Overrated/Underrated things about college

fa-la-la-lena
Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:56:34 +0000

College is the BEST!!! Ignore all the negative nancies in this thread. They are on CC for a reason…lol. I am on here because I love college and like to share my knowledge about it with everyone I can (and convince high schoolers that for the most part, it is the experience you have been waiting for!)

Overrated:
-Money/being poor (you are forced to come up with some creative ways to make up for a lack of dough…more fun that way! hehe)
-Most college advisors (when I feel like I know more than my advisors…there’s a problem. A few advisors can be helpful thought, just be sure to take the initiative to find out things for yourself and don’t rely on untrustworthy advisors)
-Having a car on campus (there is NO parking on campus anywhere…most places you park are illegal unless you have a special faculty pass and you WILL get a ticket. Plus gas is expensive. Walk, bike or take public transportation instead!)

Underrated:
-My peers: at least many of ones I know/hang out with are intelligent, well-spoken, able to talk about a variety of topics and care about what is going on in the world around them. They are not all the “party get wasted all the time” stereotypical college student types, and most college students are able to party AND study/crack down on academics at the same time.

I guess when it comes down to it, these aren’t overrated/underrated things about college in general, but merely my personal experience. So take whatever people say with a grain of salt.