What I learned in College

Seven ... I mean, four years already went by since I took my first class at college and I was under the impression that there was going to be this magical transformation from childhood to adulthood. The change was pretty gradual, and I realized that there's always going to be some level of immaturity in me. I also realized that college does not guarantee you success or a job. At graduation I received a piece of paper that said that I attended such university and that was about it. There weren't corporate moguls waiting outside the commencement ceremony waiting to hire the future captains of industry or masters of the universe. At the end of the day, it was all about the experience you acquired while you were in college. All those 4 years provided you after tens of thousands of dollars spent was the opportunity to think, and the opportunity to make important connections that hopefully will help you land a good job. Although there were a lot of real, serious lessons learned in college, these were the smaller ones that will stay in my heart forever. This is the lighter side of college lessons learned.


- Dishes will start to smell if just left on the sink after a couple of days.

- Posters from Spencer gifts are considered adequate decoration.

- The gym will always be full at the beginning of every semester.

- Don't fall asleep first when your friends are around.

- Whoever owns the biggest car will have the most "friends".

- A friend who lives off campus is worth 4 on campus.


- Brilliant and terrible students will be known by their professors, make sure you're not the latter.

- An internship is worth more than a diploma.

- When you pull a sorority girl away from her pack, she's just like every other girl.

- Cooking your own meals does not mean you know how to cook.

- With no classes on Fridays, starting classes at 10am, federal holidays and 4 months off per year, college does not prepare you for the real world.

- There is such a thing as a free lunch.

- Ramen Noodles go well with EVERYTHING.


- A lot more people than you think smoke weed ... and do steroids.

- Owning nice things make it harder to move every semester.

- Credit cards are awesome ... when you don't have to pay for them.

- You'll do anything for a free t-shirt ... yes, anything.

- Facebook does not help you study, stop fooling yourself.

- All your friends' "great idea" is to open a bar or an online business.

- Moving back with your parents does not sound like a bad idea after all.