I look back on this thread and my college days and compare them to now only to come away with one common lesson. No matter what stage of life you are in whether it is high school, college, or the real world,
it is always a small group of guys getting the women and doing well with dating.
The only difference is that in many ways in high school and college, it is kind of out of your hand for the most part. The guy with the rich and laid back parents is almost always going to be the one getting laid. Meanwhile, the guy with the strict or poor parents is usually going to struggle unless he plays the drug dealer angle (in before
@BillyPilgrim joke). It is why people tend to look back on high school and college with such hype, everything is sort of set in stone and people usually accept their lot in life without much to do about it.
In college, you can do more than in high school to better your chances. You can get a job as a bartender at the college bars or do cold approach to a degree if you go to a big enough school, ideally at night since day is awkward.
However, once you grow out of college and go into the real world, it is more in your hands. Your parents' money and old networks do not save you as much. I have known so many college dudes who try to cling on to Greek Life after graduation and look pathetic doing so, everyone finds them irritating.
After college, the guys who kill it with game are those who put the work in someway and somehow. It becomes more objective and less nuanced and subjective. Your Greek Letters do not save you or even mean jack anymore unless you are in some backwards city.
Cold approach, status game where you do not play anyone and must network with them, and looking your best for the apps are what saves you.
I think this is why so many College guys who did alright in school burn out and crash hard after graduation. Nothing is ever given to you anymore, you have to earn it. Plus, the city you pick is more important than the college you pick.