1. Being able to take a nap at 3pm.

When we were kids, we hated being forced to take naps in the middle of the day… But in college we have learned that naps are our mode of survival to make up for the nights that we do anything but sleep, and our circadian rhythm is completely thrown off when we are expected to actually function at those times when we go home for any period of time.

2. Diet or lack thereof.
While we appreciate the delicious home-cooked meals that often await us when we arrive home, sometimes your cravings can only be fulfilled in ways that your mother may not deem “nutritious.”

3. Determining our own bedtime *without judgment*.
The last qualification of judgment is key here: it doesn’t just apply to starting your night at 11 p.m. There are nights where all you want is to go to bed at 8:45 p.m. without getting that look of contempt from your siblings who think you aged 65 years overnight if you’re tired that early.

4. Not having to answer the question: “What are you majoring in?” at least a dozen times per day.
Aside from the small talk we actively engage in when we meet people (in any setting) this question while we are home carries a slew of alternate meanings like, "What kind of job can you get with that degree?" or, "What are you doing with your life?" But most importantly, this type of question represents a whole vault of questions that your grandma’s friend’s cousin just has to know about you- “No, I don’t have a boyfriend. Why? I don’t know, you tell me."

5. Being able to wear ridiculous outfits and actually have an excuse.

Nowhere else is it socially acceptable to wear suspenders or Mardi Gras beads on a weekly basis; more importantly, nowhere else are you not the only one.

6. Being surrounded by people who understand when you're irrational and paranoid.
There are moments where no other reaction suffices than the one of pure panic where you would normally turn to your best friend- these moments are the ones where we realize how truly weird our friendships are, because we aren’t thinking about the people we want to go out to dinner with; no, we are thinking about the people who are going to help us hide a body when necessary.7. BS’ing your way through anything- effectively.
At school, we have ample opportunity to showcase and fine-tune our ability to finish things with minimal attention or energy, and it becomes a form of art. It’s much more difficult to do this when those observing you have (quite literally) known you since birth. 8. Selective sharing

Information, clothes, food; anyone with siblings understands, and if you say that you don't, then you're either lying or you're the one who steals things when we are at home.

9. Your weekends just aren't the same.

At school, we can count on our nights to be booked indefinitely and it's assumed that you and your friends are planning something even if it isn't spoken aloud.

10. Feeling amazed that you actually got into college, because you can barely walk on flat ground without stumbling.
Yeah, there’s not really a difference here… Unfortunately it happens whether you’re at school or not.

We may love not doing schoolwork for the summer, but we do miss the life we live when we are avoiding that work during the school year.