With syllabus week a distant memory in the past and real class work taking over everyone's free time, it's time to acknowledge what actually occurs during that MWF 8:30 lecture. You know what I mean. You take a brief second to glance up from your laptop or notebook and you see it, Jessica who sits in the front row is online shopping. Matt is catching up on Game of Thrones. You're probably reading your horoscope of the week.
Sure, we actually get work done and learn a few things too, but more often than not you see college kids do anything but what they are supposed to be doing during class. Here are 15 things every college kid does in the classroom besides learn.
1. Online Shop
Urban's having a sale? You ~need~ a new phone case? You just really want a new pair of steve madden slip ons? Chances are, you'll see more than one student online shopping during class.
2. Text
The beauty of a laptop is being able to keep up with the group chat, catch up with your mom, or text your BFF about that boy you saw on campus all while it looks like you may be taking notes.
3. Do homework for another class
Sometimes you have a class right after that you completely forgot to do the homework for or an exam later that you have to review your notes for. We really do get work done in class, I swear.
4. Watch Netflix
Gilmore Girls is good at any and all times and usually is way more interesting than French at 8:30 in the morning.
5. Stare at cute boys
There are some classes I look forward to strictly for the sole purpose of staring at the back of some boy's head.
6. Day dream
We all do it, no explanation necessary.
7. Think of what outfit you're gonna wear that weekend
Especially if it's a Friday class, you have to start planning your outfit out in advance so you can try it on later and get the seal of approval from your roommate.
8. Eat
College kids are never on a normal schedule with eating due to weird sleep cycles and weird class times. I eat breakfast and or lunch in way too many of my classes.
9. Read your horoscope
Cosmo's weekly horoscopes are real, okay.
10. Scroll through social media
Too many times I watch people fall into the black hole of facebook, twitter or Instagram during class. Only the sound of class ending can pull them out.
11. Watch Tasty videos
If you forgot to bring food to class, watching these videos are the next best thing. Plus then you can pretend you're an adult and have your life together and will make these foods one day too. You're still learning something!
12. Take a Buzzfeed quiz
Sometimes finding out at what age you'll get married based off of your Netflix preferences or least favorite food is important.
13. Stalk your ex's ex's ex on Instagram and accidentally almost like their picture from 75 weeks ago
I don't know how people get here, but people get here. It's an issue.
14. Watch videos of dogs and soldiers reuniting and try not to cry in the middle of a lecture
I've definitely seen girls start to tear up during a class because of this. I'm not kidding.
15. Catch up on the latest celebrity drama, probably something related to Taylor Swift and her feuds
It's kinda like history...right?