#5thyearsenior

What happens when you go back to college at 25 years old...

You actually care about what courses you are taking. You learn something each time you are in class, read a textbook or do an assignment. You actually put effort into your class time and value everything your professor says. Why? 

Because you know how difficult it is to function in the "real world" without a degree. Either working with your hands in a blue collar job or trying to create a multimillion dollar out of thin air. Those blue collar jobs are all respectable in this world, but at some point you said fuck it! Took a leap of faith and registered for college courses to further your education and find a career you want.

You pay attention to the lessons the professors are giving instead of the nonsense like your younger classmates announce to the class about their pot dealer texting them about the "New Kush!" It's never "new" its all the same bro. That childish crap has been left by the waist side for good mature reasons. 

You do your work and are considerate of others. You are there to learn, not just to pass the class. You don't participate in the social dynamics of the college "Mean Girls" scene. Class isn't just a way to pick up the cute girl you saw sitting in the front row anymore. You could give two fucks about what she is doing tonight or where the party is at. Of course an occasional distraction is given by her tight fitting yoga pants, your desires haven't disappeared. That's what her yoga pants are for right? To be stared at during a math equation? Your motivation to chase the tail has passed because she will not help you get an A in the course or that life you want to create.

You have been here before as the delusional 18 year old male who stumbled in hungover, high as a kite from a bong rip you and your roommates named JakDaRipper.  You have been the guy who likes to get the attention of all the pretty ladies in tight pants. The party animal who can funnel 21 beers on St. Patty's Day 2010 within an hour. You realize being the center of all this attention got you no college degree and that "job" you hated so much.