Hooking up is overrated. There, I said it. Now most of you are thinking right now, “Is this kid crazy?” Actually, I am. (I’m pretty sure that the male race is currently drawing up a statement professing their disappointment in me as a man. That should be aired at 5 p.m. CST for those of you interested.)

For those of you who are entering in the fall, you’ve probably been just itching to have your own room to bring a girl home to next year. It’ll be your freshman year of college, and there isn’t a person in the world that is gonna stop you from having a non-stop sexual escapade that may or may not involve whipped cream.

You’re thinking that this is the beginning of a new you. A you that almost no one at this school knows. You may view this as the beginning of your sexual era, as millions of college students before you have.

What you don’t know is that this may all seem good on paper, but it will never pan out to be as glorious as you had hoped. I believe that the college student spends entirely too much time trying to be something they’re not, so they can get something that really isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

What many of you may not realize, (probably because you have yet to experience three years of college) is that the best nights you’ll have in college are the ones where you’re doing the ridiculously stupid stuff and experiencing the many close calls you will have while attempting not to get caught.

We’re all in a rare situation right now. We’re in an environment where we are surrounded by 4,500 peers, at a time in our lives where we can afford to not care. This is what separates us from the adult world. In the adult world, there are those horrible phrases like “financially independent,” “a 9-5 work day,” and “responsibility.”

In college, those are practically non-existent. I say that instead of spending those extra hours trying to “get some,” you should use the creative juices and cunning intellect that got you into this school and go out do something silly.

Take all of your friends’ underwear and make them into a block of ice in the freezer. Make contests with your friends (a l  Seinfeld) and see who can last the longest. Play ridiculous childhood games like capture the flag, hide and go seek, or have a water balloon fight.

It’s stuff like this that’ll make you the person everyone wants to talk to at a party. Why? It will probably be because you’ve got an endless supply of entertaining stories and also because there’s always the potential that they could be involved in your next episode of highjinks and tomfoolery.

If instead of doing the aforementioned activities, you had spent that time trying to hook up, you’d probably have a lot less to talk about with that guy/gal from Umrath who you’ve got a crush on. Just try holding a conversation talking about some of your past hook-ups with the person. Yeah, that’s the way to spark an interest.

Now I’m not saying to completely avoid hooking up-absolutely not. My point is that you need to be well-rounded individuals. Aside from all that, if you follow my advice, I can almost guarantee that you’ll make some of the best friends of your entire life in the process.

And on top of all that, cherish your years in college, because trust me when I say this, the four years really do fly by (and they’re some of the best in your life).

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