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30 Lies That College Students Tell

You don't really want to know the truth, we promise.

Carly Mathews

Feb 01, 2016

Western Kentucky University

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College students are liars. We lie all day, every day, to basically everyone. It's not really our fault, but if our parents knew just exactly what our lives were like, or if our professors knew just how bad of slackers that we actually were, we'd all be kind of screwed. Here's just a small number of the little (or big) lies that come out of our mouths on a regular basis.

1. I went to bed before two last night.

2. I ALWAYS go to my 8 A.M.

3. Yes mom, I'm eating breakfast every day.

4. And yes, I eat balanced meals.

5. I've only eaten Chick-fil-A once today.

6. I totally didn't spend all of my money buying crappy alcohol.

7. NO MOM I'M NOT ADDICTED TO NETFLIX.

8. I started my research paper a whole week before it was due.

9. I'm so not a procrastinator.

10. I never, ever pull all nighters.

11. No, I didn't go to Cookout four times this week. I don't know why my bank statement says that I did.

12. I haven't worn this shirt three other times this week.

13. Duh, I wash my leggings after I wear them. Like every time.

14. I wash my sheets regularly too.

15. I don't know what happened to my car to make it smell like that. No one threw up in it.

16. I've only drank one cup of coffee today.

17. Of course I go to the gym regularly.

18. I'm really sorry, Professor. I'm just too sick to come to class.

19. Yeah, I totally started studying for my final a week ago. Not last night, at all.

20. I promise I'm taking notes on my laptop. Not online shopping.

21. Mom, I never skip class to watch Netflix all day.

22. Or to nurse a Friday morning hangover.

23. I'm a totally productive person, I swear.

24. I didn't just wake up.

25. I'm not crying over Grey's Anatomy, my allergies are just acting up.

26. I read the book and not just Spark Notes.

27. I've never blacked out in my life.

28. I know exactly what I want to do after college.

29. I completely have my life together.

30. I'm not a barely functioning hot mess. I'm a fully functioning adult.

Whether or not we completely mean to lie over 50% of the time, it's really better for everyone that we hide just how shamb-ly the life of a college student is. Let's just hope that our parents and professors keep swallowing our lies, and continue to being the childlike adult that we all really are.

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You don't really want to know the truth, we promise.

1. I went to bed before two last night.

2. I ALWAYS go to my 8 A.M.

3. Yes mom, I'm eating breakfast every day.

4. And yes, I eat balanced meals.

5. I've only eaten Chick-fil-A once today.

6. I totally didn't spend all of my money buying crappy alcohol.

7. NO MOM I'M NOT ADDICTED TO NETFLIX.

8. I started my research paper a whole week before it was due.

9. I'm so not a procrastinator.

10. I never, ever pull all nighters.

11. No, I didn't go to Cookout four times this week. I don't know why my bank statement says that I did.

12. I haven't worn this shirt three other times this week.

13. Duh, I wash my leggings after I wear them. Like every time.

14. I wash my sheets regularly too.

15. I don't know what happened to my car to make it smell like that. No one threw up in it.

16. I've only drank one cup of coffee today.

17. Of course I go to the gym regularly.

18. I'm really sorry, Professor. I'm just too sick to come to class.

19. Yeah, I totally started studying for my final a week ago. Not last night, at all.

20. I promise I'm taking notes on my laptop. Not online shopping.

21. Mom, I never skip class to watch Netflix all day.

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23. I'm a totally productive person, I swear.

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27. I've never blacked out in my life.

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