I just have to share this. This is soooo my experience. I can't believe how wild I used to be!

Drinking in High School vs. Drinking in College

High School: Start by 7 p.m., Stop by 10 p.m., Sober by 11:30 p.m., Home by 12 p.m., No Hangover Next Morning
College: Start by 11 p.m., Stop by 5 a.m., Never Sober Up, Never Make it Home, Hungover Until 5 p.m. Next Afternoon (every good time has its price)

High School: Zimas and Wine Coolers
College: Beer and Cheap Beer

High School: drunk after 2 beers
College: still going after 20 beers

High School Party Attire: new shirt, new black pants, heels
College Party Attire: tshirt/sweatshirt, jeans/sweats, flip flops/tennis shoes

High School: go out 1-2 times a week
College: go out 7-8 times a week

High School: party in a field or a house where parents are out of town
College: party in a dorm, fraternity house, or house where the owner is the
drunkest person there

High School: no keg
College: keg stand

High School: pretend to be drunk in order to fit in with the rest of the party
College: pretend to be sober so that when you trip and fall/say something
stupid/slur your words/dance like an idiot, you won't be known as "The
Drunkass"

High School: rarely go out on school nights
College: always go out on school nights, especially when you have a test the next day

High School: drink to the sound of the car stereo or tiny boombox
College: drink to the sound of a DJ or live band

High School: throwing up is completely unexceptable
College: the more you barf, the cooler you are, especially if you can master the Puke & Rally

High School: 5 shots and the night is over
College: 5 shots at the pre-party and the night has just begun

High School: stroll into the party carrying a beer
College: stroll into the party carrying a 30 pack

High School, day after party: jump out of bed, declare "I feel great!" and smile as you remember the night before
College, day after party: groan and roll over to check out whose lying next to you, declare "I think I'm still drunk," and pass back out after unsuccessfully trying to remember the night before

High School: "Let's play a drinking game! I have cards!!!"
College: "Let's play a drinking game! It's called '1...2...3...CHUG'"

High School: "Shit! It's 2:00 a.m. and I just got home...waaaaaaay past curfew."
College: "Shit! It's 2:00 a.m. and I just ran out of beer...and all beer stores are now closed."

High School: save allowance/lunch money to pay for alcohol
College: sell back books/donate plasma/sell belongings on Ebay to pay for alcohol

High School: pingpong
College: beerpong