College life is beautiful/wonderful; just studies don’t fit in there.
…schoolwork don’t fit in there.

DON’T FIT in what sense? They don’t have enough time for them, or they don’t include them in their classification of “wonderful”?

The Russian is a joke that hints at the fact that student life would be amazing, if not for all the schoolwork they have to do.

Honey, you just translated it a million times better than your first attempt 😉

Uly, actually, I was assuming that a literal translation might not work, but I decided to give it a try.

Well, I couldn’t have said it better myself: Student life would be amazing… if not for all the schoolwork you have to do.

-or- …if not for all the actual studying.

I know you can add the most accurate translation, so that was a kind of an exercise for me.:)

I’ll add it, but your (second) translation was amazing 👍🏼 🤩

Wow! Now I see your last comments!🤩🙏👍

Uly, I don't think that “If not for all the actual studying you have to do” fits in this context!

Don’t you now? 😝