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I Don't Want The College Experience

College doesn't have to be the best years of your life.

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We've all heard it a million times—college is the best time of your life. College is supposed to be the ultimate four years where you make memories that last for the rest of your life. But I don't want that typical college experience. The best years of my life aren't going to be limited to the times I spent living on Easy Mac and Red Bull.

The truth about college is that it actually kind of sucks. Night after night, week after week; we give and give ourselves to classes and internships until we can't possibly give anymore. Sure, there are fun times in between the countless hours of study and lots of laughs with friends (whether it be about something actually funny or the fact we failed another test, I'm not sure). But honestly, it's really nothing compared to the great years to come.

There are so many moments in life that are better than the night you spent at the bar or the "rager" at a frat. I don't want to go through life thinking, wow, this night out is the best life is ever gonna be. Because, let's be real, the day I land my dream job will be so much better than any party.

I want to fall so in love with my career that every night feels like before Christmas and I can't bear going to sleep in anticipation for the next day. The whole point of college is to struggle through your classes and figure out what you hate on the journey to what you love.

My future is going to be consumed with doing things I'm passionate about and right now, I just am not passionate about an 8AM calculus class.

The best years of my life aren't going to happen when I'm spending nearly 20 hours a week in a classroom. They're going to happen with my future family in the home of my dreams. When I look back on the times I thought life with never get better than college, I'll probably laugh because there will never be anything better than spending time with my kids.

So, maybe I might just be crazy, but in comparison to the rest of my life, I want college to suck. I want it to be years of being broke and staying up all night studying because, in the long run, nothing will be better than the years I spend after graduation— those years will definitely be the best times of my life.

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