College can be a real pain in the tuckus
You're friends....you're family...they've gone and left...
You've gotta start fresh, and if you're not socially equipped for it, you may start off on a rough note. It took a few days before I started talking with my dorm mates (that's a story for another time, chill'un). I haven't made that many friends in my actual classes, either. It's a tough time.
Not to mention you've lost part of a support network you've been using for years. I've had things I've wanted to talk about, but really couldn't because I haven't gotten close enough to these guys.
But it's not as bad as I'm making it sound. The "old world" is only a phone call away. Some of my close friends from high school are literally down the street. Really, it's not all that bad.
Then you start realizing you haven't seen these friends in two weeks, and go "WHAT THE FU
Shifting our focus to the dorm side of things:
Lack of Real Privacy
There's no place that one can really be to one's self in college. Oh sure, there's one's dorm room, but even that your sharing with a roommate, and it's not exactly sound proof, and sound from other places always gets in.
"But Alex, why would you *snicker* need a quiet place where no one can *snicker* hear you or see what you're doing?"
Shut the firetruck up.
I'll tell you why. I'll even let you in on a little secret. I love to sing, and I just can't do it as often as I used to. The tunes I tend to sing are...interesting...and I don't need people thinking I'm a complete weirdo. A partial weirdo is far enough.
In addition, quiet, private places are great for thinking, and these kinds of places are relatively difficult to find in college. As I was typing this, someone was vacuuming in the hallway. Can't a guy think, type, and listen to the rain in peace?
Lastly, haven't you ever just wanted to blast music? Yell and dance with glee? Cry your heart out, all in the privacy of a home? It's really not possible here, without someone becoming concerned.
There's not much to be done, as this is how living in a dorm works, and I've come to accept it.
Lack of Television
BLEH! Where the hell am I supposed to watch Glee, the Mentalist, Southpark, and My Little Pony now? I'll tell you where: I have to search pages upon pages of Google searches. It's not a fun process.
My lacking a television also means I can't play video games or movies on a big screen...AW FIRETRUCK!
I guess it really is for the best, though. I don't need more distractions, and if I really need to game, I've got my laptop, so it's all coo'.
Dorm Food
The only way to experience this kind of pain is to live with eating the same kinds of food for months. It gets old, fast. I'm sure the idea of hundreds of hungry young adults amassing into 5 food lines sounds enticing, too. It is not.
I haven't eaten at a proper restaurant in weeks!
On second thought...
Alright, so it's not that bad, but it still sucks!
College can Destroy your Interests...
So most of you should know by now that I'm switching from Chemistry to something with Mathematics. Oh, how I dislike chemistry now. Not the actual thing, but learning about it. Although it's more my own fault than the big C's, I still dislike how this all worked out.
...and take away the Opportunity to fine-tune your talents.
I...I won't be able to take a choir class next semester, due to my work load, and I absolutely hate it. The music will always live in my heart, I suppose. The time these things require is just too much for a student not pursuing that kind of career. Ugh.
It's not limited to music, either. Theatre performances are limited to those who aren't pursuing a degree in theatre, especially if you don't know where to look. It's just so awful!
"There are other places to look?" you may be asking. That's for another time...
(Winter) Wrap-Up
Now do you understand the evils college can bring? Do you understand the suffering? It's horrible isn't it?
No?
Ah, whatever. Expect a post in the future about why college is a pretty cool place to be...brah...
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