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dammitmike
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so its about halfway through winter break and ive been thinking about how different home is now that my entire group of good friends from high school has become since we all left for college. about half of my friends are now sophomores and the rest are freshman. so this is my second college winter break. its funny to see how people change in college. last winter break i could tell people had changed somewhat but it wasnt real different being home because all the freshman kids were still together in their senior year and were still a tight group. i think this helped us college kids have somewhat of a home base kinda thing to come back to. this year it seems like everything has changed. its always hard to put my finger on what exactly it is with each person but there definitly is no more "old group." its been pretty strange between things just feeling awkward around my friends or even not seeing some of them even though ive been home for 2 weeks and just not caring too much about it. the friends i have been hanging out with at home are like my hardcore buddies that ive known since like middle school or earlier and 2 of them goto the same college that i do. being home this break has just made me realize how much i cant wait for break to be over so that i can go back to school... man back in high school i would never have said that. i guess its just hard to look at and be around some of the people i used to look at a certain way and respect and now see them in my mind as having changed for the worse. like it said its different with each person but it feels like some of the guys have become drug/alcohol addicts and cant seem to have a good time any more without those things, or seems like some of the girls who used to be respectable and nice have gotten bitchy and have whored out in college. high school type drama is another thing ive noticed, it was always a problem with this group of kids but even now when we havent seen each other for months it still seems to be present over break. at school i just dont have that with my friends there, everything seems so chill most of the time.

well sorry bout the rant ive just been thinking about this lately trying to make some sense out of it. feel free to post up your thoughts and/or experiences.

i guess just people change and you cant stop that from happening, im sure ive changed too but thats something i cant see by myself
Dec 28 2005 3:01AM
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snocone2001
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I agree completly with you man
Dec 28 2005 7:56AM
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Ericpbp
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i dont know what its like to be in college because i am starting next yaer but That is what i was thinking was going to happen. I knew things are going to be different but i didnt know how
Dec 28 2005 8:52AM
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Norred
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i felt the same way too back then. just wait till after your done with college. my closest friends are still the ones i've know since before highschool though.
Dec 28 2005 2:23PM
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1337chronic
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i actually cant wait 2 get outta high school and just go meet some cool new people in college...
Dec 28 2005 2:36PM
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ViperSki
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I agree with you a hundred percent man. This is my third winter back from college and its getting to the point where i dont even want to come home anymore because there isnt anything to do nor is there anyone i want to see.
What happens is that there
Dec 28 2005 2:42PM
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ViperSki
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I agree with you a hundred percent man. This is my third winter back from college and its getting to the point where i dont even want to come home anymore because there isnt anything to do nor is there anyone i want to see.

What happens is that there are a select group of people that you will stay friends with and the rest you could care less about. Then when you see those people its just really awkward. I think by your forth year in college there will be little reason to come home other than skiing your family and go skiing like myself.
Dec 28 2005 2:43PM
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grubix2
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Ya know, I was really pumped to leave and stuff and go to college. But like after your first semester as a freshman, it really hits you. COLLEGE IS HARD. I went to a normal public school, and i graduated in the top 10% of my class of 500 students. Now I'm here at the university of pittsburgh as a biology major. I didn't do bad my first semester, i got a 3.2 but i have to do a little better.

Going to college is cool cause your parents aren't there and stuff, but it gets old after a while. Partying on the weekends is awesome, but you give up a lot. In highschool I didn't have to do jack shit and I got at 3.9 GPA. So I could ski and fuck around whenever i wanted. Skip school on friday and and ski until sunday.

I mean I know that people are going to take it easier than me, but ya know college is crazy. Just don't think of college as a $20,000 vacation from home.
Dec 28 2005 3:22PM
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kickerlicker
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i cant wait to get out of the house and go to college
Dec 28 2005 4:19PM
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MN_skier
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My philosophy in college is "C's get degress"
Dec 28 2005 4:21PM
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Kevo
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Yeah man I agree. My parents moved a few thousand miles away from where I lived in High School, so I don't see anybody when I am out visiting them. I'm going back to Colorado next week and I'll get to see several of my high school friends on the mountain before school starts, but it won't be the same. There are some people that I was friends with in high school that I haven't seen since graduation parties...who knows...I may never see them again.
Dec 28 2005 5:06PM
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