21

Turning twenty-one is every college student's dream because it marks the end of fake ids, lectures from parents, and the occasional alcohol violation or cop run in. I think the fact that we can go to war before we can have a drink is ridiculous but until the rest of the world agrees the only hope is look older. Obviously a fake id is the quick fix solution but there's always the guidelines that come along with that. There's the debate over whether it's better to walk in to a liquor store or bar with make up on so that you look older or if that makes it look like you're trying to hard and that you shouldn't wear any to look relaxed and carefree. There's also the question of whether walking in with a group of people makes you appear younger, as if you need someone by your side, or if that's thinking too far into it. Basically, the question is whether its independence or appearance that make you appear older. I personally think its a mixture. I think that the way you hold yourself is the key.