage drinking and smoking of any kind made you "cool" years ago.

I'm not trying to sound like your mom, I promise. But what may start out as a simple Friday night with people you care about can turn into something way worse if you aren't careful. I've seen what losing control can do to people close to you. It's not glamorous or romantic for either end, I can assure you of that.

There seems to be this perception that getting blackout drunk at the sketchy club down the road is the only way to have fun in this generation and I think that's really sad. Go pet puppies! Find a hole-in-the-wall coffee shop with good friends. Try roller skating again for the first time since 2008. Read a damn book. Occupy your time with things that matter rather than constantly worrying about what people think about you when most of those people won't even matter in a five years time.

College is full of new experiences and you should absolutely branch out and have the time of your life because, if I've learned anything in my short time in college so far, it's that it goes by ridiculously fast. Just make sure your making decisions you'll remember for the rest of your life, not just decisions you'll hope to remember in the morning when you're taking Advil.

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