Snow Days As A College Student Vs. As A Kid
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Snow Days As A College Student Vs. As A Kid

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Snow Days As A College Student Vs. As A Kid

Thanks to winter storm Jonas, the Northeast was covered in a two-foot blanket of snow this weekend that isn't going away any time soon. Come Saturday morning, college students across the region -- unsure of what to do with themselves following the storm -- aimlessly wandered their campuses in search of food and shovels to dig out their dorms and cars. Watching dozens of students flock to a hill next to my dorm for sledding throughout the weekend (there are kids sledding out there right now at approx. 11:15 p.m. Sunday night), I then realized that snow days as a college kid aren't so different from when we were younger, and here's why.

1. Everyone totally lost it when they saw how much snow there was.

It was like Christmas morning all over again.

2. The first day of the snow weekend is filled with exploration -- and lots of sledding.

Like I said, it's Sunday night and there are still kids out there.

3. We watch way too much TV when we're trapped inside.

A large portion of this TV may or may not be cartoons.

4. Hot chocolate was consumed in excess.

5. Realizing the dining halls were closed reminded everyone Easy Mac is a viable food option for all three meals.

6. Blanket forts are not only acceptable, but highly encouraged.

Because -- engineering students.

7. No one dressed warm enough to be outside for multiple hours.

Except this time no one had a nagging mother to make them put on extra socks.

8. Within five minutes of being outside there were several massive snowball fights.

9. There were students rolling around making snow angels everywhere.

Regardless of the fact that we know it causes snow to get in every single article of clothing.

10. People actually got up before noon to play in the snow.

11. Snow forts were a common sight.

12. Every frozen surface automatically became an ice rink.

Here's to you, fountain in the middle of campus.

13. No one did their homework in hopes of having a real snow day Monday.

Myself included, of course.

14. There's still that kid who thinks it's OK to wear shorts in the middle of winter.

Shout out to the guy I saw walking in shorts and Sperry's yesterday. You do you, man.

15. No one wants to be the one to ruin perfectly untouched snow with footprints.

So, basically, what I'm trying to say here is that we really still haven't grown up yet -- either that, or no matter how old we get snow days will continue to be as fun as they were when we were kids (I really hope it's the latter).


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