As you get older, it seems like the only thing that you want for Christmas is a four-day long nap (or would that officially be labeled as a hibernation) or just all the money I can happen to conjure up so I can float by the next couple of days, weeks, or months. But of course, that's not what you get for Christmas, or at least not to that extent. Sometimes you just have to sit there, hope a little bit, and hopefully, you'll get what you asked for or at least what you may need at the moment. So here are 11 things that college students want (or may even really need) this holiday season.
1. Just one uninterrupted and panic-free nap
It is one of those naps where when you wake up and don't know where you are, what day it is, or what you were even doing before falling asleep. It is one of those naps that is completely stress-free and one where you're aren't taking one to run away from your problems but just a nice refresher. I need one of those but I think mine would probably last a week long at a minimum.
2. A Barnes and Noble gift card so they can pay for these overly priced textbooks.
Or at least enough on the gift card so we rent some of them our or hey even purchased that really torn up copy that has every other sentence highlighted, because at least a book is better than no book!
3. A dog or maybe even 100 dogs
via Franklin County Dog Shelter
But please remember to adopt the dogs. You shouldn't buy dogs because that means you support puppy mills and THOSE ARE NOT COOL AT ALL.
4. Financial stability
via Giphy.com
Okay, this one is a pretty big one for anyone who might just need a better financial situation but I feel as though this is a big one for college students. I mean... take me, for example, I have literally 3 dollars to my name currently. LOL at my life, am I right?
5. Grocery and gas money
I mean hey, college kids have to eat and drive their cars too. And I mean you don't have to actually buy their groceries (if you did that would be pretty dope too) but maybe put them on your Sam's Club or Costco card, provide the money for said groceries, or send a gift card. Man those gift cards are really coming in handy. Those gift cards can help with gas too!!
6. Socks
via Giphy.com
I know I said getting a sh*t ton of scarves isn't always the best but socks are always okay. Socks seem to be the one thing that I don't have a lot of and I don't understand why because I love socks... no matter the kind. And college kids love socks.
7. A life... of any kind really without your grades or sleep schedule suffering
via TheOdysseyOnline.comThis might look like a joke but its real... very, very real.
8. Less stress
viaAditya Saxena on Unsplash
I'd pay good money to be even a little bit less stressed during the school year. And I mean GOOD money.
9. Happiness
viaMI PHAM on Unsplash
Or at least some variation of it, you know? I mean who doesn't want to be happy!? I mean you don't need to be happy 24/7 because that's just weird but you can be at least content with the life you know.
10. Something that shows us that we're on the right track
Honestly, another thing that I'd pay good money for. I mean who wouldn't? Nothing freaks me out more then not knowing for sure if everything is going to work out how I plan. But I guess that life or whatever.
11. FREE TUITION
I think I speak for anyone in undergrad and postgrad... THIS is what we really want. Forget everything else on the list. THIS is the gift we all need.