>what y’all miss?

All of what you described above, for sure.

Also just the general feeling of freedom, youth, curiosity, hope about the future. Everything. I have such fond, vivid memories of my first few months on campus, in my dorm, meeting people, exploring campus, exploring my freedom, finding out who I really was, etc.

And then the parties and the drugs and chasing girls and shit, of course lol.

All of it was very fun. I'm fortunate that my experience was so positive; I know not everybody looks back on their college years so fondly for a variety of possible reasons.

My pops once asked me what I'd do if I won the lottery and without hesitation my answer was "go back to college" haha.