<p>everyone talks about how their college years were the best and they wish they could go back. people also say how they don't want college to end. they make it seem that all the fun stops after you graduate.</p>
<p>does life really suck that bad after college?</p>
<p>Your life is what you make of it. If you end up in a dead-end career then yeah you’ll probably pine for the days of college. If you do a job you enjoy, surround yourself with good friends and family, and live life to the fullest then you won’t find it boring.</p>
<p>only one way to find out, graduate or ask somebody lol</p>
<p>i think hes doing the latter right now</p>
<p>lol @ somni.</p>
<p>Wow I ask myself this question all the time, especially now because a lot of seniors I know are graduating and I only have two years left :(</p>
<p>Soo like the OP, I would really like to hear some input from people who have graduated.</p>
<p>I’d kill to be an adult sooner if I could. I am rather tired of college, though I do have to admit, it’s pretty cushy to still be coddled by your parents and not do anything.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the system of higher education in this country requires me to be in school for four years, not three, like in other university systems.</p>
<p>I’m in my 50s, and my life is more interesting now than it ever has been – including when I was in college. Every decade of my life has been more interesting than was the last. Your life is what you choose to make it.</p>
<p>I suggest that you also post your query in Parents Cafe.</p>
<p>College has not been any more exciting to me than any other time of my life, but I suspect the time period after it will be since I’ll be getting married. I’ll actually be doing a lot more than I ever did before.</p>
<p>The college years are cool, but so are the years after college and all the stages of life that follow. Each time period has it’s positives and negatives…they are not good or bad just different. Do I miss my college years? yes and no. I miss the freedom and lack of responsibility for anyone other than myself, but I don’t miss the social pressures, the lack of money and constant need for excitement I felt back then. There were a lot more ups and downs…now my life is more even keel and contented. My advice - enjoy where you’re at.</p>
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Speak for yourself… the day I left the house was the day my parents stopped coddling me.</p>
<p>I believe life is what you make it. If you feel your life will suck after college then it will…</p>
<p>Life isn’t boring after college, just not as care-free.</p>
<p>You don’t go out drinking 4-5 nights a week, because having to wake up at 6:00 a.m., pull a 45 minute commute, then work for 8 hours, then 45 minute commute back is a really crappy day when you are hung over.</p>
<p>Do your best to find hobbies. When I graduated and moved in with my then girlfriend (now wife), it took me awhile to figure out what it is I enjoyed doing. The previous years of my life (HS & College) basically revolved around parties, bars, girls, ect. I was like, “hmmmmm, what is it I like to do?”</p>
<p>Took me awhile to figure it out, but I did. Bought a 65 Ford Mustang to remodel, found out I really enjoy cooking, wife and I go to beer tastings and wine tastings, gardening, doing home projects.</p>
<p>That might sound incredibly boring to a college person, but trust me - it will be you. </p>
<p>As much as you don’t want the fun to end, it’s part of growing up. An adult living a college lifestyle doesn’t really work, they just don’t mix…in fact it’s pretty pathetic to see.</p>
<p>Join your alumni association and attended homecoming and football games. Do whatever else you can to stay connected to the school, just let yourself grow up too. </p>
<p>Don’t get scared, I still go out for beers with my friends, watch football, and squeeze in some PS3. Your priorities just change, for the better.</p>
<p>I will say, it’s remarkable how ones changes after college. Luckily, I had a girl that made an honest man out of me! In college, I would stay up to 3 a.m. every night, go out 4 nights a week, and basically have no responsibility. A few years removed and I’m crawling in bed at 9 p.m., and instead of looking forward to partying at the bars I look forward to planting my pepper plants, building my breakfast gazeebo, and doing some fishing. I still go out, usually friday nights for happy hour or pizza and beer with the wife - just no more drinking till I puke and getting tossed out of bars.</p>
<p>P.S. Life after college is NOT BORING.</p>
<p>IT"S BUSY!</p>
<p>Work 40 hours, do house stuff on weekends, go to weddings, birthday parties, ect. It never stops!</p>
<p>Throw a couple kids into the mix and see what happens, lol.</p>