For all of you who miss the college life

**Cloned4Life** · 03-11-2009, 09:27 AM

The real world indeed sucks. I would give anything to be back in school. (Sigh)

**Cycloin** · 03-11-2009, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by bmuff

I still have this nightmare where I realize I have a final coming up and I've been skipping the class all semester. Like I forgot I was even registered for the class until the day of the final. I wake up scared to death. It takes awhile to realize that I was done with school years ago. I didn't even skip that often while at ISU, but that dream always gets me.

I have the same basic nightmare about once a year. My wife (a counselor) tells me that it's just a way for my subconscious to deal with anxiety. Beyond rolling her eyes, however, she has not been able to explain why I am never wearing pants in said dream.

**AngryPanda** · 03-11-2009, 11:53 AM

Well im home from class and now i can take a nap and wake up in time to watch those Cowboys run into a buzzsaw

**Cyclonick182** · 03-11-2009, 11:59 AM

Id do take home exams and papers until I was blue in the face if it meant that I could slack off, sleep in, not work, and drink alot again. Hell Id even rewrite my 81 page report that I had in my last semester if it meant I could even have a month of the college life again.

Suck it up!

**URBCLONE** · 03-11-2009, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclonick182

Id even rewrite my 81 page report that I had in my last semester if it meant I could even have a month of the college life again.

Isn't it the truth! My college years were the best years of my life.

To the OP, take the situation that you are facing and then add someone that you report to standing over your shoulder asking you if you are finished yet. Then add the fact that if you fail you could be terminated and lose your ability to provide for people who depend on you.

You have the world right now. You can carve out your own path in so many ways:
Meet the woman of your dreams
Select a major that is tailor made for you and your interests
Pick the brain of some of the most brilliant people our country has to offer
Enjoy college athletics
Enjoy a wide circle of friends
Wake up at noon, have a few at 2 in the afternoon, take a snooze, get up head out with your friends.

Bottom line - your horizons are wide open. As you get older and take on more responsibilities your horizons shrink and your duties grow. In short, you are less free to do as you please.

Sorry for being long-winded. Just want you to see how great you have it right now.

**kingcy** · 03-11-2009, 08:56 PM

Because working 80 hours and supporting your family is so easy. Yes that is better than drinking 4 nights a week, seeing hot women all over the place, and only having one responsabilty in life.

**IcSyU** · 03-11-2009, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by kingcy

seeing hot women all over the place

You apparently didn't go to Iowa State

**kingcy** · 03-11-2009, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by IcSyU

You apparently didn't go to Iowa State

Well the women there are better than the ones in rural Iowa. I shouldnt say those things I am married.

**CycloneErik** · 03-11-2009, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by Schfinkter

Wait you can type a 10 page paper in an hour.. thats like a billion cazillion words a minute. Thats some serious skill my friend, i bet all the ladies dig that..

Not that hard. I can do it while proofreading along the way.

**IsUaClone2** · 03-11-2009, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclonick182

Id do take home exams and papers until I was blue in the face if it meant that I could slack off, sleep in, not work, and drink alot again. Hell Id even rewrite my 81 page report that I had in my last semester if it meant I could even have a month of the college life again.

Suck it up!

Yeah, I'll agree with that at least for the first 20 - 30 years after college. Now 43 years later I can't do either the partying or the working so it doesn't matter any more. It's a good thing I've retired and got all the time in the world because it takes that long to do anything and there is no desire to get drunk because the body can't take it anymore. When you always enjoy where you are; you will be happy all of your life.

**CyPlainsDrifter** · 03-11-2009, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by AngryPanda

For all of you past grads who sometimes wish you were back in school, Let me tell you, it isn't all fun times. I have a take home exam due tomorrow at 8 and I am still up typing with prolly 3 more hours to type yet. Just thought I would share my misfortunes with everyone else.

Boo hoo.... and I worked 72 hours a week over the past 7 weeks.... college is SOOOOO hard.

It's all perspective.... when you have kids, a REAL job, a mortgage, a car payment and no life ..... one little take-home test will seem like a walk in the park. Believe me.

**Cycloin** · 03-12-2009, 07:03 AM

AngryPanda, I hope you don't feel like everyone piled on you. We all did. Fact is, life is hard. Whether you are in college, or not. It's all relative. I had the same thoughts as you when I was at ISU. I couldn't wait to be done.

Now, I miss those days, at least the ones I can remember.

Those are some of my best memories. That being said, I have dear friends at work, a wife I love more than I thought anyone could, and three wonderfully energetic and unintentionally hilarious boys. I am making great memories everyday.

What am I trying to say? I have no earthly idea, to be honest. Seriously, go ahead and be ****** about homework. Don't let us working guys get you down. You'll soon be one of us and realize the perspective that we are coming from.

**cyups** · 03-12-2009, 07:13 AM

I remember when I was in school and a teacher would say we could take a test home and/or use out notes I was happy at first, and then you think, wait a minute... how hard is this damn test????????

**mplscyclone** · 03-13-2009, 11:46 PM

Yeah college sucks! I mean, who would enjoy sleeping in, getting 3 months off in the summer, 3 weeks off in the winter, 1 week off for thanksgiving, and 1 week off during the spring?

Here's another funny thing that I realized since working full time. The amount of work I do in a week, would be a semester-long project in college. If you think about the amount of work you have to put in during college and compare it to how much work you will put in when you have your career, you'll see why we viewed college as awesome.

Enjoy college while you're there. Live gets crazy when you're done with school.

**SplitIdentity** · 03-14-2009, 12:19 AM

Originally Posted by IcSyU

You apparently didn't go to Iowa State

Understatement of the year. I love ISU, but honestly... maybe we could recruit more students from the states of Florida, Texas, and California? We've have to lower our admissions standards though I'm sure.... OH!

Anyways, I just finished an exam yesterday that was a pain in the arse. But now I'm packing for a camping trip I'll be taking next week, so it was well worth it :)