Pros & Cons Of Living In Your College Town Over The Summer

Pros & Cons Of Living In Your College Town Over The Summer

While some may only see the negatives of staying at school for the summer, there are two sides to every coin. As college students, we only have a few years left of responsibility-free summers to fuck shit up, so we might as well make the most of it. To help you navigate through these three months of almost pure freedom, here’s a list of pros and cons of staying in town over the summer break.

Pro: You’ll never have to wait in line for drinks at the bar.
Con: You’ll see the same people out every night at the bar.

Pro: If you’re taking summer classes, your parents will probably continue to support you financially.
Con: You’re taking summer classes.

Pro: There’s always plenty of time to play golf.
Con: There are two public courses in your town.

Pro: There aren’t any pledges.
Con: There aren’t any pledges.

Pro: Subleasing can be super cheap.
Con: You’re sleeping in someone else’s bed.

Pro: You won’t have to deal with three months of your parents.
Con: You didn’t get that internship in your hometown.

Pro: Traffic is non-existent.
Con: Cops hand out speeding tickets like candy, struggling to meet their monthly ticket quota.

Pro: You and a handful of other guys have the entire fraternity house to yourselves.
Con: You will never live in a more disgusting domicile.

Pro: Patio drinking season at its finest.
Con: Hangovers are worse when it’s hot outside.

Pro: Beer league softball.
Con: Finding someone sober enough to drive home from the games.

Pro: The on-campus pool will never be crowded.
Con: The fat, hairy RA from the dorm next to the pool knows this too.

Pro: Naps during thunderstorms.
Con: Fucking tornadoes during naps during thunderstorms.

Pro: Neighborhood barbeques.
Con: Grocery shopping.

Pro: You’re not living at home.
Con: You have to do your own laundry.

Pro: It gives you a chance to get to know your college town.
Con: People think you’re a townie.

Pro: The liquor store owner gives you discounts because you go to his store every day.
Con: The liquor store owner wants to party with you every day.

Pro: Girls in bikinis.
Con: Girls with long-distance boyfriends in bikinis.

Pro: It’s going to be the best summer of your life.
Con: It’s going to go by way too fast.

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  1. Big Boner

    This is a great column, one of the better ones that I’ve read. Just one thing I’d like to mention. For the houses that have their own pool, and for the actives residing there over the summer: Thank the Lord you have your own pool, and that you don’t have to share it with the general population.

    12 years ago at 3:35 pm
  2. Alex_Moran_2096

    Pro: This didn’t suck
    Con: I still have three weeks of school before I can enjoy the pros of this list

    12 years ago at 5:07 pm
  3. jplunkett21

    guy on the left in the picture has a wedding ring. NF. guy on the left having a wedding ring and that girl not being his wife. TFM.

    12 years ago at 6:12 pm
    1. alphaphineashell

      honey, wedding rings go on your left finger. Maybe you missed the lesson in astronomy class about images and reflection.

      12 years ago at 9:13 pm
  4. jack d

    I’m from Oklahoma so:
    Con: There will be tornadoes no matter where I stay for the summer.
    Pro: Tornadoes/thunderstorms are damn fun to chase.

    12 years ago at 2:55 am
  5. nKa4life

    Pro: no school
    Con: excessive amounts of drinking every day

    wait who am I kidding summer rage

    12 years ago at 1:02 am