<p>Learning to find free printing is the whole point of a college education.</p>
<p>DCHurricane, how can you be lonely at a large university?</p>
<p>Man, I would love to know where all you guys go to school! :D</p>
<p>“DCHurricane, how can you be lonely at a large university?”</p>
<p>By that logic, no one in NYC should be lonely. </p>
<p>I’m already not very skilled at making friends, and it’s even more difficult if you commute.</p>
<p>I empathize a lot with your situation, namely with the loneliness. I think at home I took my “support network” for granted a lot (my family, my childhood friends, etc.) and only really thought about the new friends I had made in high school. So I thought creating a whole new social network wouldn’t be a big deal.</p>
<p>My freshman year was the best. I grew so much that year, both in positive ways and in response to negative things in my life at the time. I was really close with my entryway (25-ish people; Princeton version of a hallway in outdated dorms that don’t really have them), my 3 roommates, and my athletic team (as well as friends I made through one of these 3 sources). I made the big mistake of getting a single for my sophomore year, and I learned that I’m the type of person who easily slips into just hanging out in his room watching tv and getting on the internet by himself rather than going out and socializing out of sheer laziness. Living with other people, whether that’s my family or roommates, and being forced to hang out with people through clubs, teams, entryways, etc. is very good for me. In the absence of that duress, I get lonely.</p>
<p>I would have similar advice for any high school seniors. Don’t get an apartment or a single your freshman year unless you absolutely can’t stand living with someone else, and seriously consider having a roommate(s) most of your time in college. If nothing else, having a roommate (that you like) always provides someone to eat with, go do stuff with, get introduced to new people by, etc. I also strongly recommend joining too many organizations and paring it down to several that you really like the people in. That’s more important than what the club’s name is.</p>
<p>As someone else said in a more obnoxious/networking/who-you-know way, college is more about the people you meet and get to know than it is the classes you take. I think a lot of people, especially people on this site and myself included, think of themselves as the sum of what they’ve done rather than the number/quality of relationships they have that matter to them. You aren’t who you know, but you are who you care about and who cares about you.</p>
<p>fa fa le na, good to hear from you, haven seen your post in the longest time! glad you 're happy!!
Anyway, agree w leafblade, you can get a lot of HW done in another boring class if you bring your laptop.
overrated: Ratemyprofessors.com: if someone hates the prof, and posts something nasty,it’s not fair to the teacher, so unless 15 people say the prof is good or not, you really need to take it w a grain of salt</p>
<p>DC, are you commuting temporarily or is this how it’s going to be? I am sure if anyone will make the best of it you will, but commuting sure does suck, I hear you on that. </p>
<p>My votes for most underrated and most overrated, for the moment, are as follows…</p>
<p>Most Overrated: Being single.</p>
<p>Most Underrated: Single rooms.</p>
<p>I think you got those backwards? ^^^^</p>
<p>^Lol yes, I agree. For me being single is HIGHLY underrated. I love being able to do whatever I want, hahaha</p>
<p>The only thing I can’t do is sleep with random people, which I don’t do anyway. So no loss for me.</p>
<p>Interesting thread, but I’m pretty surprised at the amount of negativity floating around. For me, nothing about college has been overrated. In fact, I would venture to say that the entire experience is vastly underrated. I transferred from a smaller school to UW-Madison and have thoroughly enjoyed my time at each of them for different reasons. </p>
<p>I think the negativity here really illustrates that college is all about fit. For me, going to a smaller, less academically rigorous school before going to UW was perfect for me. Likewise, a community college would have been perfect for me right away too.</p>
<p>Similarly, if you can’t afford to go across the country to a different school, then go to a cheaper in state school. If cost doesn’t matter, go where you want. If academics are the most important factor, than go to (or try to get into) a highly ranked school. Finally, if you aren’t happy at your current college, then transfer! At the end of the day, college is what YOU make of it.</p>
<p>Overrated:</p>
<p>Gen Ed Requirements - Completele BS. I just looekd up every single one’s grade distributions and picked the easiest</p>
<p>Studying - You can usually cram in last minute for lower level classes</p>
<p>Clubs- Not very active based off my personal experience. People meet each others through other means</p>
<p>Hooking Up- Yes I’ve gotten laid, but not nearly as much as media made it seem. The average around here seems to be a different girl a month. That’s if you party a lot.</p>
<p>Dorm life - Expensive and useless. Apartments / Greek is way better bang for the buck.</p>
<p>Freshman Year- Was easily the worst year of my college experience. Having no car just plain sucks ass.</p>
<p>Four Years - Why rush through college to become a 8-4 worker. Cherish college.</p>
<p>Acquaintances: The people you are “friends” with via parties and what not. Add absolutely no value except a hey whatsup kind of feel.</p>
<p>GPA: As long as you have a 3.2+, unless you are applying for some ibank/consulting/other “elite” job the GPA doesn’t really matter that much, just gets you on for the interview.</p>
<p>Student Government: As an ex-director in student government, you really see that student government does very little. Committees do influence a bit though.</p>
<p>Underrated:</p>
<p>Greek Life - Cause living in a castle allows you to have many ridiculous experiences</p>
<p>Parties - Parties at IU, both greek and house, are SO MUCH better then ANYWHERE I have seen (except the clubs/bars).</p>
<p>Travel / Study Abroad - I studied abroad a semester, and probably the BEST experience I’ve ever had in my life. Add in another 6 months of traveling and really opened my eyes to new things. Do it if you can</p>
<p>Entrepreneurship - Thanks to my free time, I have been able to generate passive income that allows me to pay the bills. Experiment and try and find something that can make you some moolah!</p>
<p>Career Services - at IU’s Kelley, absolutely superb. Did all the work for me to get me my internship and job offer. USE IT to your FULL advantage.</p>
<p>Internship - Get one over the summer before you graduate. My internship taught me more practically then my all my classes combined.</p>
<p>Social Life - My social life at college have been a great one. </p>
<p>After 5 years in college, I am going to say I have enjoyed it and could not have been more pleased in picking out IU.</p>
<p>overrated:
- fraternity/sorority
- affirmative action
- drinking/parties
- dorm life
- freshmen orientation
- “the campus feel”</p>
<p>underrated:
- professors
- cafeteria food
- meeting people randomly</p>