The friends you make in college don’t compare to the rest. They may not have known you since grade school and they weren’t with you in your prom photos, but from the day you met them, you knew they were something special. Even though you haven’t known each other forever, you have shared so many experiences together that you can’t remember life without them. College friends aren’t the same as the ones you have at home. No one else understands the struggles of college life like those who are struggling through it with you. So thank you dearest college friends of mine, no one could ever replace you.

And although this list of thanks could be endless, here are 30 things that I want to thank you for:

1. Always knowing how to make bad days into good days.

2. Offering up your food, bed and clothes to me.

3. Being my partners in crime.

4. The late night drives to get that milkshake that I just couldn't go without.

5. Being my best influences.

6. Being my worst influences.

7. Letting me vent about the same problem over and over again.

8. Going out with me, but also staying in with me.

9. Caring about my family.

10. Seeing me at my worst, and still loving me anyway.

11. Making me believe in myself.

12. Giving me honest advice, even if it may not be what I want to hear.

13. Being my personal stylists.

14. Putting on a mini-concert in the car, residential quad and hallway.

15. Motivating me to do my homework.

16. Being my biggest supporters.

17. Always listening to me.

18. Being my second family.

19. Giving me stories to tell and memories that I will never forget.

20. Asking me how my day was.

21. Being concerned about my feelings.

22. Watching movies with me (even the scary ones).

23. Never judging me.

24. Spotting me when I don't have cash.

25. Going on coffee runs to feed into our caffeine addiction.

26. Checking up on me, just because.

27. Helping me make decisions and supporting whatever choice I make.

28. Making me laugh until I cry.

29. Making school feel like home.

30. Giving me a reason to want to come back to school after each break.