July 9th, 2001
The Top 6 Signs
You’re Homesick for College
You’re Homesick for College
6> In order to sleep, you had to cut your twin-size mattress in half and try to fit a queen-size sheet on it.
5> You start leaving messages for your dog on a dry-erase board.
4> You demand that your grandma wear a hairnet as she burns the Nine Bean Soup.
3> You insist that your parents can’t impose a curfew because it’s not in your housing contract.
2> You ask Mom to add a little more grease to the broccoli.
and the Number 1 Sign You’re Homesick for College…
1> Dad just doesn’t hold your hair back quite the same way your roommate did.
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Credits:
Selected from 32 submissions from 11 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:
Jeffrey Anbinder, Cornell University — 1
Jay Williams, Vanderbilt University — 2
Barry D. Johnson, RIT — 3, 6
Carrie Stevens, Concordia University — 4
Craig D. Barker, University of Michigan — 5
Hannah Mattisen, SUNY Geneseo — Topic, RU Name
Laurie Northrup, Hamilton College — Resident Advisor