Things I'll Miss About College, Part 1.

[Bobby]

1. Being Poor. Stocking up on $1 Totino's Pizzas and thinking they're the best god damn thing ever. Constantly buying "Manager's Specials" at the supermarket. Staying thin not because you watch what you eat, but because you can't afford to eat. Arguing with roommates about what the thermostat should be set at, and when is the appropriate time of year to stop using A/C altogether. Refusing to ever use the heater because you can always just wear more layers of clothes. Asking your friends to come over for a "party" when your real motive is to use their body warmth to heat the apartment. Using women's liberation as an excuse to not pay for a girl's dinner during a date and telling her she'd be setting women back 50 years if she let you pay for dinner. Playing the "oh I forgot my wallet" game if that doesn't work.

2. Roommates. Having your roommates constantly mess up your game by telling the girls you bring home your real name. Having your roommate decorate your already funky looking apartment with Christmas lights and beer cans to make it look nice. Having to hear your roommate and his girlfriend have sex ALL of the TIME, and then have him come tell you about it afterward.

3. College Girls. Having to talk to girls who sound like they just graduated kindergarten. Trying to be a shiny thing they follow. Competing with rainbows and unicorns for their attention. Meeting some girl who insists you call her "Princess" for the rest of the night.

4. Never Doing Laundry. Going commando not because you like it, but because you ran out of clean underwear and are too lazy to do the laundry. Stretching out the length of time you can wear every piece of clothing to its limit. Being convinced that you never have to wash jeans, ever. Smelling your clothes before you put them on. Spraying cologne on clothes that you think smell weird, and then declaring them clean.

5. Going to the bars with no money. Getting really drunk before you go to a club so you don't have to buy any drinks. Refusing to go to clubs with cover. Trying to get your friends to buy you drinks. Trying to get girls to buy you drinks. Trying to get your girlfriend to let a guy hit on her, get a drink from him, and then give it to you.

6. Clubbing. Not meeting one girl that's actually 21 the whole night you're out. Dancing with some girl whose face you've never seen. Practically having sex with a girl on the dance floor and then her ignoring you 10 minutes later when you try to actually speak to her.

[Mr. Grim]

Oh college, when you can date 18 year old hot chicks and not get bad looks from people.

[Keep It Real, Yo]

Things I miss: Being able to blow off a Wednesday morning without calling to say you ain't coming in.

[gadzookz]

Things I miss: Being able to blow off a Wednesday morning without calling to say you ain't coming in.

Being able to schedule your Wednesday morning so that you don't have to come in until after noon.

[Westley]

7. Sitting around talking about BS like "fight the power" and "recognizing individuality" and "existentiality" - usually, but not always, while drunk - and thinking that you actually have any clue at all as to how the world works and what any of that means.

[Guilty Bystander]

Been a lot of years since college, but....only having to pay attention to things you're really interested in.

[Abused Student]

Being able to go out and :beer: all night without being completely hung over in the morning.

[Westley]

Being able to go out and :beer: all night without being completely hung over in the morning.

I still do that today.


Sometimes I even stay out past 10 PM.





JK.



Sort of.

[Abused Student]

I still do that today.


Sometimes I even stay out past 10 PM.





JK.



Sort of.

I know, staying out past 10 now is a big deal. I used to be able to drink all night and pull an all nighter and still sort of go to class, or sleep.

[Big Jim Slade]

Being able to go out and :beer: all night without being completely hung over in the morning.

...because you're still drunk!

[Big Jim Slade]

7. Sitting around talking about BS like "fight the power" and "recognizing individuality" and "existentiality" - usually, but not always, while drunk - and thinking that you actually have any clue at all as to how the world works and what any of that means.

I avoided people like this. Well, except for the drunk part.

[bjz99]

I know, staying out past 10 now is a big deal. I used to be able to drink all night and pull an all nighter and still sort of go to class, or sleep.

It's terrible. I used to stay up until 1 or 2 on the morning no matter what time I had class the next day. Now there are nights where I'll fall asleep watching television... AT NINE!

I also miss being able to schedule my classes so I could start drinking for the weekend at 1 on Fridays. I would have started earlier, but there was pick-up basketball to be played from 11:30-1:00.

[Luda]

Since I was out until last call last night and up until 2:30, I definitely miss being able to blow off morning responsibilities.

I thought I'd miss how amazingly easy it was to hook up with girls, but not having to deal with college girl bullshit totally makes up for that.

[Abused Student]

I miss watching the walk of shames that would occur Saturday and Sunday morning after the girls would wake up in a strangers bed and hardly remember what they did and have to walk home.

[Chronus]

I miss watching the walk of shames that would occur Saturday and Sunday morning after the girls would wake up in a strangers bed and hardly remember what they did and have to walk home.

The best is the morning after Halloween when you seem them doing this and they are still wearing, at least partly wearing, their trashy costume from the night before.

[MarsLasar]

1. Being Poor. Stocking up on $1 Totino's Pizzas and thinking they're the best god damn thing ever. Constantly buying "Manager's Specials" at the supermarket. Staying thin not because you watch what you eat, but because you can't afford to eat. Arguing with roommates about what the thermostat should be set at, and when is the appropriate time of year to stop using A/C altogether. Refusing to ever use the heater because you can always just wear more layers of clothes. Asking your friends to come over for a "party" when your real motive is to use their body warmth to heat the apartment. Using women's liberation as an excuse to not pay for a girl's dinner during a date and telling her she'd be setting women back 50 years if she let you pay for dinner. Playing the "oh I forgot my wallet" game if that doesn't work.

2. Roommates. Having your roommates constantly mess up your game by telling the girls you bring home your real name. Having your roommate decorate your already funky looking apartment with Christmas lights and beer cans to make it look nice. Having to hear your roommate and his girlfriend have sex ALL of the TIME, and then have him come tell you about it afterward.

3. College Girls. Having to talk to girls who sound like they just graduated kindergarten. Trying to be a shiny thing they follow. Competing with rainbows and unicorns for their attention. Meeting some girl who insists you call her "Princess" for the rest of the night.

4. Never Doing Laundry. Going commando not because you like it, but because you ran out of clean underwear and are too lazy to do the laundry. Stretching out the length of time you can wear every piece of clothing to its limit. Being convinced that you never have to wash jeans, ever. Smelling your clothes before you put them on. Spraying cologne on clothes that you think smell weird, and then declaring them clean.

5. Going to the bars with no money. Getting really drunk before you go to a club so you don't have to buy any drinks. Refusing to go to clubs with cover. Trying to get your friends to buy you drinks. Trying to get girls to buy you drinks. Trying to get your girlfriend to let a guy hit on her, get a drink from him, and then give it to you.

6. Clubbing. Not meeting one girl that's actually 21 the whole night you're out. Dancing with some girl whose face you've never seen. Practically having sex with a girl on the dance floor and then her ignoring you 10 minutes later when you try to actually speak to her.

Can't you still do most of these for quite a few years after college?

[douglan]

The best is the morning after Halloween when you seem them doing this and they are still wearing, at least partly wearing, their trashy costume from the night before.

lol, so true

i miss friday afternoons, drinking during my final class of the day (remember those cheap platic coffee mugs from the mid 90s, well they're good for holding copious amounts on amaretto sour too), going for $4 pitchers of frozen margaritas beginning at 4 PM, passing out until 10, waking up, drinking until midnight, and the going out to bars for the rest of the night. sigh.

[Cohete009]

i miss friday afternoons, drinking during my final class of the day (remember those cheap platic coffee mugs from the mid 90s, well they're good for holding copious amounts on amaretto sour too), going for $4 pitchers of frozen margaritas beginning at 4 PM, passing out until 10, waking up, drinking until midnight, and the going out to bars for the rest of the night. and coming home alone again. sigh.

CFDP.

[glassjaws]

I had the awesomest schedule in college. I never went to class! Somehow I graduated with distinction though. Take that educational system.

[glassjaws]

I loved how in college we'd :beer: til excess, :exams: and then rationalize we should :beer: more because we had :exams:. Oh to be younger and a little less stupider.

[Sean Archer]

I miss school at least once a week.

[glassjaws]

I miss the care-free portions of it. I don't miss homework.

[notreallyme]

Totino's Party Pizzas rocked!!

:lol: at college roomate story. Had a roomate who brought home a girl (call him Dave), next day no clue what her name was so he asked other roommate (Pat) to introduce himself.

Pat to Girl: 'Hi My name is Pat'
Girl: 'Hi Pat'
Pat to Dave: 'Sorry dude I tried'
Girl immediately to Dave: 'What's my name?'

Hillarity ensued.

[Chronus]

Skipping class because it was too cold to walk 20 minutes to class, then just lying in a warm bed for an extra hour and then making hot chocolate with a little peppermint schnapps when I did role out of bed. This was my tradition for freezing cold minnesota days.

[glassjaws]

Totino's Party Pizzas rocked!!

:lol: at college roomate story. Had a roomate who brought home a girl, next day no clue what her name was so he asked other roommate to introduce himself.

Other roommate: 'Hi My name is Pat'
Girl: 'Hi Pat'
Pat: 'Sorry dude I tried'
Girl immediately to guy who brought her home: 'What's my name?'

Hillarity ensued.

He should have said her name was goodbye.

[Seldon]

Totino's Party Pizzas rocked!!

:lol: at college roomate story. Had a roomate who brought home a girl (call him Dave), next day no clue what her name was so he asked other roommate (Pat) to introduce himself.

Pat to Girl: 'Hi My name is Pat'
Girl: 'Hi Pat'
Pat to Dave: 'Sorry dude I tried'
Girl immediately to Dave: 'What's my name?'

Hillarity ensued.

Mulva?

[notreallyme]

Mulva?

I don't think we ever found out :)

[JohnLocke]

7. Sitting around talking about BS like "fight the power" and "recognizing individuality" and "existentiality" - usually, but not always, while drunk - and thinking that you actually have any clue at all as to how the world works and what any of that means.

Never done it, but I've seen it.

[Gene Yuss]

There are aspects of college that I miss (being relatively carefree.... having extended time off for vacations and during summer.... and the girls). Partying was fun at times, but other times it seemed more of a chore. I don't really miss that. I usually preferred to hang out with a group of friends and drink in a more grown-up establishment (where we could actually be heard without having to scream) as opposed to going to the loud, crowded, popular college type bars.

I also miss being young.... my first born child is 10 years away from being a college freshman. I'm 20 years away.

[tanjinee]

Diet mainly includes:

Totinos, Mexican Style and Supreme
Michelina's Noodles Stroganoff, Penne with Chicken
Banquet Swedish Meatballs
PBJ
Frozen Waffles
Top Ramen: Oriental, Beef, Chicken
Maruchan cup noodles: lime chili with shrimp(felt cheated because there weren't shrimp in most of them)
Eggs
Chinese food takeout from this 1 place that's really cheap.

Can't believe I'm still alive, after 6 years on this crappy diet.


Though the things I'll miss about being in school, is the freedom of schedule. Sleeping in, waking up then looking at the clock followed by a groaning "no". Where a nice meal is KFC family size takeout shared by 4 people, always wondering where the mashed potatoes went even though it was supposedly large size. Being part of a pocket-bike gang. So many memories.

More so in undergrad than grad school though. I'll also miss the crazy parties, the insane amounts of drinkage and morning-after regrets, with the "I'm never going to drink again" lies I keep telling myself.

OP sums up most of it. It's fun reminiscing though.

[Guest]

I have a BBA, but apparently I never "went to college."

[MGN]

These have been mentioned, but:

1) Being able to schedule class to avoid waking up early and, failing that, being able to blow it off with non-trivial frequency.

2) Being able to study whatever looked appealing. If there had been a class on Reserving and Reinsurance in college, it wouldn't have been at the top of the list.

[dlwktb]

Road trips with a shitty car way too full of people.

[ReAct]

For all of those reminiscing about Totino's Party Pizzas... I have bad news for the youth of America.

Totino's those greedy businessmen, or the local grocer, have raised the price 30% overnight!!

It now costs $1.29 for that lovely meal instead of $1.

I demand outrage.

There is probably already a Facebook group about it... maybe I should just join that instead.

[Quasi]

The best is the morning after Halloween when you seem them doing this and they are still wearing, at least partly wearing, their trashy costume from the night before.

:lol: Good call. Especially bad when Halloween falls on a Saturday so the walk of shame is viewed by church goers. (At least that was my roughest walk of shame....1987 I think)

[illiniActuary]

1. Naps. Naps are the most underrated thing in college. I love stuffing my face at lunch and pass out right afterwards.

2. Classes are cancelled for unpleasant weather situations such as rain, snow, too humid/hot or too windy. It was in the student handbook (written by me).

3. No one will think you are an alcoholic as long as you don't start drinking before noon.

[Inconceivable]

Another variation of the care free attitude:

I didn’t really go to class much one semester so I totally forgot that I had a late start class (meaning it started about 2-3 weeks after the regular classes started). Well I didn’t go to that class for like 2 weeks until I was talking to one of my friends about my class load and we figured out I was “missing” a class. The teacher dropped me from the class by the end of the first week but I was able to beg her to let me back in. Ahh, good times.

[glassjaws]

1. Naps. Naps are the most underrated thing in college. I love stuffing my face at lunch and pass out right afterwards.

2. Classes are cancelled for unpleasant weather situations such as rain, snow, too humid/hot or too windy. It was in the student handbook (written by me).

3. No one will think you are an alcoholic as long as you don't start drinking before noon.

Unofficial is a great exception to #3.

[ultfrisbee]

3. No one will think you are an alcoholic as long as you don't start drinking before noon.

And that was easy since you would often get up by 11AM or 11:30AM !

[3rookie]

For all of those reminiscing about Totino's Party Pizzas... I have bad news for the youth of America.

Totino's those greedy businessmen, or the local grocer, have raised the price 30% overnight!!

It now costs $1.29 for that lovely meal instead of $1.

I demand outrage.

There is probably already a Facebook group about it... maybe I should just join that instead.Totino's used to be $1.25, but would ALWAYS be listed as 4/$4. But the price did not go up overnight. They decreased the volume over the years (like every other product). I'm sure you'll still be able to find the 4/$4 "deal."

I also love paying for 1/2 gallon of ice cream, but only getting 3/8 gallon. But that is way off topic.

TTIA

[Chronus]

Living on campus and being able to walk/take the bus everywhere. Not having to use my car for weeks at a time and not having to waste at least an hour everyday driving to work.

[Chronus]

Along with that being within walking distance of a lot of bars so not having to worry about being sober enough to drive or getting cabs. There is nothing better than being able to walk/stumble home from the bar.

[Darkness Falls]

Along with that being within walking distance of a lot of bars so not having to worry about being sober enough to drive or getting cabs. There is nothing better than being able to walk/stumble home from the bar.

Big benefit of living near the city center. There must be at least 100 bars/clubs within 15 minutes of my house in Mtl.

[SamTheEagle]

The ubiquity of 18-22 year old girls.

[Beaker]

The ubiquity of 18-22 year old girls.

What does "ubiquety" mean. Is that like hotness?

[Person Man]

What does "ubiquety" mean. Is that like hotness?
SAT time!

A. Being unaffected by gravity
B. Lack of intelligence
C. Being everywhere you look
D. Drunkenness

[Ginormous76]

I have no idea what "ubiquety" means, but ubiquity is C (being everywhere you look).

[Beaker]

Where's E, all of the above?

[Jables]

Failing at languages other than English!

[Person Man]

Where's E, all of the above?
I said SAT time, not Actuarial Exam time!

[3LittlePiggies]

Being able to get really drunk at any bar near campus for approximately $6

[the BS method]

No doubt, love, but as long as people are still having promiscuous sex with many anonymous partners without protection while at the same time experimenting with mind-expanding drugs in a consequence-free environment, I'll be sound as a pound!

[MG]

No doubt, love, but as long as people are still having promiscuous sex with many anonymous partners without protection while at the same time experimenting with mind-expanding drugs in a consequence-free environment, I'll be sound as a pound!

RN

[Beaker]

So, where is Part 2?

[Bobby]

So, where is Part 2?

Forthcoming.

[DeepPurple]

Forthcoming.



Yeah, that's what I miss about college.