College life not what I hoped for due to school choice

United States
January 28, 2011 3:38am CST
I chose to go to a private school in Minnesota to play football for the winningest coach in NCAA history, John Gagliardi. That would mean that I am enrolled at St. John's University, an all-male school in the center of Minnesota - and in the middle of nowhere. I quit playing football after my freshman year in order to fully enjoy my college experience. I am now a senior and feel that I chose the wrong school for what I wanted to get out of college. St. John's is basically like high school all over again because of the small size of the school. I absolutely loved high school and will cherrish the memories I have of it for the rest of my life, but I wanted to go to college... A REAL college. When I pictute college the way it's supposed to be, I see gorgeous women everywhere, crazy parties throughout campus, and something fun to do or watch every night of the week. First of all, at my school we don't even have GIRLS!! Our campus consists of all-male housing that we are forced to live on for our entire career at the school. The closest girls are a ten minute drive from campus, so you can imagine how the party life is here... You guessed it, terrible! There is one or two houses where everyone goes to party and the places aren't even fun. Where the ragers at! What do you like or not like about your college? What is your ideal college?
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• United States
10 May 11
I'm sorry man, that has to be rough. I go to University of Florida, and it has over 50000 students, so it is one of the largest schools in the country. First of all, I LOVE IT. Going to the football and basketball games are amazing. Everybody is a die hard fan and its great. Also, i'm in a fraternity so the partying is amazing also. The bars are real oldschool college bars, but you can also hit up the clubs that aren't too far from campus either. UF is awesome!
@yresh12 (3212)
• Philippines
28 Jan 11
That must have been pretty boring on your part. I must say that you were aiming for a right education and getting into football. There are somethings you cannot change but "Enjoy the here and now! Finish college, you will never know what's in store for you. You're school is boring since it has a few students in it. When you graduate you ask yourself if you are ready to go to another venture. It's nice to try different toppings to enjoy it. My college(I did not graduate) was full of experimenting and meeting new friends. i enjoyed it alot and would love to go back.I know it's not going to be the thing that I'm used to but opening myself to another possibility is the challenging part.