I can't be the only one who found college to be a pretty dark time

Was talking to an acquaintance yesterday about college and about how this person feels nostalgic for college. They're happy enough now, but they also feel constrained. I joked that nostalgia for college was "the dark side." Which was a bit facetious. I'm still astonished by how idyllic the setup for college (at least in the upper-middle-classes) tends t…