College is a big time of change. A new town, state, or maybe even a new country with all new people and professors. Along with a new living situation and food plan. But, those are all the big changes you are ready for. However, there are changes that people do not even know about like showering at the weirdest times. If you have never showered at 3 am before, get ready, because you will. Oh, and don’t forget about napping. Naps and the act of napping is sacred.
1. You shower at the weirdest times.
Does 1 am sound like a good time to shower? Maybe 5:30 am? Or 3 pm? Well in college it is perfectly normal. Showering is a constant throughout the day. There is not an hour where someone is not showering. It is crazy.
2. You wear sweats 24/7… or at least try to.
#Tbt to the days when you tried to look cute for school… Yea, those don’t exist anymore. You are way too lazy and could care less. Also, they see you dressed up on the weekend nights so weekdays don’t matter. Also, if you can pull off the sweats look you can pull off any look.
3. You nap more than babies.
Literally. Never took naps before college. A midday nap is a must in college. If you don’t take a midday nap you might not make it to night time. Everyone naps in college it is not a weird occurrence. If you don’t get in your daily nap, you may get cranky. They are golden. They are the key to college survival.
4. Coffee stops working.
Caffeine is supposed to keep you up and going. Nope, not in college. Caffeine stops working. You overdose on it for the first two weeks straight to keep you going and energized, but then its effects wear off. Soon, you can no longer keep the buzz from caffeine. It is a sad day when you realized you have reached this point.
5. Fried food is a trend.
You know who your true friends are when they will split a plate of fried food with you. Whether it is french fries or fried chicken, they are down to chow. Fried food is the biggest trend in college. After a couple of weeks, you will never want to see, smell, or eat a french fry again.
6. Getting mail is the most exciting thing of the day…besides napping.
That feeling when you get a package is unreal. So many thoughts run through your head. Who sent me the package? What will be in the package? Food? Clothes? Oh, it’s definitely something from Amazon Prime! Or maybe your mom sent you all the stuff you forgot at home. Or maybe your grandparents sending you a hat for the winter. Whatever it is, it is mail. Mail will make your day.
7. You live at the library.
Never did I ever step into the library in high school. If I did it was to see my friends and socialize. Not to do work. However, in college, that is where you live. You will spend more hours in the library than you ever wanted or cared to. You will even start knowing the librarian's personal life.
8. See people in every possible state.
You will see people all dressed up and looking cute. But, you will also see people puking in the toilet at three am. Or hungover at your 8am. Oh, and don’t forget about the crying in some random place at some random time. You don’t think this happens, but it does.
9. You crave the weirdest food.
It will be midnight and you will want pickles. Don’t ask why? But, you will be bored writing a paper and you will want food. Pickles? Fries? Corn dogs? Anything. The paper will be so boring that all you want is food. You will get up and cross campus in whatever get up you have on and walk to the 24-hour dining hall (if you’re lucky to have one on campus).
10. Amazon Prime becomes your best friend.
Your best friend is not your roommate or your hallmate - it is Amazon Prime. You need Amazon Prime. Want those midnight snacks? It ships to you in two days. My roommate Amazon Primed herself two large tubs of Skippy Peanut Butter and a large box of pretzels. I had never seen her be that happy until she opened up that package.
11. You just want your room back.
Remember that time you had your comfy bed. Because you will miss those times. Now you have a college bed which can barely fit your length or width. If you are lucky you will have an average mattress, but most people don’t. So a mattress topper is the way to go. However, the mattress topper doesn’t even stay on most of the time. When you wake up in the morning it will most likely be falling off your bed, yay! Oh and privacy even if you shared with a sibling at least it was family. Her in college you never ever get privacy. It’s amazing really. Unless you look yourself in a single bathroom. Then maybe you will get a couple minutes to yourself. Until someone else wants the single bathroom then you got to leave.
