It’s no secret that everyone hypes up your freshman year of college. Is some of it incredibly exaggerated? Yes. Is most of it spot on? One hundred percent. As freshman year comes to an incredibly heart-breaking close, I’m realizing the countless lessons I’ve learned this year. Only the majority of those, if not all of them, occurred outside of the classroom. I’d like to thank freshman year for everything, particularly teaching me the lessons listed below.
1. Freshman year teaches you how to eat a whole pizza.
2. Freshman year teaches you how to forgive yourself for eating said pizza.
3. Freshman year teaches you how to eat a substantial meal on a $1 budget (and pay in change).
4. Freshman year teaches you how to whip out a five-page paper at 1 a.m. the night before the deadline.
5. Freshman year teaches you how to store your entire wardrobe in a shoebox of a closet.
6. Freshman year teaches you that not everyone has it all together all the time (even if they act like it).
7. Freshman year teaches you that it’s OK not to have it together.
8. Freshman year teaches you to appreciate the beauty of Uber.
9. Freshman year teaches you that it’s perfectly acceptable to wear your pajamas everywhere you go.
10. Freshman year teaches you that slippers are sometimes the only shoes you need.
11. Freshman year teaches you to run late. All the time.
12. Freshman year teaches you the difference between liquid laundry detergent and pods.
13. Freshman year teaches you that melatonin and ZzzQuil are two of your closest friends.
14. Freshman year teaches you to accept that it’s almost impossible to get eight hours of sleep tonight.
15. Freshman year teaches you that grades are but a number.
16. Freshman year teaches you to move on from the petty drama.
17. Freshman year teaches you to appreciate your home, your hometown, and your loving family.
18. Freshman year teaches you that the general population lacks knowledge of regional geography.
19. Freshman year teaches you to say yes to fun things, despite your lack of sleep.
20. Freshman year teaches you to order delivery food in your sleep.
21. Freshman year teaches you to stick to your guns.
22. Freshman year teaches you to stop caring about the quality of your shoes.
23. Freshman year teaches you that friends are oftentimes family.
24. Freshman year teaches you the art of small talk.
25. Freshman year teaches you to bring your whole self into every situation.
