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Write your top reasons to look forward to college. Start numbering yours where the person before you left off. Our goal is to pass 1000.

1)Chance to start over
2)Freedom
3)More Freedom...hehe
4)Getting out of the house
5)Leaving my high school
6)Getting out of Maryland

By Astrobobocop (Astrobobocop) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 03:24 pm: Edit

7)Get out of Ohio
8)Don't have to live with crazy grandparent
9)Meet new people
10)Get away from certain people...
11)See if anything I learned on CC is true or not :p

By Shhh (Shhh) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 03:50 pm: Edit

12) internships
13) the ability to do what you want, when you want to.
14) experience
15) surrounding yourself by people at your level

By F3arxn03vil (F3arxn03vil) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 05:57 pm: Edit

bump
keep it coming people!

By Varr (Varr) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 06:12 pm: Edit

16) Getting out of the house, a step toward growing up.
17) A step closer to success
18) challenge your self
19) Freedom
20) Chance to prove people wrong
21) Meet interesting people
22) Learn form the best
23) Earn an awesome job!

By Savedbythebell7 (Savedbythebell7) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 06:24 pm: Edit

24) warm weather
25) new location
26) meeting new people
27) more freedom
28) better surfing

By Dagnytaggart (Dagnytaggart) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 06:38 pm: Edit

29) Learn as never before
30) Figure out for sure what I want to do with my life
31) Seize opportunities unable in Federal Way, Washington
32) Meet guys that are actually smart and ambitious, unlike the ones in my high school
33) Make friendships that will last for life
34) Grow and mature by living alone
35) Study abroad
36) Get OUT OUT OUT OUT of high school (and away from the dumb classes)

By Swizzbeatz905 (Swizzbeatz905) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 08:36 pm: Edit

37) Drink
38) Smoke (Even though i don't most ppl do)
Edited. Eliminate the obscenities or you will no longer be posting on these boards.
Moderator

By Fhmamii (Fhmamii) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 09:05 pm: Edit

40) weekends start on Thursdays
42) do whatever the hell you want
43) curfew? psshhh...what curfew?

By Magoo (Magoo) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 09:50 pm: Edit

yeah you did i almost started this post...oh well no hard feelings.

1)Freedom!!
2)being able to take classes that i enjoy
3)being able to roll out of bed to go (walk) to those classes...possibly with a hang over
4)the reason for the hang over

By Wongzie87 (Wongzie87) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 09:54 pm: Edit

48) freedom
49) exciting
50) pick class times
51) different scenario

By Oasis (Oasis) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 11:59 pm: Edit

52) finally studying in the States.
53) more flexible time schedule
54) chance to meet more people
55) finally be able to do something you like, not something you are forced to do

By Dagnytaggart (Dagnytaggart) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 03:58 am: Edit

swizzbeatz, you are absolutely revolting. I can't believe that people like you attend college. Why attend? If that's your motive, money's going down the drain. Boy do I feel sorry for you.

By Msinnocence (Msinnocence) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 11:26 am: Edit

*claps to Dagnytaggart* Well stated!

56) chance to start out new
57) get a new reputation
58) get out of Europe!
59) become one step closer to adulthood
60) come home whenever you want, with whom ever you want
61) get that pet fish you always wanted
62) tell your parents/family what a great life you've been having by sending them pics

By Hypotron (Hypotron) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 12:03 pm: Edit

63)Taking the classes that you want to take
64)Being able to leave your place of education when you want (in high school if I wanted to go away for a weekend I had to get on my hands and knees)
65) TONS of free time

By Vtoodler (Vtoodler) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 06:58 pm: Edit

66) wild parties
67) intellectual stimulation
68) college boys
69) new friends

By Demonllama (Demonllama) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 07:19 pm: Edit

70) a chance to prove to my parents i can take care of myself
71) taking classes related to my major
72) a whole variety of guys to choose from :P
73) getting the chance to take an underwater basket-weaving class for fun without having to worry if you should have taken a hard class just because it looks good
74) i can buy sea monkeys and they shall be my pets :D

By Titanz05 (Titanz05) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 07:24 pm: Edit

i think this statement :

"73) getting the chance to take an underwater basket-weaving class for fun without having to worry if you should have taken a hard class just because it looks good"

epitomizes college in a way. It is sort of a break from the slavish mentality towards getting into college (doing stuff you really dont want too). I also hope to do my own "underwater basket-weaving" kinda stuff thatll make me happy, not some 60 year old college administrator.

just my 2 cents.

By Kewkiekid (Kewkiekid) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 07:27 pm: Edit

75) no parents
76) no siblings
77) no people from high school that you can't stand
78) a chance to create "a new you"

By Glowingamy (Glowingamy) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 07:29 pm: Edit

79) Ability to specialize deeply in a beloved field
80) Living in walking distance from a large library
81) Studying abroad
82) It's ok not to be the best

By Parabolic_Line (Parabolic_Line) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 07:46 pm: Edit

What about grad school??! Harvard won't accept you if you take underwater basket weaving!!!

BTW, Dagnytaggart, whats wrong with what swizzbeatz. College is all about freedom and doing what you want to do. While I'm sure hes not going to college to drink, smoke, and get girls, those are things that one can look forward to in college.

Edited. Dial back the language or you will have to post on non College Confidential boards.
Moderator

By Parabolic_Line (Parabolic_Line) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 07:48 pm: Edit

Add one 'said' above.

By Shhh (Shhh) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 09:13 pm: Edit

mod, please ban Swizzbeatz905 for his posts such as the one above, causes users emotional distress

By Neo (Neo) on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 11:14 pm: Edit

Emotional distress...haha...you sound like a defense attorney...

By Oasis (Oasis) on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 12:02 am: Edit

76) no siblings

LOL. So true.

By F3arxn03vil (F3arxn03vil) on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 10:40 am: Edit

83)Getting out of an all-girls school
84)Being able to go out for a run and not feel like I'm going to get shot
85)Being around people who appriciate my sarcastic personality
86)Not wearing a uniform
87)Being able to take a few bs classes so I don't stress myself out

By Cd1400 (Cd1400) on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 02:49 pm: Edit

88) Play college soccer
89) Have Fun
90) Work hard

By Ml41588 (Ml41588) on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 06:54 pm: Edit

91)be in a really big city
92) meet interesting people
93) talk to your parents but ONLY by phone
94)either hate/love your roomate
95)realize how stupid you are once youre in a class with brilliant people
96)set a record for all nighters

By F3arxn03vil (F3arxn03vil) on Friday, April 09, 2004 - 09:50 am: Edit

bump
we will never hit 1000, maybe 200?

By Jenlikewhoa (Jenlikewhoa) on Saturday, April 10, 2004 - 12:31 pm: Edit

97)studying somethign i actually want to study
98) no more stupid high school tools i have to deal with (i hope)
99) stay out as late as i want
100) make my own choices
101) be able to put to use everything i learned in high school (not acedemic)
102) have a larger selection of people that i would like to surround myself with

By F3arxn03vil (F3arxn03vil) on Sunday, April 11, 2004 - 06:57 pm: Edit

bumpity..bump-bump

By Xenowang (Xenowang) on Sunday, April 11, 2004 - 07:14 pm: Edit

103) Find people with similar musical tastes (yes, it's something I have to deal with around here, gah)
104) Complete absence of preconceptions. You're a blank slate, make people see you the way they want you to, not the way they've been seeing you for the past 12 or so years.

By Spunknic347 (Spunknic347) on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 11:10 pm: Edit

105) no more mowing the lawn LOL
106) attending football games where your team actually has a chance of winning (our fb team stinks)
107) the diet: cereal, pop tarts and mac & cheese
108) people are excited to see you when you visit home
109)sitting next to a hot guy the first day of class
110) pulling my first true all-nighter
111)getting a laptop (hopefully)

By Silverniteangel (Silverniteangel) on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 10:40 pm: Edit

112) Freedom
113) Meeting people with different views and bigger ideas
114) Study abroad - even tho most ppl from europe wanan come over here, i wanna go over there!
115) Less stupid drama
116) Livin the city life

By And1baller (And1baller) on Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 10:51 pm: Edit

118) Getting laid
119) Partying
120) Get away from home
121) To be around different people from different backgrounds
122) And of course, to learn

By Wishful_Thinker (Wishful_Thinker) on Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 02:34 pm: Edit

123) MEMORIES
124) Looking around and thinking "haha i got in and you didn't" - even though you pretend to be modest
125) clubs [open to interpretation..]
126) being with your own age/mentality
127) feeling like you BELONG for once
128) not pointed out as a nerd because EVERYONE'S a nerd
129) no curfews!
130) freedom (only because that word doesn't get old...)
131) not being waken up by your siblings/parent
132) being on the phone and all of a sudden going "what?? i can't HEAR YOU...ARE YOU THERE? *clink*"
133) not being forced under stereotypes
134) actually working in the field you want (unfortunately, my school doesn't offere nanotechnology/biomedical engineering classes)
135) boys

By Haruhara (Haruhara) on Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 03:03 pm: Edit

136) girls
137) plenty of time to spend with those girls

By Dswmo456 (Dswmo456) on Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 03:08 pm: Edit

138) a private place to spend plenty of time with those girls

By Rachelvish (Rachelvish) on Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 08:07 pm: Edit

139) Cooler people
140) Better friends
141) Being treated with respect
142) Feeling cool because I am a college girl
143) Feeling less paranoid, hormonal, stressed out, etc (hopefully)
144) college guys!!
145) stimulating classes

By Spunknic347 (Spunknic347) on Sunday, April 18, 2004 - 11:10 pm: Edit

bump

By Tommgurrl5 (Tommgurrl5) on Monday, April 19, 2004 - 01:36 am: Edit

146)Meet a lot of new people
147)Travel
148)Did anyone mention FREEDOM???lol
149)Get to actually choose what you want to do (that falls under freedom)
150)Get out of Oregon
151)See the East Coast

By Poison_Ivy (Poison_Ivy) on Monday, April 19, 2004 - 10:47 am: Edit

Man this is funny.

152) Free samples handed out.
153) No more sharing room with sister.
154) Getting my own laptop.
155) Cute TAs

By Silent_Angel (Silent_Angel) on Thursday, April 22, 2004 - 11:48 am: Edit

156)warmer weather
157)new people
158)being around other races rather than strictly white
159) party party party
160)study :S but hopefully interesting stuff
161)be able to do what i want when i want with to my bf with his conscent of course without having to worry bout mom and dad preaching about how wrong it is:P
162) uh.. distance from everyone i know :D

By Jenniferelaine (Jenniferelaine) on Thursday, April 22, 2004 - 03:18 pm: Edit

you people are disgustingly optimistic...

By Vtoodler (Vtoodler) on Saturday, April 24, 2004 - 06:46 pm: Edit

bump

By Eliel (Eliel) on Saturday, April 24, 2004 - 07:10 pm: Edit

hmmm...i"ll get back on this question...

By Splash87 (Splash87) on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 03:45 pm: Edit

163)new friends
164)finally studying something I like
165)dorm life
166)freedom
167)lots of junk food

By Kiwee (Kiwee) on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 06:13 pm: Edit

168)being able to do work without being interrupted
169) Living in NYC (i wanna go to NYU)
170)giving my family a chance to realize how much they love me (absence makes the heart grow fonder hehe)

I am so looking forward to college but im only a soph so im also scared to death!

By Mimi (Mimi) on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 06:30 pm: Edit

171) continuing my education
172) college makes you smarter
173) learning a lot
174) college matures you (not the same for everybody though)
175) getting prepared for the "real world"
176) why go to college? why not?!

By Zephyrmaster (Zephyrmaster) on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 06:33 pm: Edit

177) Learning new things
178) Meeting famous people

By Vladimir2004 (Vladimir2004) on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 07:07 pm: Edit

Things I look foreward to are:
171) Making my own decisions
172) Education
173)Partying)
174) officially becoming adult

what i do not look foreward is having to deal with roommates and feeling like a stranger. And to those who say getting away from your parents and smoking dope I want to say that in 20 - 30 years you will look back and see how young and dumb you were.

By Kmw11187 (Kmw11187) on Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 05:14 pm: Edit

175)taking classes that interest you
176)i (most) actually WANT to be there

By Chamonix (Chamonix) on Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 05:19 pm: Edit

177)A new life!

By Unluckycharms (Unluckycharms) on Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 07:15 pm: Edit

178) Get out of this god awful public school and go to a place where the average IQ is above 4.

By Gianscolere (Gianscolere) on Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 09:31 pm: Edit

in no particular order

179) living on a campus that has everything i could possibly need and want like business franchises (starbucks, B&N, pizza hut) right on campus
180) lots of green space; buildings spread wide apart
181) longer vacations
182) more free time during the day
183) homework is not forced (which is actually an incentive for me to do work)
184) could go into the city after school
185) if out of state (not likely), more frequent flights to and from home...i love flying
186) most professors hold PhDs and are extremely knowledgeable about their fields
187) off-campus study, research internship
188) hopefully to have a broader base of friends

By Jenz129 (Jenz129) on Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 09:57 pm: Edit

189) new people new people and more new people!!

By Gianscolere (Gianscolere) on Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 11:31 pm: Edit

190) going to school with a well-defined atmosphere, distinct "feel"

By Iplayoboe (Iplayoboe) on Saturday, May 01, 2004 - 11:39 pm: Edit

191) Getting out of Home-everybody-knows-you-can't-go-anywhere-without-meeting-people-who-know-your-parents-town.

192) Finally meeting people who have opinions which extend beyond the realm of "so do i wear pink or green because you know..."

By Bartoastt (Bartoastt) on Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 01:37 pm: Edit

193)getting to study abroad in italy where the people are good looking and theres no drinking age
194)better looking boys with which to have extremely frequent sex
195) more drugs
196) more alcohol
197)college crew
198) freedom
199) no godforsaken mother
200) getting out of upstate NY

By Fallenangel85 (Fallenangel85) on Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 02:32 pm: Edit

201) STUDY ABROAD!

By Sleepdeprived (Sleepdeprived) on Monday, May 03, 2004 - 09:19 pm: Edit

202) A Blank Slate

203) a rebirth (perhaps a bit melodramatic)

204) "FREEEEDDDDOOOOMMMMM!!!" *picture Mel Gibson*

205) truly being yourself and for once finding people who like you that way

206) GET OUT OF IRVINE--"THE BUBBLE"

207) Not being smothered by my mom's negativity towards life

208) Boys. No wait...Men ;)

209) Looking FORWARD to seeing your parents when they visit

210) feeling like the BS of high school is far far far behind you (though it's probably not)

211) not having to see people you've detested since 1st grade ever again

212) being artistic and melodramatic without feeling like a freak

213) Being around truly brilliant people and getting to bask in their glow

214) making lasting friendships

215) doing outrageously stupid things for the sake of doing outrageously stupid things

216) learning, truly learning

217) feeling like you're destined for great things (even though most of us aren't)

218) crying about spilt milk and Not having your mother tell you that you're crazy

219) being emotionally envolved in your studies

220) lots of "Firsts" ;)

221) A Blank Slate

By Wishful_Thinker (Wishful_Thinker) on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 08:28 pm: Edit

222) saying "aww you're in high school? you're so CUTE"
223) when a sleazy guy talks sweet to you, you can tell them off using something like "fyi, i'm in college and scrubs are under my league"
224) experiencing instead of imagining

By Idiias (Idiias) on Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 10:11 pm: Edit

225) College Girls

By Tarheelhadley (Tarheelhadley) on Friday, May 07, 2004 - 04:17 pm: Edit

226) College Guys