Your College Experience in One Sentence

[Faith88]

So on a scholarship application I was filling out this week, it asked me to describe my college experience in one sentence. I thought it might make for an interesting thread topic. So how would you describe your college experience in one sentence?

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[BlacKAT33]

So on a scholarship application I was filling out this week, it asked me to describe my college experience in one sentence. I thought it might make for an interesting thread topic. So how would you describe your college experience in one sentence?

What did you answer?

I honestly would probably have to BS it a lil bit...so the "partying/social life" doesn't take over the sentence. But overall, def "best time of my life" as everyone says. and also the biggest change into a real adult. When I was 21 and looked back when I was 18, I thought i was so childish. Now that I'm 24, I look back when I was 21 and think that I was so childish. hahaha I really have grown up.

 

[marycatherine]

that's a hard question! I don't think I can fit all of the joys/sads/important-moments into a sentence, but a summary doesn't seem to do it justice. I'd probably say something along the lines of:

"Three and a half years of loving literature, the outdoors, and my part-time shelter job, before turning a double major in Spanish and English into what I actually want to do with my life-- and then staying here for two more years to master the sciences I need to take the next step."


of course right now I'm just starting those 2 years of sciences, so we'll see if I change my tune later.

 

[luplodw]

Mine didn't live up to my expectations

 

[flyhi]

A dream come true.

 

[DickVetPlease]

New.

 

[GellaBella]

the best 4 years of my life, filled with growth, excitement, responsibility, and the most amazing friends I could ever ever ask for

god I loved college.

 

[HopefulAg]

Interesting, new, and confusing, with a couple of blank spots.

 

[rileyroo]

the best 4 years of my life, filled with growth, excitement, responsibility, and the most amazing friends I could ever ever ask for

god I loved college.

i completely agree!!

 

[lalzi22]

I was in a sorority so it was a bit different for me:

...my good friends are all I need- pass out at three, wake up at ten, go out to eat, then do it again; Man I love college!

I'm gonna miss it

 

[Minnerbelle]

"work work work, study study study, sleep sleep sleep... a little food, socializing, and personal hygiene in between."


everyone around me was stressazoid and it was crazy. i knew i needed to take a semester off after there was a suicide on campus. a close friend of mine was best friends with the girl so i ended up knowing more than i wish i had. i won't go through my college experience again even if someone paid me!

 

[zeebra44]

Amen Minnerbelle. I barely had time to eat one meal a day.

 

[Mereafterthough]

A freaking awesome dream come true!

 

[marycatherine]

yeah the only reason I'm pushing through mine is for science pre-reqs. last semester had me almost not coming back.

and I'm in a sorority, have fun with my friends, know how to unwind... but college is still ridiculously stressful.

 

[Bearby]

I would say something along the lines of...

It was like a game of tennis; a little love, a few faults, but overall a wonderful challenge.

I'm in love with this answer now. I'm going to copyright it lol.

 

[BlacKAT33]

I would say something along the lines of...

It was like a game of tennis; a little love, a few faults, but overall a wonderful challenge.

I'm in love with this answer now. I'm going to copyright it lol.

OMG i love it!!! especially the love part..cuz u know, love in pts...or i guess lack of pts lol sooo super creative!!!!

 

[ImaJerseyGirl]

Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.

Opps, not this lifetime.

It would be along the lines of the most amazing experiences/opportunities, pushing myself beyond what I thought I could do, and realizing my passion. However that fits into a nice sentence. Gosh, that's harder than writing the PS in 5000 characters!

 

[Marsala]

Mine was like Minnerbelle's, but more like work, work, work, work, class, class, study, study, sleep, work, work, work.

 

[DVMDream]

I am going to have to agree with the work, work, study, study, study, sleep, and every once in a great while throw in some social activity usually going to the movies or one of the on-campus carnival events (I won tickets to D-land at one of these carnivals.)

 

[luplodw]

I cannot wait to get out of college. I absolutely hate it haha. I go out and have fun sometimes, but overall its disappointing.

 

[NittanyKitty]

More fun, intense, stressful, jam-packed, rewarding, incredible, and priceless than I ever believed possible. PSU LOVE

 

[ckd816]

everyone around me was stressazoid and it was crazy. i knew i needed to take a semester off after there was a suicide on campus. a close friend of mine was best friends with the girl so i ended up knowing more than i wish i had. i won't go through my college experience again even if someone paid me!

There was a suicide on my campus a few months ago... I didn't know the person but he did it in front of a professor during office hours. It really does make you think about your life and your priorities.

Anyhow, I don't even know where I would begin with describing college in one sentence. I have a love/hate relationship with it, but now that it's coming to an end I know I will miss college and I will look forward to being a student again soon.

 

[zeebra44]

I would say something along the lines of...

It was like a game of tennis; a little love, a few faults, but overall a wonderful challenge.

I'm in love with this answer now. I'm going to copyright it lol.

Ohh good point Bearby. I forgot to mention all the creeps I dated in college.

 

[zeebra44]

"work work work, study study study, sleep sleep sleep... a little food, socializing, and personal hygiene in between."


everyone around me was stressazoid and it was crazy. i knew i needed to take a semester off after there was a suicide on campus. a close friend of mine was best friends with the girl so i ended up knowing more than i wish i had. i won't go through my college experience again even if someone paid me!

PS: Minnerbelle, where did you go to undergrad?

 

[racccjlm]

There was a suicide on my campus a few months ago... I didn't know the person but he did it in front of a professor during office hours. It really does make you think about your life and your priorities.

...that is so sad.

 

[squibby]

There was a suicide on my campus a few months ago... I didn't know the person but he did it in front of a professor during office hours.

Holy cow!. Poor professor, too.

Here's mine, I don't even need an entire sentence just four words:

All over the place.

 

[HandD42]

Too darn expensive.

Umm, yeah picking my college based on geographic wonderfulness instead of affordability was not such a hot idea.

 

[HopefulAg]

I have nothing else to contribute except to point out that Hand42: your signature is awesome. I forget who does that bit (Lewis Black I believe) but it cracks me up every time. "And then, when you're about to lose total consciousness, you'll wonder 'if it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college'" (paraphrased).

 

[flyhi]

i don't get it.....

 

[HandD42]

i don't get it.....

Hmmm I couldn't find a youtube clip but Lewis Black has a semi famous rant where he talks about over hearing a woman in a restaurant seated near him say "If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in college.""

then he goes on to comment how that statement lacks all reasonable logic but I think all horse owners know that it makes perfect sense

Here's another funny one about how the FEMA director that messed up Hurricane Katrina used to have a job running horse shows (and couldn't handle that one either)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMxz54YXwL8

I heart Lewis Black

 

[TurtleLover]

Let's see....mine would be:

Just the beginning of the rest of my life where I finally learned who I truly was, who my true friends were, and how to live life to its fullest while taking advantage of every opportunity life threw at me

 

[Horsingaround31]

I'd have to say:

Four years of constant go and never-ending possibilities.

 

[Minnerbelle]

There was a suicide on my campus a few months ago... I didn't know the person but he did it in front of a professor during office hours. It really does make you think about your life and your priorities.

PS: Minnerbelle, where did you go to undergrad?

good ole wellesley! shudders... as much as i appreciate my education there now that i'm out, i certainly would not do it again.

Ohh good point Bearby. I forgot to mention all the creeps I dated in college.

tell me about it (esp at swelles, where we're a secluded all women's college where the only readily accessible population of men are at MIT) no joke, i had a guy go "i'd like to integrate over your curves"

 

[racccjlm]

no joke, i had a guy go "i'd like to integrate over your curves"

ok...there are just sooo many smilies i could use for this statement...which to choose, which to choose...

 

[Faith88]

What did you answer?

This was my answer. I totally forgot to put it with my first post!

"While at college, I was able to grow into the shoes of a leader and use new knowledge to link my passion for helping others and my passion for helping animals into my future career as a veterinarian; all while meeting people and having a little fun along the way."

Its cheezy I know.. but it was for a scholarship application. In reality I would probably say that this quote really encompassed my philosophy of my four years of college: "Live like you will die tomorrow, but learn like you will live forever." I played hard and also studied hard, and in the end I hope it pays off.

 

[Robdude]

Come'on - Let's do a shot!

 

[Robdude]

Come'on - let's do another shot!

 

[CatVet2Be]

For undergrad:

"Wait, was that test today? Oops."

For vet school:

"If they try to make me cram one more bit of information my brain will literally start oozing out my ears."

 

[Wolphcats]

My undergrad was an uniquely perplexing experiment in life.

 

[runner2002]

I was all over the place..