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My College Experience Doesn't Look Like Yours, And That's OK

My choices are meant to make me happy, not you.

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My College Experience Doesn't Look Like Yours, And That's OK

Everyone goes to school (or doesn't go to school) for different reasons. Sometimes, people don't need school for their desired profession. Some people just can't handle the responsibility that pursuing higher education involves.

That is OK.

If you do decide to go to school, deciding which one you want to go to is even more daunting. I know so many people that have known where they wanted to go to school since elementary school. I know other people that decided to go to go to community college because that was an easier (and cheaper) decision than any other ones that were presented to them.

Guess what? That's OK, too.

I'm not going to a party school because I hate parties. I'm painfully awkward, and I very much prefer staying going out and doing fun things with my friends.

If you like to party and that's why you chose to go to your school, that's perfectly OK!

In high school, I was fed the idea that the ~college experience~ involves partying every weekend and going insane with your friends. If that's been your experience and you're happy with it, that's great!

My college experience doesn't involve partying every weekend. I'm painfully awkward in most social situations that involve me hanging out with more than three people that I don't know.

Needless to say, partying isn't my thing. I didn't party in high school, so the idea that I was going to arrive at college and magically become a social butterfly was a bit of a stretch.

My idea of fun was hanging out and getting dinner with my friends and watching "The Office" in sweatpants. My idea of fun now is sitting in my living room and watching David Dobrik vlogs in sweatpants with my roommates.

Besides, I didn't choose to go to Hofstra because of the parties, anyway. I love this school and I can't imagine going anywhere else. I've met some of my favorite people here, and I've grown so much after being here for just a few months.

Don't get me wrong, I love going out with my friends and having fun. It's just that I'd rather go into New York City and see a show on a Friday night than go to an open party and be in a crowded house with a bunch of intoxicated college kids.

College is also so expensive it hurts and I'm not jeopardizing that any time soon. I really value my education and I don't want my priorities to get messed up.

A lot of times it's believed that if you don't go out and party in college you aren't having a good time. Guess what, just because my college experience doesn't look like yours doesn't mean mine is wrong or yours is right.

If you take college classes whether it be online, commuting to school or dorming on campus, your college is experience is right as long as you're happy. Stop worrying about what others are doing and start worrying about whether or not you're making the choices that you want to make and not ones that you think you should make just because you're in college and you can.

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