College is an incredibly exciting, exhausting, confusing, awkward yet rewarding experience. It's the best of times, it's the worst of times. We all know we all binge-watch Netflix with no regrets (Until we see the first question on that American Lit exam and silently cry in the Rotunda) when we're supposed to be studying. So why not look at the hilarious, choke-on-your-San-Marcos-Chips-And-Salsa-From-Laughter TV show that perfectly explains the college life? Yeah, that's right, I'm talking about "New Girl."
1. The Struggle Of Always Being Poor.
Surviving on $12.80 until your next paycheck is hard.. Nick Miller gets it.
2. The Struggle Of Eating Terrible Caf Food.
How do we live on it? It remains a mystery to us all. Cafeteria food gives us just enough sustenance, but takes the pleasure out of eating. Seriously, why are sweet and sour meatballs actually a thing? SOS.
3. The Stress Of Finals.
Finals hurt down to the inner soul. They make us all a bit murderous and hangry.
4. When Your Parents Send You Money.
Life has never been so good, skies never so blue. You can stop riding on empty and even eat out. So you grab your friends and hit up Buffalo Wild Wings and even get the fried pickle appetizer. You know the money won't last long, but tonight you dine like royalty.
5. That One Gross Couple On Campus.
You can't escape them. They're always there, making out everywhere possible on campus. Every sidewalk. In the Quad. The picnic tables. Your stomach churns. You decide it's best to duck your head, avoid all form of eye contact and speed walk safely past them.
6. The Struggle Of Never-Ending Homework.
It never ends. You have a test on Thursday, a paper due at midnight on Saturday, your lab book due on Monday and also work on Thursday and Friday. You're close to screaming, but instead you procrastinate. Sometimes it's best to just moonwalk away from your responsibilities.
7. The Fantastic Relationship That Knows No Boundaries That You Have With Your Roommate.
Your roommate has seen you stress cry at 4 a.m. while doing laundry because it's the only time you have to do it, she's bought you Chick-Fil-A when you were going to sleep through dinner and she's called you out with tough love for being an idiot. She's the only one who knows where to find you when you take off driving in the middle of the night because you can't do life anymore. The fact of the matter is, she knows how weird you really are and loves you anyway.
8. Netflix Binges.
Netflix is a great way to relax and detox from a stressful day, and sometimes you just need to binge all day, only getting up to use the bathroom and make food runs. There's no correlation between drops in college GPAs and Netflix usage... ha. ha. It's fine. I'm fine.
9. When A Professor Schedules A Test On A Monday.
You're sitting in class trying not to fall asleep when you hear the words "test" and "Monday" used in the same sentence, and it snaps you wide awake. At that moment, all your suspicions are confirmed: your professor really is satan in the flesh.
10. Social Clubs Mean Never Feeling Alone.
Finding that right social club that you fit into, where you're accepted for who you are and are always loved gives you the ultimate network of support. Having Sisters or "Brudders" that will always have your back is a crucial part of surviving college.
11. When You Can Finally Pay Your Roommate Back.
College students are poor, it's a scientific fact. So when your roommate kindly buys you lunch when you're poor, you feel great when you get to return the favor when you have money and she doesn't. It's called love.
12. When you make a killer grade on the test you were studying until 4 a.m. for.
You passed! So now it's time to play "Cotton-eyed Joe" and fist bump in the car.
College is without a doubt stressful, but it's the time in our lives where we grow the most and make the most memories. It's where we are right now. Breathe it all in, soak it all up—the sleep deprivation, the friends, the bonding, all of it. Be the life-loving, yet incredibly awkward, Jessica Day or bring the comedic relief that Nick Miller brings. You got this college thing!
