College is the best time of your life, haha?

Alright so I am a 19 year old guy in college. I would really like to know who the moron was that said college is the best time of your life. I can garuntee you its not and if it is I am in for a shitty life, if this is all I have to look forward to. I remember always hearing this growing up and seeing all the movies about how great college is and all this other crap. I was so excited to go to college, well I am now in college almost done with my first year, ya it sucks nothing great about it. I find it is almost as bad as highschool other then I dont have to wake up early ya. So what I want to know is why is college hyped up so much and where did all this crap come from?????

College is the best time of your life, haha?
Wow dude. You must have really gone to the wrong place.





We are finishing up our first year and have totally enjoyed it. (I got married this last Sept so me and my wife went to university together...and I do imagine that can make some difference in how much you enjoy something).





Still, most guys here seem to like it a lot and there is a lot of fun going on (both bad and good..ha ha).





I'm thinkin either you got into a really pissy poor college, or you just ain't goin with the flow somehow.
Reply:College, as with everything in life, is only what you make it. You seem like a pretty negative person, so maybe an adjustment in the way you see things is in order. Really put yourself out there, join clubs and hang out in lounges. If you aren't going to jump into the circle, you'll forever stand outside of it.
Reply:Join a fraternity so u can meet alot of girls and party.





I am 29 and graduated college in 2000 and it IS the best time of ur life! After u graduate u have to get a "real job" with only 2 weeks vacation, not a whole summer, spring break, christmas holiday. You have to play massive bills to own a house. You cant just not show up like u can class when ur hung over.....you have to have way more responsibilitis when u graduate and it is very stressful.
Reply:i rushed to get out of college and I am still paying for not having the best degree in my current job today.





step back and try to make the best of it. Find a course that gives you a chance to enjoy something at school.
Reply:Like everything else, college has a specific purpose: to give some people the education they need to reach their goals and support themselves, financially.





Not everyone needs to go to a big college or university, especially these days. There are tech schools or apprenticeships or a number of other ways to get the preparation you need for the life ahead of you.





Go to your school counselor and talk about taking a personality or vocational aptitude exam. Maybe your skill set and goals would be better suited to learning somewhere besides at college.





But also realize that college can teach you a lot more than just facts and subjects; things like perseverence, research skills, new situations that develop intuition, the ability to discuss different ideas and viewpoints, even seeing what it's going to take for you to really be supporting yourself on your own. And college should be a secure environment where you can learn those things without really being on your own and discovering them the hard way.

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