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the one about change

yeah, so, a lot of college is about change. college as well as university.   when i was in high school finishing up my freshman and sophomore years in college, i didn’t know who i was. i realized that a lot of high school is finding out who you are, before you have all this school thrown at you. it was hard, still figuring out myself while i was figuring out how to balance so much work.  and then i came here. to university. and change is still in the air. two weeks ago my roommate moved out without telling me a word. it had been hard to room with her, so i was glad. i just got used to having my own room. and this morning, university housing assigned me a new roommate who will be moved in by tonight. the change is giving me whiplash.   i was so stressed this morning that i was probably pretty close to a panic attack. breathing hard, heart beating fast, the whole works. on top of next week’s midterms and projects due, now i have to learn a new person’...

the one about activities

activities which are available to college students, and which provide some temporary enjoyment: drinking alcohol partying doing drugs having sex sleeping (too much or too little) eating activities which i do to forget difficult realities: eating