Though summer is starting, it’s hard to forget the school year that lies ahead. For the most part, people are done filling out scholarship forms and sending out applications, and they’re now anxiously waiting for their acceptance — or rejection — letters.
And though I’m more than happy to be relieved of the pressure that goes along with picking a college, I have to own up to some nostalgia. As a recent graduate, desperately trying to postpone the dreaded 9-to-5, I spend more time than I should reminiscing my university days. I catch myself thinking of the dorm life, the bar scene, the house parties — and getting sappy when I hear the music that accompanied those experiences.
In honor of my borderline obsessive sentimentality, here’s a list of five songs sure to take me back to my college days when I’m well beyond my years: