I'm trapped at my college

Kenshinsan
Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:20:32 +0000

mzsp23:

You guys definitely brought up valid points about myself and I appreciate your honesty. However, I don’t feel that I am judging anyone. If I choose to hang out with people who party all the time it will affect me. I don’t understand how it couldn’t. Even the slightest thing such as pictures posted online of me with people at a party with everyone holding beers and alcohol can raise the question of whether or not I do those things. This image doesn’t look very professional, and aren’t we in college to make the best of ourselves? I don’t get close to many people at clemson because they would rather go party and I chose not to do those things. If I suggest going to a movie or playing some poker or something instead of going to a party nine times out of ten my friends would rather go party.



Wow, you and I hold the exact same views, even though I have a lot of friends at my college. Its not that were judging anyone, (I could care less about someone drinking themselves into oblivion 6 out of the 7 days of the week) its that how can you be close friends with people who are always doing those types of things without it affecting you, especially if you don’t approve of it or participate in it.

Anytime I go to a party and pictures are taken I’m always afraid that I’ll be tagged in one of them on facebook and my family members that are on it will start thinking I’m involved in those types of things.

Drinking is just like any other interest and its hard to have fun with friends with which you don’t share a strong similar interest with, especially something like drinking which is the strongest interest for many.

I always saw college as the most opportune time and place to make the best of yourself too. You are basically finally in total control of your life and which paths you will take so you can mold yourself as you see fit. No one to tell you when to be somewhere, you have to do something now, or controlling your life in any real way. You eat when you want to eat, eat what you want to eat, go to class if you feel like it, or don’t, basically do what you want to do.

You can never really find any other time in your life where you have the resources to become the most fit, absorb the most knowledge, and develop the greatest friendships you’ve ever had in your life. And drinking has never been (at least to me) part of making myself the best person I can be.

And what I put in bold is also what FRUSTRATES me to no end about my college too, and almost seems reason enough to transfer in itself. If people could just find fun in doing other things than drinking themselves into oblivion EVERY weekend, thing would be perfect…