<p>Yes, OP, I think the “college experience” is romanticized on CC, and in many communities around the country. I get that you don’t mean romantic as in “Love” but as in the romantic period.</p>
<p>I also think a part of the college experience is being disabused of this romantic notion of reality. I’ve certainly seen my oldest become much more realistic about life as the years have gone by for her in school. It’s part of, not all of, but part of growing up.</p>
<p>Given that the phrase “dream school” is tossed around on CC, and in life, so often, I can’t figure out how anyone would think the whole thing isn’t “romanticized.”</p>