Part 7 of College...The things I've learned

College was 8 months of perfection. I know everyone enjoys their first year of college, but I seriously learned a lot about myself, the world, and life. I've also learned little things that probably don't matter in the real world, but they matter to me.

This isn't even half of a list, but I'm not gonna tell the world everything I learned.

• Going to parties sober is a lot of fun, especially if you like people watching.
• I truly am a band geek.
• I don't know if I could make friends if I didn't do marching band.
• Some people are never going to get over themselves.
• Shakespeare was an interesting man. Even though I hate the hype about him, he's definitely got something going for him.
• Stereotypes never go away, even if people at college are more laid back.
• Neither do reputations. But unlike high school, at college you usually deserve it.
• The internet is addicting. Somehow, hours can pass when you're on the computer.
• Flip flops should not be worn in the rain.
• Growing up is hard, especially since you don't want to lose who you are.
• Teachers suck in high school, professors suck at college. If you're lucky, you'll get a good one, but it never gets better.
• Miami food is really good, but it gets old.
• Good people never get their way.
  
• Midnight walks are amazing. Only in Oxford, OH. And only with your best friend.
• Drugs actually do exist. It isn't a myth. They were just hidden from me to protect my innocence.
  
• Male singing groups are my absolute favorite. Female voices ruin the beauty of male singers.
• Growing up in Pittsburgh is a lot different from Ohio.
  
• Trusting people is hard.
• Being paranoid is better than being completely trusting.
  
• There are so many different sorts of people out in the world.
  
• College is a bubble. It's almost worse than living with your parents. Real money doesn't exist.
• Friends are more important than school work.
• I don't need a thousand clubs to be in. I'm comfortable only doing one thing. I still want to get involved more, but I don't need to, like I did in high school.
• Even people in college are stupid. I don't know what happens between high school and college, but they're just stupid, even though they got into a good college.
• Skipping classes should affect your grade, but most of the time, it doesn't.
• There's something to like about everyone.
  
• Sleep is important. I could pull three all nighters in a row in high school. That does not happen at college. Period.
• Eating lots of bad food+not exercising= gained weight. And a lot of it.
• Long distance relationships are hard. So I sort of learned this last year, but it's ever growing on me that it's really hard.
  
• Facebook notes are a necessity in busy homeworking times.
• I'm probably not meant to have roommates, since I have the worst schedule ever, but they're amazing nonetheless, and I don't know what I would do without having someone to distract while I do homework.
• I'm not as good of a person as I thought I was.
• Girls with red hair have more fun.
• I'm going to be a writer, whether it means living on the streets or not.
• Music means everything to me.
• Best friends come with penises.
• I'm a lot more comfortable with sex, alcohol, and those uncomfortable topics.
• Taking on too much means less time with your friends.
• I'm scared of everything. You name it, I'm scared of it.
• There are few people in the world I love, most of them from college.
• I suck at conversations.
• College is not like high school. Not in the least.
• There's so much I want to do, and so much more that I can't.
• I only have four, now three, years to do whatever I want, because the real world sucks.
• Even if I turn into an alcoholic slut who does bad things, two things I never want to do are swear and smoke. I mean, I'd like to avoid all the other stuff too, but those are my biggest things.
• I'm a party whore. I love hanging out with a bunch of people. Even if they're all drunk.
• I thought finding a best friend in college would be hard. And then Timothy Lucas came along.
• I love calling Timothy Lucas by his first and middle name.
• Lukeboy is probably the best thing that's ever happened to me.
• I'll never forget the day I realized that.
• I'm not as depressy as I used to be. I've never been depressed, but I tend to have less-than-confident tendencies.
  
• Less is always more.
• Ice cream is a requirement for life.
• I have a new respect for trumpet players because of what I learned in physics class.
• Band personalities still hold true in college.
• I'm the most oblivious person ever. I don't think this will ever change.
• I'm not really, really good at one thing. Unless you count caring, which the real world never takes into consideration.
• I make mistakes.
• Classical music is really, really interesting. Especially piano music.
• I want to be really good at whatever I end up doing in life.
• I couldn't live without people.
• The economy sucks, but I have hope for this country.
• Ohio really doesn't suck as much as The Last Five Years claims.
• Though, it is really, really flat. And windy.
• I love being sisters with all of my friends.
• Even though in some ways, you have to grow up, there are some things you should never give up. Like coloring. And puzzles.
• The bravest thing I've ever done is lie in the middle of the road.
  
• Actually, showing Luke my story might've been the bravest thing I've ever done.
• Graduating in three years is possible, but I want to do so much, so I guess I'm here for four.
• I'm afraid of who I'll be after college.
• I'm afraid of losing control. One thing I have that a lot of people don't is control.
• I'm afraid of telling secrets. I've had bad experiences in the past that will affect me for the rest of my life.
• I'm afraid of showing myself. Whether it be singing, writing, or playing my flute.
• Piano is the best instrument for everything. Theory, composition, being way amazing at life, you name it.
• Life is short. But it might just be the right length.
• Bethel Park needs a bubble around it.
• I've learned something in every single class I've ever taken here at college.
• An hour and fifteen minutes in one class isn't actually that long.
• I want to be a writer. I know I've said that before, and it's something I wanted in high school, too, but after this year, I know for sure that's what I want to do.
• I still want to be a teacher. I don't know how I will be one, but eventually, I want to teach.
• FMyLife makes me feel better about my life. Not because these people's lives suck, but because people are idiots, and I'm glad that I'm not.
• Grammar sucks.
• So does spelling. And vocabulary. But I at least have better grammar/spelling/vocabulary than a lot of people with my major.
• I'm really bad at making friends. Which is why I'm glad they usually come to me.
• New Year's Resolutions are fun, even if I never do exactly what they say, I feel like somehow I develop somehow on every New Year's Resolution I ever make.
  
• I hope that someday I will figure out what I'm meant to do.