Top Ten Reasons that College is like > > > Preschool

10. You cry for your mother.

9. You cross the street without looking for cars.

8. Snack time is a necessity.

7. You bundle up for the outdoors without caring what you look like (because everyone else looks as stupid as you do).

6. You stay at home and play games with your friends.

5. You wear your backpack on both shoulders.

4. You wear big mittens.

3. Playing in the snow is a legitimate activity.

2. You take naps.

1. You look forward to grilled cheese > > > sandwiches.

YOU KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN COLLEGE TOO LONG > > > > > > > > WHEN...

*Two miles is not too far to walk for a party

* You wear dirty socks three times in a row and think nothing of it

* You'd rather clean than study

* "Oh fuck how did it get so late!" comes out of your mouth at least once a night

* Half the time you don't wake up in your own bed and it seems normal

* Minesweeper is more than a game it's a way of life (I think solitaire is a better answer for some of you ;o) )

* You schedule your classes around sleep habits and soaps

* You know the pizza boy by name

* You go to sleep when it's light and get up when it's dark

* You live for getting mail

* Looking out the window is a form of entertainment

* Prank phone calls become funny again

* It feels weird to take a shower without shoes on

* You start thinking and sounding like your roommate

* Blacklights and highlighters are the coolest things on earth

* Rearranging your room is your favorite > > > pastime

* You find out milk crates have so many uses

* Wal-mart is the coolest store

* The weekend lasts from Thursday to Sunday

*You are sitting around making lists about how you know you've been in ]college too long

Before I came to college I wish I had > > > known...

> > * That it didn't matter how late I > > scheduled my > > first class, I'd sleep > > through it. > >

* That I could change so much and barely > > realize > > it. > >

* That you can love a lot of people in a > > lot of > > different ways. > >

* That college kids throw airplanes too. > >

* That if you wear polyester everyone will > > ask why > > you are so dressed up. > >

* That every clock on campus shows a > > > different > > > > > > > time. > > > >

* That if you were smart in high school, > > so > > > what? > > >

* That I would go to a party the night > > > before a > > > > > > > final.

* That Chem Labs/ Architecture studios > > take > > > up more > > > > > > > time than all my other > > > > > > > >classes put together.

* That you can know everything and fail a > > > test.

* That you can know nothing and ace a > > test.

* That I could get used to almost > > anything > > > I found out about my roommate.

* That Home is a great place to visit, > > But > > > I wouldn't want to live there.

* That most of my education would be > > > obtained outside of class.

* That friendship is more than getting > > > drunk together.

* That I would be one of those people > > that > > > my parents warned me about.

* The free food server until 10 is gone > > at > > > 9:50.

* That Sunday is a figment of the world's imagination.