I wonder if that's because we end up shaping our adult selves, to a large extent, based on what we experienced in college? I knew for a long time that I wanted to go to Northwestern (my parents nudged me there but ultimately the choice was mine), and the rigor of the academic challenges plus the found community of gamers that adopted me were really things I needed and wanted--and saying that, now I wonder how much of it is that we find and create our communities within our chosen colleges, and so when we look back we remember what we made of it, not necessarily what it was or is?