An angle to university/college that I really underrated until after the fact is how fun it is to have people you can nerd over stuff with in physical proximity.

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definitely... also the fact that you have such a variety of people around you there's always going to be someone interested in the same thing as you

comp sci grad with interests in psychology | cognitive science | tech | design and art. "computers don't have taste"

Exactly! 

Thinking back on it, connecting with people who had the same interests as you did not take anywhere near as much effort as it does now. 😅

cos most people in that environment are open to meeting new people