A month into college now...

[archcommus]

No one forced me to go here, but it's a great school that's cheap and close to home. I just didn't think I'd mind so much living in dorms and not having a car (not having the girlfriend around sucks, too).

And...I have to live in dorms all four years.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: arcenite

Originally posted by: archcommus
I miss the "real world," i.e., life off campus, my car, and a real job.

I should've went to a local school.

This is the real world buddy

No, this is a secluded campus that I'm at 24/7, separate from the real world.

Monastery?

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: jadinolf

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: arcenite

Originally posted by: archcommus
I miss the "real world," i.e., life off campus, my car, and a real job.

I should've went to a local school.

This is the real world buddy

No, this is a secluded campus that I'm at 24/7, separate from the real world.

Monastery?

Close enough.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain

Originally posted by: arcenite

Originally posted by: archcommus
I miss the "real world," i.e., life off campus, my car, and a real job.

I should've went to a local school.

This is the real world buddy

campus dorms are about as far from the real world as you can get.

and i hated everything moment i spent in them. sooooo glad to have my own place.

wow really, i lived in the dorms my first year and in apts the rest. i found my freshman year to be the most fun i had in college. man, no you got me all sad cause those good times are gone

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: mwtgg

Originally posted by: jadinolf

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: arcenite

Originally posted by: archcommus
I miss the "real world," i.e., life off campus, my car, and a real job.

I should've went to a local school.

This is the real world buddy

No, this is a secluded campus that I'm at 24/7, separate from the real world.

Monastery?

Close enough.

 

[mwtgg]

I'm sorry you went there, archcommus, I would have never gone there, but whatever. Should have considered Purdue, or even THE Ohio State University. Then there was also Penn State (University Park only, the satellite campuses are trash).

 

[kranky]

You won't feel like that very long. The first semester is a tough adjustment. Before long you'll know a lot more people and when your classes get harder you won't have as much free time.

Are there no on-campus jobs available?

 

[themroc27]

Originally posted by: jndietz
i'm not doing very good in college right now. i hope i can do better.

how come you're not doing so good right now?

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: Shawn
Well I live off campus and it's got it's disadvantages too. It kinda feel like high school. Once you are done with your classes you come home. I was in a dorm in the summer and it wasn't like that at all.

I live off campus and I *DON'T* go home. Most days, I'm there 12 or more hours out of the day, and in the general vicinity of campus on school-related business most of the time when I'm not.

My new home is not my parent's basement - it's the ISTC building's basement.

Living off campus is what you make of it.

 

[spidey07]

Get used to it.

Best time of your life. Absolute best. Or at least it should be.

-edit-
Otherwise you wind up one of those guys who stays in his room all the time and never makes any friends. Heck you'll never have this kind of opportunity to nail as many broads as you like or meet new people.

 

[RollWave]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Get used to it.

Best time of your life. Absolute best. Or at least it should be.

Agreed. Make some friends. Or transfer to another school. I picked my school because it was a top 15 university with Big 10 athletics and was near a fun city. You should've thought your decision through.

 

[no0b]

beer makes everything enjoyable

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: no0b
beer makes everything enjoyable

In my opinion, the LAST thing you want to do with college is booze and drug it away. Though I guess that's some people's only idea of fun.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: no0b
beer makes everything enjoyable

In my opinion, the LAST thing you want to do with college is booze and drug it away. Though I guess that's some people's only idea of fun.

iin moderation, one can drink, party, and do well in school and generally have a great time...its all in the moderation.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: no0b
beer makes everything enjoyable

In my opinion, the LAST thing you want to do with college is booze and drug it away. Though I guess that's some people's only idea of fun.

iin moderation, one can drink, party, and do well in school and generally have a great time...its all in the moderation.

Moderation? Did you forget what we're talking about here? We're talking about college students!

 

[RollWave]

Dude. If you dont enjoy college the best time of your life will pass you by.

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: MrChad
Hmmm ...

Real World
Get up at 6 am every weekday.
Go to work every day.
Lots of bills and responsibility.
Fewer opportunities to meet members of the opposite sex.
Getting drunk every night means you're an "alcoholic."

College
Wake up at noon every day (maybe).
Go to class when you feel like it.
Responsibility?
Can't walk two steps without tripping over hot coeds.
Getting drunk every night means you're a "fraternity brother."

God I miss college.

wow what school did you go to?

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain

Originally posted by: arcenite

Originally posted by: archcommus
I miss the "real world," i.e., life off campus, my car, and a real job.

I should've went to a local school.

This is the real world buddy

campus dorms are about as far from the real world as you can get.

and i hated everything moment i spent in them. sooooo glad to have my own place.

dorms kicked ass.

 

[sniperruff]

so move the hell off campus and get your own room. get a used car and get a part time. then bang some chicks in your own room without a roomate.

 

[Hyperblaze]

You have absolutely no idea how much I wish I was still in college.

All the girls, the parties.....

Living in the real world rocks in some ways....but I wish I was still in school

 

[Theguynextdoor]

I would be close to being considered a shut in at college right now. But I'm having the time of my life. I think you either lack social skills, or you picked the wrong school. Oh and yeah maybe a community college would've been the way for you.

 

[archcommus]

Some things to clear up.

I'm not doing any banging, and don't intend to.

I certainly did not want to go to Penn State main which is five hours from my house or any school for that matter with tens of thousands of students.

Don't suggest getting an apartment, I can't.

Don't suggest bringing my car up here, I can't.

I can get an on-campus job to make around $60/week at most. That's certainly nothing like a real job, though.

I'm not minding the school work and I'm meeting a lot of great people. It just really seems like I'm in a secluded world and my own apartment, car, and off-campus job seems like a dream.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: Theguynextdoor
I would be close to being considered a shut in at college right now. But I'm having the time of my life. I think you either lack social skills, or you picked the wrong school. Oh and yeah maybe a community college would've been the way for you.

I don't get how this conversation went straight to discussing social skills. This isn't about that at all. I'm satisifed with the size of the school, the people at the school, and the proximity of the school to my home (and definitely the price). This is about not liking the secluded, dorm life, NOTHING to do with social life. I'm fine in that regard.

 

[sniperruff]

so grow up and stop complaining. either do something about it or shut up. i've learned it the hard way.

 

[newParadigm]

where are you going to school?