I had a mix of superb plus terrible experiences in school.
My first year was full of lots of fun with campus parties, joyrides through the neighborhood in friends’ cars, plus a much greater dating pool than ever before.
But once I was a sophomore plus I was seriously thinking about our future for once, reality started crashing in at tremendous force. My classes were intense from that point on, plus I found myself studying for tests every month amid writing research papers. Thankfully, I had our own private room in an house type suite that I shared with 2 other students. Even though they were both friends of mine, things were occasionally rocky. I hated being woken at 2am to our friend having his loud buddies over to party while myself plus our mother roommate slept. On top of that, the rooms didn’t have their own a/cs or gas furnaces. There was a separate air handler for each suite with 1 thermostat only. Worst of all, the thermostat was locked to a predetermined temperature by the campus administration. It was always off no matter what season the people I was with and I were in. On hot days the a/c barely ran, necessitating the use of fans throughout to stay cool. When the people I was with and I were in winter, the gas furnace only turned on at harshly low un-even temperatures. Most of our friends plus I all had space furnaces in our rooms to offset the cold indoor air. I liked a lot of things about school, but it’s simple for your mind to focus on the positives while forgetting all of the negatives.