This could definitely depend on the circumstances; I had the benefit of school and attending college in 2 different locations; due to the different locations, college was very enjoyable for me in the first situation but miserable in the second location; although I was fired up for college heading into the first location but burned out heading into the second location, I don't think it would have made that much of difference had I been fired up heading into the second location; it all depends on the environment of the school, from my experience; one thing about the environment that I can note, as a basis for speculation, is that the first college location was a "regular" college, while the second was a nah ivy league location; in the first location, everyone was humble and happy to be attending college while in the second location, everyone felt entitled to be in college and were generally stiff necked and arrogant; thus, since everyone was humble and full of humility in the first location, everyone respected one another and treated each other with respect; this would include making sure everyone felt welcomed and fit in, to the extent that a group of people can reasonable be expected to treat a particular individual in said group; but, having some years as an adult now and understanding life a lot better, that first location is working out to seem something of an anomaly; but, I'm truly glad that I had that experience and it's one of a few cherished events of my life and I really enjoyed it, I'll never forget it, and is apart of who I am, truly (e.g. and this, sadly, even include the churches that I've attended, particularly my current church and the one just before that); high school was a distant second, but enjoyable, particularly in the latter 2 years; childhood, between 7 and 12 was a close second; and the first days into my first 2 years starting my career is about a tie with this experience; the second college location is consistent with what I experienced in the situations other than these experiences including currently, where everywhere you go, everyone seems to leaving you feeling that you just don't belong; thus, I've adapted and I've become pretty stoic; my concern, though, is that I may have to be this way for so long that I may lose a sense of what it's like to experience or express tenderness to other people.
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