| Whoeversaid that having a busy schedule starts when | | | | up for dates, even group ones. If you go into this with |
| you're already part of theworkforce is dead wrong. | | | | the mindset of, |
| For one thing, you wouldn't be equipped to meet | | | | "I'll just be looking around," or, "We'll just chat," then it's |
| thedemands of a hassling schedule if you haven't been | | | | not going to beproductive at all. Most probably, you'll |
| groomed in college - and incollege it DOES start. Aside | | | | never even get off your expanding buttbecause |
| from your normal study schedule, classes, | | | | everything you do will be online. Strive for a fair |
| mixers,organization meetings, sorority gatherings, | | | | balance between theonline and real world, or you might |
| housemate meetings and bondingsessions, you'd be a | | | | just lose touch with actual socialinteraction. |
| bit pressed to find some quality time to yourself, | | | | Likewise,turn things into your advantage by actually |
| letalone think of romance. That is, if you'd don't have a | | | | meeting up with these dates. Whywaste time and |
| steady relationship atthis late stage in your college life. | | | | beat around the bush when you have the convenience |
| Youmake an inventory and notice that other than the | | | | of meetingthem in an upcoming mixer? If you click, |
| odd dates here and there,there hasn't really been | | | | then perhaps that's the time to spacethings out and |
| anything meaningful at all. And while we'd like to goa bit | | | | conduct things online, if you're that busy. The Internet |
| granny at times and say that this would be particularly | | | | isn'tas geeky as it was first perceived to be, and |
| good for ourfocus, this mantra would sound a bit too | | | | there's nothing un-cool aboutcollege students hanging |
| tiring especially when we feel theneed to be close and | | | | out online if their upperclassmen schedules really |
| intimate with someone, or just have someone to | | | | arehorribly packed. |
| regularlygo on dates with. And so, surprise, surprise, | | | | Anothergreat thing you could do is to integrate your |
| we realize that it isn't onlythose who are already | | | | friends into this. If you've seenthat some of your |
| struggling with nine-to-fives who have to make time | | | | friends are also suffering from the same |
| for,and carve out a niche in, planning how to find a | | | | upperclassmenschedules as you and are trying to |
| date. | | | | choose between going out on date or havingsome |
| Goodthing online dating sites are a free-for-all so long | | | | private R&R with friends, try to get the bundle: |
| as you're legal. You feela bit miffed that you have to | | | | ask your guy to IMyour other girlfriends, get to know |
| use a dating service to land, well, dates, but atthis point, | | | | them a bit, then all go out on a group date. |
| you need something a lot more organized than your | | | | This way, you get to date, enjoy your friends' |
| school notes toget the job done. First off, make that | | | | companies, and not have to worrythat you're hanging |
| profile, and don't try to misrepresentyourself. If you'll be | | | | out with a bunch of sickos. There's safety in numbers, |
| meeting up pretty soon, then chances are that | | | | butsince you went for proximity in the first place, |
| yourdate's going to be able to check up on you. Lying | | | | chances are you've checkedthese guys through the |
| would not really be puttingyour best foot forward. It | | | | roster first before going out with them. |
| would either make you look very desperate or | | | | Itwon't be something you can put on your resume, but |
| spooky,you take your pick. | | | | if you can make dating workas college students, then |
| Also,you've probably already had quite a lot of the | | | | you'd have learned the mechanics of juggling |
| Internet, what with all theschool research you do. Opt | | | | adultwork and romance by the time you graduate. |
| to go through this with the intention of actuallymeeting | | | | |