The definition of aesthetic, according to dictionary.com is: concerned with notions such as the beautiful and the ugly.

Like many words, we’ve developed new meanings and ways to use it. You might hear someone compliment a setting by saying that it’s aesthetically pleasing. Maybe you know someone whose pictures have to match their Instagram aesthetic (guilty). Ask Urban Dictionary and you’ll find that aesthetic is also “something that Tumblr weirdos say way too often and use it for every damn thing under the sun. A generally annoying word.” True. But, I’m not ready to give it up yet. Instead, here’s some school year aesthetics that describes the strange beauty that college life brings us.

1. Unassigned- assigned seats and travel mugs filled with lukewarm coffee.

2. Sweaty rooms with music so loud you can’t hear the person next to you.

3. Late night cereal binges.

4. Brunches that last hours with waffles and crappy hazelnut coffee.

5. Camping out at library tables with water bottles, scattered notebook paper, and empty Cliff Bar wrappers.

6. The stillness of campus when you’re walking around late at night.

7. Music you can hear from down the hall even though your door is shut.

8. Leaves in bright pinks, yellows, and reds that sprinkle the ground and cover the trees.

9. Fifteen-minute naps that turn into two-hour naps.

10. Watching Netflix after class ends on a Friday afternoon.

11. A line of hampers in the laundry room waiting for the next available washer.

12. Saturday mornings that start at 11:30 am where you're wearing anything you can find that’s clean.

13. All of your friends packed into one car on the way to Chipotle.

14. Snapchats and scheduled FaceTime sessions with family members and hometown friends.

15. Group chats, GroupMe notifications, and a billion emails.

16. Doing homework outside with all your friends when the weather feels perfect.

17. Towers of pillows and warm sheets after a long day.

18. Not knowing what you’re going to do next—whether it’s when you’ll eat dinner or what you’ll do after class-- there’s no mundane routine holding you down…

…and that’s pretty magical.