There is a time and a place for everything. Of course during our college years there are many things we do that are "college student typical." However, after graduation, you find yourself changing and not doing some of the same things you did for those four years away at college. As we grow into adulthood, it's time for exploration, to venture out on our own and figure out what this new chapter in life will consist of. As we find this new found freedom of living away from home and without the limitations of our parental rules and regulations, we find ourselves in a unique season of life. After graduation most of us notice that we begin putting old habits and behaviors of college life aside, replacing them with the new mature and civilized ones. Obviously that doesn't mean we're in for a "boring adulthood," and we still like to have fun and have crazy adventures. Sometimes it just means we're adjusting to life. Balancing play with responsibilities and managing aspects of our lives we hadn't until now. While we may do a few of these things still, here are 20 signs that you are not a college student anymore....
1. You know the name of all of the people who are sleeping over.
2. 10 p.m. is when you go to bed, not begin your night.
3. You're the one calling the police because the rowdy people under you are interrupting your sleep, and you have to be at work at 6 a.m. the next day.
4. Friends are getting married and divorced, not hooking-up and breaking-up.
5. A fire in the kitchen is no longer a laughing matter.
6. You don't get drunk before going to the clubs in order to save money.
7. You delete pictures of you standing on the bar taking shots, in fear of your employer seeing them.
8. You're groceries don't disappear at random.
9. Your car insurance premiums go down and your car payments go up.
10. You won't find empty beer cans stacked in a pyramid in your living room.
11. 90% of the time you spend on the computer is for work.
12. You can remember what you did last night, and don't need your friends to show you the videos to remind you.
13. You go to work all day, and most days just want to come home and lay in bed with Chinese take-out and a glass of wine.
14. You owe the IRS money instead of getting a yearly paycheck from them.
15. College students being to look younger and younger.
16. You hear your favorite songs during the throwback countdowns.
17. Taco Bell is no longer an option for eating out, and you don't make nightly trips at 1 a.m. when the bars close.
18. You no longer carry a backpack everywhere you go.
19. You don't wake up for your 8 a.m. job and decide to "skip" it today and catch up later.
20. You find yourself a lot less busy during finals week, while all your younger friends are in panic mode, living on energy drinks and two hours of sleep.
While none of these things are labeled as "bad," they're just a few reasons why you know you're no longer a college student. Don't we all miss those late nights, Pour House shots, and skipping class when it was too cold outside. But life goes on, and we always have homecoming to go back and relive those college days.
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