Your parents start to tell you stories about their college days. With all the wealth of knowledge around you, you start to feel like you're on intellectual welfare. Going to the mini-mart is a major treat. Amount of alcohol consumed is directly proportional to grade point average. The cute girls actually talk to you now.
Care packages make it all worthwhile.
The longer you're there, the less you talk about home. Always wear your safety goggles, they're not kidding. You just don't learn last names. Your teachers just went from Mr. and Mrs. to Prof. 94. Tetris and Duck Hunt come into play even more than in high school Physics class.