College - A Big Sleepover?

Yes, it’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for; especially when all our friends have been saying how awesome college life is for three weeks. And at last I took my first step into the dorm and there was an odd sensation of joy of never being grouped with “the high school kids.” In fact, I could finally be the one who could make fun of them and not be in that group at the same time. Anyway it was a good feeling all in all. But is college life the big sleepover everyone’s been talking about for (what seemed to be) such a long time? Well it turns that I’ll never be able to be a “rock star” that I was before, meet sexy college girls that are always in the movies, or even avoid the sweet trap of college that’ll eventually lead me into deep poo.

I’ve attended a boarding school for three years before I came here so I thought I was ready for the whole dorm life deal. And yes, I did have some knowledge I’ve gained during my high school life and had an edge over some naïve newbies; use plastic table ware because you will NEVER do your dishes; don’t wait to do your laundry until the weekend because every single machine will be taken; freshman 15 is actually about freshman 30.

But after a few days I realized I didn’t have that much advantage over the other people when college hit me with its biggest weapon; freedom. It is an advantage to have such freedom around but it can also be my worst enemy. Yes, it turns out that freedom is the sweet trap that’s gonna bite your end in the end. You may not realize it at first, but you soon find out that all the things that looked good at first turn out to pull you into a steaming pile of dung.

Co-ed dorm sounded so exciting after living in a single-sex dorm for three years. Well, it turns out it’s not such a fun thing. In high school people called me “rock star.” I was never such a cool guy before I went to high school but a few gigs at the school and around home gave me a taste of what it’s like to be a rock star for a few years. However, now that I’m here I realized that it wasn’t just the gigs that made me a star but it was also the closed dorm that hid the geeky side of me from the rest of the campus, such as me chugging down packs of Slim Jims or my proud collection of movies including the Marvel-hero movies. But now that I’m in a co-ed dorm, it’s not gonna be so easy to “fake my way to the top.”

Last night, after only having a salad for lunch I had a craving for a burger from Ross Commons. Well, being able to walk to Ross Commons at 11 in the evening is one of the nice things of college life here but it has its own down sides. When I was walking back to my dorm with my giant burger in one hand and huge fries in the other, I saw this hot girl right outside the dorm all dressed up nicely. I felt like an idiot and ran back in to my room. And of course, as that wasn’t enough, the one girl I like on this floor had to walk by and see me eating a giant burger alone in my room watching Scrubs. WOW. Just awesome. God, why do you hate me? I learned that it’s the small things that make you feel stupid enough to make you want to die.

These few events made me realize how different college life is going to be for me and not all it going to be as crazy and glamorous as Animal House or Step Up 2. However I do hope and believe college isn’t going to be as bad as I described it because I know I’m not alone in this crazy part of life. Every single student in this campus is dealing with problems big or small and I hope the people who are struggling to keep up with the monster can feel better after reading this. You’re not alone in the battle. We’re right beside you.