<p>Why would college life suck if you can’t swim or have a bike? Most colleges have free bus systems for students to get around. My school, Penn State, is GIGANTIC, and I don’t even own a bike since the transportation is so good here. As far as swimming goes, I’ll admit that I did not learn how to tread water until this past summer. I was always afraid of it, but I was always jealous of watching my friends go jump into the lake or the deep end of the pool during vacations and parties, so I finally toughened up and started with the shallow. Surprisingly, it took me about 20 minutes max to find my niche with treading water. The trick is to slightly float on your back and sticking your hips/lower body forward and kicking and stroking in swirls. Kind of hard to explain, but once you learn, you just want to jump in the water!</p>