Seeing photos of your old dorm and missing it.
SEEING PHOTOS OF YOUR OLD DORM AND MISSING IT. Follow for more honest takes on the post-grad journey and the unique campus experience.
There’s a strange little pang, isn’t there? You scroll through your phone, a forgotten photo pops up – maybe a blurry shot of your twin bed, a stack of textbooks, or a whiteboard covered in late-night brainstorming. And suddenly, it’s not just a picture; it’s a wave of something akin to homesickness. That specific, intense, intellectually charged bubble you called home for four years.
This isn’t just about missing parties or classes. It's the Ivy nostalgia that sneaks up on you, reminding you of a time when every conversation felt profound, every challenge exhilarating, and your community was a tight-knit ecosystem of brilliant, driven minds. The transition from that vibrant campus life to the career world, no matter how exciting, is undeniably weird. Nobody truly warns you about how abruptly that singular focus and communal energy shifts.
One day, you’re debating philosophy until 3 AM in a common room, the next you're navigating corporate hierarchies or building your own path, often with less immediate, visible camaraderie. The sense of shared ambition, the constant intellectual friction – it’s a high bar that many post-grad environments struggle to meet. That feeling you get looking at your old dorm room? It's a testament to the profound, sometimes overwhelming, impact those years had on you. It's okay to miss that. It means you lived it fully. Carry those lessons and that spirit forward.
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