Its about that time of the year where a college student's stress level sky rockets and their anticipation for summer is unbearable. Once we finish our finals and get home for the first time, it's a breath of fresh air. We get to see our family, old friends, sleep in our old beds and start working again. After a certain amount of time though, we miss everything about school. We wish the summer days would fly by so we can get back to our "home away from home" sooner. These are just a few of the many things that a college student will miss when they are home for the summer. How many days until fall move-in day?
1. We miss our freedom.
It can be nice being home with family, but eventually we get tired of people telling us what to do and where to be. At college, we can take naps whenever we want and eat whatever we want for dinner without someone else interfering in that.
2. We miss our friends.
We get so used to seeing our friends everyday that its weird when we go home and can only see them through the tiny screen on our phones.
3. We miss the weekends.
Nothing compares to the weekends on campus with your best friends. Getting all dressed up with each other, taking pictures and dancing the night away are some of the best memories you've had. Now we're stuck spending our Saturday nights working and dreaming of the day we're back at school.
4. We miss how close Starbucks and Dunkin are to us everyday.
Being able to conveniently get coffee whenever you want and wherever on campus is such a nice thing. Yes, we only have to get in our cars and drive a short distance to get our coffee back home, but it's so much better when it is right there when you need it.
5. Oh, and don't forget the flex.
I will miss having that $250 flex most. We are so used to whipping out our IDs and buying lunch whenever we want it. RIP to my bank account balance this summer.
6. We miss always having something to do.
The first few weeks of summer are going to be so nice being able to lay around, do nothing all day and not having to worry about any school work. Eventually, we are going to get bored and try to find things to do, but it's not as easy as it was making plans on campus. We always had somewhere to be or something to do at school, and now we're trying to beg people to go out with us so we don't have to sit at home all day again.
7. We miss the student benefits.
It was so great how the school was always sponsoring events and meetings that we could attend. We could go do something on campus that we enjoyed doing without paying anything. A college student's dream. Now that we're home, you and your friends have to figure out what to do without spending too much cash...
8. We miss the food options around campus.
The variety of food on campus would be able to cure any craving a college student had. From quick savory foods to the healthy options, the dining halls and food vendors around campus can give you anything and everything you are looking for. If we're home and we don't have the food we want in our house (which is usually the case), we'll have to drive to get it AND spend money.
9. We miss how everything is in walking distance.
On campus we could get from the dorm to the dining hall in a matter of minutes and we didn't even have to wake up for class until a half hour before because we could make it to class in a short five minute walk. Now that we're home, we have to get in the car to go somewhere.
10. We miss being on our campus.
We love being a college student, but we love being one on our campus even more. Being home people just assume we are another person in the crowd, but we are much more than that. Little do they know that we are counting the days until we get back to campus with our people and in our second homes.
