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Ah, college. For many people, those first four (or five, or six ... ) years you spend away from home, mixing school with a social life, are some of the best you'll ever have. Somewhere between teenhood and your adult years, you're allowed (maybe even encouraged) to mix a lot of pleasure with your business. Soon enough, the real world slaps you in the face and you're a real adult.

But for some, the party never ends. We decided to pay homage to our friends who never grow up by listing 10 common signs that you're still living like you're in college. Let us know of any we missed in the comments. Viva la "Animal House"!


10 Signs Youre Still Living Like Your in College

    You still decorate your apartment like its a dorm room Sure, twin beds and stuffed animals were fine when you were living on Freshman Hall 3, but now you have a big kid apartment, and its time to grow up. Advance to a full, hide the animals in the closet and get some grownup decorations!

    lollypopkoyuki, Flickr

    You still have daddys credit card for "emergencies" You're not fooling anyone, missy. You used daddy's credit card for any emergency you could find, including those of the shoe sale variety. And while that may have been fine when you were in school, its time to cut the cord. And the card.

    Andres Rueda, Flickr

    Instead of keeping your house/apartment tidy, you do one big overhaul a month when the rents come into town Nobody loves to clean every single day. But it's important to do at least 10 minutes of pick up everyday so that when you need to do a deep cleaning, you aren't trying to catch up from weeks of not touching a dish.

    jaymiek, Flickr

    You still think drinking three adult beverages a day is "normal" Being drunk half the time while in college wasn't a good idea, but theres a chance you could get away with it. But in the real world, going out for drinks should be left to a couple nights a week thing.

    drunken monkey, Flickr

    You routinely stay up until 6AM for random, but unimportant reasons In college you probably made your own schedule which included not having to get up until as late as possible for classes. But in the working world, you will most likely end up with some sort of 9-5 which means that all those late nights on Facebook will have to come to a close.

    MarkelConnors, Flickr

    You still get baked and watch crappy movies with your friends as much as possible Nobody is trying to take away your fun, relaxed time. But there comes a point when doing things that make you totally dysfunctional too many times a week starts to hinder you, you know, getting stuff done. Which is kind of important when you have real bills to pay.

    scotsman001, Flickr

    You still take your laundry home to Momma Personally, we teased our friends who didn't do their own laundry in college. But people that extend that beyond school? Crossing the line, my friends. It's not hard, we promise, so jump on the laundry train!

    gotplaid?, Flickr

    You meet all your dates, hookups, etc. at parties and bars We're not saying all the guys that hang out at bars at jerks, but its never a good idea to use them as your main source for meeting men. Hit up the library, go to film festivals and chat up fellow brunchers. Mix it up!

    Cayusa, Flickr

    You proscrastinate work to catch Grey's Anatomy That's what Tivo is for. If you need to be working on something important, catch the show later on DVR or online.

    missy & the universe, Flickr

    You use disposable kitchenware to avoid dish duty Not only is all that paper and plastic bad for the environment, its ridiculous to waste all that money buying plastic utensils and paper plates. It takes 3 minutes to wash a plate, and even less to pop it into a dishwasher.

    drp, Flickr