I enjoyed High School more than I'm enjoying College.... is something wrong with me?

I am a 5th year senior in college and enjoyed High School more.

In high school I ran decent times, but my state was weak so I got a lot of press and tons of girls knew who I was and liked me. I had less family problems and life seemed full of potential.

I went to college in an area where there was a lot of elitist kids. My college team ended up sucking and I was the 'weird dude' on the team who ran 130mpw.

My determination to succeed in running and the workload required to be good at the Division 1 level killed any normal bar life social scene. My times and placing at regionals far exceeded my expectations and those who knew me couldn't believe it.

My family also had a lot of negative things happen while I was in college. The past two years I had health problems that killed my running. I'm building back up now but I feel like a beaten down dog.

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I'm happy but constantly thinking about how much fun high school was. Anyone else find college not as much fun as you expected it to be?

High school had more classes at one time to attend.

High school meant living at home and doing chores assigned by parents.

High school meant coming home at 3 a.m. was cause for trouble from aforementioned parents.

I actually liked high school...was the best athlete in my school and everyone knew it, so the young ladies were always around, BUT college was so much better. Classes just 2 or three times a week. Damn! Never has there been such freedom. No chores put upon you by another party, go out whenever you want for as long as you want, don't need a 'note' just to walk down a hall during classes like in high school.

Clear cut off from being a kid to a young adult is high school to college. Why, with all the freedoms afforded a college-aged dude would you long for high school days?

Watch your money correctly and post-college is even better as you now have money with which to buy stuff.

I don't remember looking forward to college as a chance to avoid chores and have less time in the classroom. I enjoyed high school because of the opportunity to hang out with your friends while you learn or compete in your activity.

Again, college... it's fun, but I feel dissapointed. Maybe my expectations were too high.

It can be hard when you are absorbed in school work, but after reading some more responses... I'm going to make more of an effort to enjoy my time because I know that it's running out.

Get involved in some student organizations. Your school probably has everything from the Young Democrats to the Paintball Club to Habitat for Humanity. There has to be SOMETHING you would like.

Coach a local YMCA youth team with your best friend.

Learn Spanish, French or Italian (there's a reason they call them Romance languages...)

Have drinks with your professor after class.

Learn a new sport (where else do you get to learn golf or karate for credit?)

Have a few beers with your buddies while sitting out on the porch, watching the cute girls walk by.

Meet new people in every one of your classes, clubs, apartment buildings, etc. College is the only time in your life during which you will be surrounded completely by your peers.

(Can you tell that I miss being in college?)

...they're called romance languages because they descend from latin which the ancient romans spoke.(had to)