Whether we like it or not, working through college is something that many students have to do,
1. When your friends ask if you have to work this weekend.
Is that even a question? Of course I do.
2. Waking up early takes on a whole new meaning.
You stayed up until 2 a.m. finishing your homework, so that 7 a.m. wake up call is going to be twice as brutal for you.
3. It’s pretty much a fact that you’ll do anything for money.
Hey, money is money. Wherever it comes from.
4. When your unemployed friends complain that their parents need to send them more money.
Ah, how nice it would be to receive a check in the mail every two weeks.
5. You reach a point in every semester when you feel like you’re going to cry all the time.
When midterms roll around, it's time for your mental breakdown. How are you supposed to study for three tests on the same day when you're also working a 5-hour night shift?
6. Seriously. All the time.
There is not a time during the week that you feel even remotely relaxed.
7. You’ll eat anything if it's free.
Who could turn down free food? That stuff is expensive.
8. Stress and anxiety have become a way of life.
"I can't even handle this anymore."
9. At some point, you question whether or not just to quit school and work full time.
Do I really even need a college degree?
10. Then you remember that you’d rather die than actually work more.
Finally sitting down in class can actually be a relief.
11. Between work and school, it’s pretty much impossible to look for internships, so you’ll probably be a bum after college anyway.
You can't possibly balance full-time school, a part-time job, and a part-time internship. But you need one in order to gain experience in your desired career field. So what are you supposed to do?
12. Professors assume you procrastinate with assignments when you ask for an extension, but you’re really just trying to pay for their stupid class.
You can't pay for school if you don't work, which sometimes means that you take a little longer to finish writing that paper.
13. You’re an expert at time management.
Four hours of class, four hours of work, and five hours of homework? No problem.
14. Well...we're getting there.
Even the small accomplishments make you proud. One paper down!
15. It’s worth it when you get that paycheck though.
Another day another dollar.
Because you have to work for your education, you understand the value of money more than your unemployed friends. Although it may be hard, it'll be worth it in the long run.
