College Impressions
I haven't been at college a week and it's already got me thinking. I think this is a good thing.
I'm not sure that I miss high school. It's fun meeting new people, and at the same time it's a lot of fun still being able to see my old friends. I worked out with Nick today and I think tomorrow I probably will not be able to lift my arms above my head. The gym is literally a 10 minute walk away from my dorm. I love how everything's so close. I don't have to drive anywhere, and I don't know that I'd want to, although once winter sets in I will probably appreciate cars a lot more. I don't get right now how you could put on the freshman 15, with all the walking...I guess if I ate a lot and stayed in all the time and drank a lot then I'd do it, but I really hope that doesn't happen.
The other fun thing is that college is big. It's Lucas-sized. There's a lot of stuff to do if you bother to find it, and there are literally thousands of people. I feel like I'm finally out of the Columbubble even though I still see some WL'ers.
But aside from my classes (which haven't gotten bad, yet), college is making me re-examine what I value, what I believe in. I moved in Thursday. I went to a party every night until Sunday. I went out Thursday night, got back to my dorm at 1:30. I went out Friday night, got back to my dorm at 5:00. I went out Saturday night, got back to my dorm at 6:00. It was getting light outside. Sunday I made it to bed around midnight, but class was at noon so I didn't care as much. I drank. Never got drunk, but had a few beers. I hooked up with a girl, twice actually. I never thought I would do that, no she wasn't drunk. I don't think I'm as "grown-up" as I thought I was. I would have drank (drunk? drank? I never know how to word that) in high school, although getting drunk never appealed to me, but was never really given the chance/invitation, so I never did, so that I'm not upset about. But I question my other choice. Am I upset about it? No, I wouldn't say that. Would I do it again? No, I wouldn't say that either. However, I won't say I didn't enjoy it either. It's weird. I think I decided that I'm not entirely a fan. But life moves on.
Classes are going well. Chem is in a big lecture hall taught by this guy who is used to teaching seniors and is teaching this class for the first time. But he actually seems ok so I think it'll be good. Plus I paid attention in Schulman's class, so I think a lot of this is going to be really easy. Math is taught by this guy who is somewhere between 70 and 80, is probably just slightly taller than Mrs. Varma, and speaks so quietly that he brought his own clip-on mic and amp to class with him, and let me tell you, it's needed. Honors Colloquium is gonna be a big waste of time. I learned everything that class is going to teach me in Fetchko, and I'm gonna have to do a LOT of work. Intro to Engineering is gonna be a blast, or it should be. The whole semester we're gonna be working in teams building autonomous hovercraft. FUN. I'm really looking forward to that a lot. My honors seminar (I forget the full name) should be interesting. It's all about decision-making, specifically related to business, but it applies to life just about as well as any course I've ever seen offered anywhere.
Decisions. We all have to make them, daily. I like to think my decision-making is sound...I like to think that.
Oh, and while I'm thinking about it. The most annoying thing about college so far: I forgot to bring my fingernail clippers. Goddamn it Quint.
I'm not sure that I miss high school. It's fun meeting new people, and at the same time it's a lot of fun still being able to see my old friends. I worked out with Nick today and I think tomorrow I probably will not be able to lift my arms above my head. The gym is literally a 10 minute walk away from my dorm. I love how everything's so close. I don't have to drive anywhere, and I don't know that I'd want to, although once winter sets in I will probably appreciate cars a lot more. I don't get right now how you could put on the freshman 15, with all the walking...I guess if I ate a lot and stayed in all the time and drank a lot then I'd do it, but I really hope that doesn't happen.
The other fun thing is that college is big. It's Lucas-sized. There's a lot of stuff to do if you bother to find it, and there are literally thousands of people. I feel like I'm finally out of the Columbubble even though I still see some WL'ers.
But aside from my classes (which haven't gotten bad, yet), college is making me re-examine what I value, what I believe in. I moved in Thursday. I went to a party every night until Sunday. I went out Thursday night, got back to my dorm at 1:30. I went out Friday night, got back to my dorm at 5:00. I went out Saturday night, got back to my dorm at 6:00. It was getting light outside. Sunday I made it to bed around midnight, but class was at noon so I didn't care as much. I drank. Never got drunk, but had a few beers. I hooked up with a girl, twice actually. I never thought I would do that, no she wasn't drunk. I don't think I'm as "grown-up" as I thought I was. I would have drank (drunk? drank? I never know how to word that) in high school, although getting drunk never appealed to me, but was never really given the chance/invitation, so I never did, so that I'm not upset about. But I question my other choice. Am I upset about it? No, I wouldn't say that. Would I do it again? No, I wouldn't say that either. However, I won't say I didn't enjoy it either. It's weird. I think I decided that I'm not entirely a fan. But life moves on.
Classes are going well. Chem is in a big lecture hall taught by this guy who is used to teaching seniors and is teaching this class for the first time. But he actually seems ok so I think it'll be good. Plus I paid attention in Schulman's class, so I think a lot of this is going to be really easy. Math is taught by this guy who is somewhere between 70 and 80, is probably just slightly taller than Mrs. Varma, and speaks so quietly that he brought his own clip-on mic and amp to class with him, and let me tell you, it's needed. Honors Colloquium is gonna be a big waste of time. I learned everything that class is going to teach me in Fetchko, and I'm gonna have to do a LOT of work. Intro to Engineering is gonna be a blast, or it should be. The whole semester we're gonna be working in teams building autonomous hovercraft. FUN. I'm really looking forward to that a lot. My honors seminar (I forget the full name) should be interesting. It's all about decision-making, specifically related to business, but it applies to life just about as well as any course I've ever seen offered anywhere.
Decisions. We all have to make them, daily. I like to think my decision-making is sound...I like to think that.
Oh, and while I'm thinking about it. The most annoying thing about college so far: I forgot to bring my fingernail clippers. Goddamn it Quint.