I just realized: College life is really overrated.

Student Lounge College Life
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<p>Last Friday, I was chilling out with some friends from my accounting class in a dormitory where one of these friends lived. We had a little vodka to lighten the mood, and we were also playing Call of Duty: Black Ops. </p>

<p>As a commuter student, I rarely ever hang out in the dorms (this is my second time, I believe). In fact, the only reason I was there was because me and two other friends were hosting an official first meeting for our fledgling video game club on campus. Only the three of us (the founders of this club) showed up. (Unfortunately, despite much lobbying via Facebook, no one else showed up.) The meeting quickly devolved into a session of drinking and playing video games. </p>

<p>I was wise not too drink too much, however, since I had to commute home later that night. So, I limited myself to only one small glass of vodka. </p>

<p>At around 6:00PM, one of my friend's roommates came back, and this roommate and my friend had a very heated argument over why vodka was bought a few days ago. This roommate had given money to my friend to buy alcohol for the dorm, and my friend simply bought vodka because he preferred it. However, this roommate had stipulated that he wanted whiskey, but my friend argued that whiskey was too expensive and that vodka would stretch his dollars more. </p>

<p>It grew even more heated, but my friend maintained his composure, despite being a little inebriated. My other friend and I decided to stay out of the conversation, but it continued, and grew so heated so my friend's roommate gave my friend the finger, claimed that he was never going to loan him cash to buy alcohol ever again, and stormed out of the dormitory (he claimed he was going to play some basketball with his friends). </p>

<p>After he left, I spoke.</p>

<p>"Vodka's good stuff. Your roommate has poor taste."</p>

<p>"Yeah, I know, right? I wonder why I have to put with this ******* all the time. I shouldn't have done this whole random roommate thing. Plus, he farts all the damn time." My friend gave a long burp. </p>

<p>"I'm somewhat glad I don't live here," I replied. "No bothersome roommates, no BS, well, except for the BS I get from my parents, but that's different."</p>

<p>I bade farewell at 7:00PM and went home. In a way, I do wish I lived on campus, but in another way, I am equally glad that I don't live on campus. </p>

<p>My experiences as a guest in someone's dorm may be somewhat skewed, but it just showed me that living on campus wasn't exactly all love and roses.</p>

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<p>Cool story bro.</p>

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<p>I don’t think anyone has ever said campus life is “all love and roses.” Just like anything else, it has positive and negative aspects. For me (and from my experience lots of other people as well), the personal freedom and ability to live with your friends outweighs the negatives. Also, after your first year most colleges let you choose your roommate, so any complaints you have can really only be directed at yourself</p>

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<p>Sadly this is representative of many roommate situations. A very large amount of course are peaceful and get along (even if not as close friends) but nonetheless situations like this are quite abundant too. Opposites in real life don’t attract.</p>

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<p>As I’ve replied to one of your recent threads I regret living on campus because I have yet been able to accomplish to making my dorm feel like a second home. I think an apartment where one have access to a kitchen and private bathrooms helps. Many of the students I know who live off campus not only explain to me that it’s cheaper but love it. During the day the apartments I have been to feels like a place you could make feel like a home, as for the dorms I’ve been in I don’t get that same feeling. Although there are many great things about being on campus overall it’s not roses which explains why most schools only 1/4 to 1/5 stay on campus, majority which are freshmen.</p>

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<p>ha, i hardly think this story is strong evidence for college life being overrated. problems like this happen everywhere, and having roommates really does help you to learn how to deal with others i think. i think without you having actually experienced the full extent of college life, and in this case just getting a taste of the negative i said, you cant make a judgement on the matter of it being overrated or not.</p>

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<p>…and for what it’s worth, Vodka is some of the nastiest stuff I’ve ever tasted and I’m on the side of the roomie who prefers whiskey. It tastes nastier yeah but you don’t SIP whiskey (well, unless you’re a southern gentleman) you shoot it, you don’t shoot vodka unless it’s like jello shots, you sip it so that gross taste sits in your mouth longer.</p>

<p>Gin is also preferrible, cause for a low-budget of ingredients you can make mojitos and those rock</p>

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<p>Well, that would be annoying if the roommate gave cash expecting whiskey and got vodka. Whiskey is nasty but it was his money and he did ask for it ;)</p>

<p>College life is pretty lame if all you do is chill in your dorm and play video games. But if you do more than that it is pretty fun :p</p>

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<p>god I hate hard liquor</p>

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<p>The subtle aromas of juniper, citrus peel, and orris root make gin the king of hard hard liquors. Add a little bit of tonic water and a lime wedge, and you got yourself a fine gimlet. But that’s another story…</p>

<p>Anyways, I used to be a little disenchanted with my living situation on campus: I live on south campus (the farthest part of campus), and I live in an apartment, which means it’s terribly hard to make friends, because, well, it’s an apartment and not a dorm.</p>

<p>But then it hit me: Parties! My roommate and I have thrown several parties already this semester, and, as a result, I’ve been able to meet new people and enjoy the sanctuary of having my own space and not having to worry about the RA. However, I must admit, I don’t think my parties would have been as successful had they been off campus. (I don’t know a lot of people, and it would have been hard to round up people from an off campus apartment.) So I think it’s all what you make it.</p>

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<p>I call ******** because nobody in their right mind would say “vodkas good stuff.”</p>

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<p>Cabhax, that is because vodka is great stuff! :)</p>

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<p>You sip vodka but not whiskey? I’m living in exchange on Poland and everyone here takes shots of vodka except old people who sip it, and I prefer sipping on whiskey. Jack Daniels on ice goes down smoothly.</p>

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<p>Why would you want to sip vodka? Disgusting. I always shoot it, but I really like doing shots and I don’t really like whiskey, hahaha. Vodka shots are pretty much my go-to most weekends, that and Four Lokos (until now :/) </p>

<p>Also, OP, of course life in the dorms ain’t perfect. My roommate Skypes her boyfriend 24/7 and he curses me out on almost a regular basis. It’s noisy. It’s too hot/too cold. Do I prefer the freedom of it to being at home? Absolutely. Nowhere you live is going to be perfect, that’s the nature of life. That’s the nature of anything, and that doesn’t make it “overrated.”</p>

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<p>You can’t have that one experience be a good example of why college life is overrated…seriously, people can get in fights like that whether it’s college or not. Personally, I love college life, so yeah…</p>

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<p>brool story co.</p>

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<p>when you’re having video game clubs and all that non-eventful stuff, its no wonder that college life sucks for you. Get out to the social scene,</p>

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<p>wow that one instance determines how you view college life? That’s pretty sad. </p>

<p>I love college! I would never call it “overrated.” There are so many opportunities here at college that I could not get anywhere else. Granted, every night on campus isn’t always “one big fantastic party” or “loads of fun” but there have been so many priceless moments that far outweigh the “blah” ones.</p>