Why does your college experience sound much better than mine?

Im with you on this one man. I think the main problem is bolded above. The only really cool thing is that I am studying in Japan, but right now I am so fuckin broke its tough to go to any parties or go out with my friends (usually costs from $30~100 for a night of drinking). Working and making time to study puts a serious damper on your fun time. Actually, my first years of college back in the US I went out a lot more often and drank a lot more, but still held a FT job. It was a lot cheaper there. Though I never experienced the kinda "big campus life" that a lot of others always talk about.

Its an interesting question. I'm graduating in five weeks and I think my college experience has been really rich, but not exactly the typical one, and sometimes I still want that or feel like I should have/have gotten more of it. I went to a medium-sized college which was only 20 miles away from my hometown, so the foundation of my social circle was friends who I went to high school with. On top of that I was still dating a girl I went to high school with for the first year and a half, so I didn't meet as many people my first year or so as most people. However, I did eventually expand my social circle, went to some parties but few wild ones, I went abroad on week long academic trips twice, I spent a semester abroad, played sports, held a few jobs, dated a couple of girls. In particular I dated this one really hot girl for about a year who was big into partying and the stereotypical college lifestyle (she went to a different university) and I kind of made up lost ground on the college experience while dating her, including having a crazy spring break in the caribbean, which is something I recommend everyone do at least once. So I had some of that, but I wonder how many people really live the stereotype we all feel like we should be living up to, because I still feel like I didn't make the most of it because I didn't go out, get ridiculously trashed, and have more meaningless sex than I did.

I didn't get much action in college but I had a great time. I always planned to have more fun outside of school (when I can actually afford to do what I want).

I worked my way through undergrad (and grad) too, but I didn't go back to undergrad until I was in my early 20s. Think that gave me a little more perspective than some. Also, I worked at bars in one of Detroit's party zones (Bricktown). That led to much free booze, food, other stuff, and female companions.

Weed. Shrooms.

I worked my way all through undergrad and grad school and had an absolute blast. Good times usually don't just happen, you often have to seek them out. Being really open-minded helps.

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Mine was a commuter school with not much social life. But even still, I regret taking it for granted and not making the most of my experience. I would do it all over again if I had the chance

College was just OK for me. It was a somewhat conservative setting. I got out of it what I needed. But my life didn't really blossom until I graduated and was working. That was when things got exciting and adventuresome. Business travel really allowed me to have fun and grow.

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I find it very sad that, to some people, the best time of their lives were in high school/college/grad school.

Even combining all those they amount to less than 1/5 of one's time on earth.

Yeah, I always figured it sucked to peek early. I'm still on the way up when it comes to good times.

I have connections at the CIA, IRS and state department that could make you long for the "good old days"