It’s a Co-Ed’s World

You know those girls you love to hate because they never study and still do great? Or can be as bitchy as they want only to get pegged as being witty? Or manage to defer all their exams because preference on February 14th went to a date in NYC instead of Psychology Statistics 2002?

Well I’m one of them. And although reading thus so far you’ve already rolled your eyes and cracked a smile, you will grow to love me.  Allow me to introduce you to the under appreciated lifestyle of your average “it” girl.

Approximately 14 seconds after setting foot onto Carleton’s campus, I learned a few minor adjustments that differentiated the Ottawa’s 613 from my Vancouver hometown of 604:

1. I was the most over-dressed person there. I gazed at my heels and then at the four flights of stairs to the Atrium ahead of me.
2. I had no idea how to read my schedule, let alone get to my classes…which had started 20 minutes ago.
3. I was homeless

But soon enough I had mapped out all 37 elevators, realized that the first week of classes didn’t really matter, and that friends with great sisters will always save you from a residence assignment on the high-tech floor.

It’s as simple as those tricks we all used to get away with in high school. You know like claiming you couldn’t take notes because your contact lenses didn’t come in for a whole year; or not going to the second half of class because you told your teacher meatloaf set fire in your microwave; or convincing your Socials 10 teacher that the week you took off to skip school was actually all your parents’ fault. Okay maybe it was only me. But I was continuously warned that once I got to university, my tricks would never work. And because I didn’t want to risk being wrong, I naturally, had to find new ones.

This is where I selflessly offer my expertise.

• university: an academic institution
• college: the lifestyle that comes with it

This is how I see it. Unlike university, college doesn’t come with a “how to” book, showcasing what it truly entails. I’m talking sex, fashion, parties and everything in between. Call me your modern guru to what’s not included in the smiling “Welcome to Carleton!” package.

I know what needs to be known, and better yet I’m kept in the know. And thanks to my favorite Epsilon Upsilon Beta boys, my lesson one was learned very early on: never let university get in the way of college.

Aliza Virani
Intern, College Lifestyles (TM)
Website: www.collegelifestyles.org

Aliza Virani is an intern at College Lifestyles (TM).  She is a communications and psychology major at Carleton University and a member of  Phi Sigma Sigma.  She loves summer, dresses, and high heels.