15 Things You’ll Miss About College – and 7 Things You Definitely Won’t

13. Free Gym Membership

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Whether or not you make use of it isn’t important. What’s important is that in the real world, you’ll have to pay to even have the option. And by then, you’ll have no free time to work out anyway. 

 

14. (Almost) Everyone is Young, Attractive, and Available

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Not only are you swimming in a huge dating pool, college offers countless opportunities to actually meet people: frat parties, classes, friends of friends, sporting events… the list goes on. It also doesn’t hurt to know that whoever you meet probably has goals (at least to some degree)… or that finding out who is or isn’t a total creep is as simple as asking a mutual friend. Compared to campus life, dating in the real world might as well be dating on Craigslist. Ew.

 

15. Having No Idea What You Want to Do With Your Life

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Okay, this can be kind of stressful. But in college, at least its normal. And at least you have a few years before you have to do anything about it.

Written by Mary McCaw

Mary is a freelance writer and editor. She's based in San Francisco, but lately, home is wherever her suitcase is. If you really are what you eat, she is at least 50% pizza.