I recently made the jump of living off campus.

And boy, have I learned quite a bit.

The #1 thing I've learned is how you got to check the weather for yourself rather than relying on a hallmate yelling to everybody that it's pouring outside. So if I fail to ask Siri what the forecast will be and it starts pouring while I'm on campus, then I have to fight the storm with what I've got.

So, wondering if there are civilians who are in the same boat as me, I ventured out into the world of the internet.

On social media, I asked some fellow Liberty University peers what they learned when living off campus. Some were surprised of what they have learned and others truly know the meaning of a #struggle.

And this is what I got.

1. "Adulting isn't that hard." - Kate E.

2. But..."You still don't really feel like an adult." - Lydia J.

3. "You can finally make grilled cheese sandwiches or scrambled eggs without evacuating your entire building." -Clarine F.

4. "You learn how to pay bills... multiple bills." - Hannah S.

5. "How to break into your own apartment after locking yourself out." -Deanna R.

6. "There are so many ways to organize your furniture." - Karley L.

7. "You learn what it means to really save money. That cute shirt you want to get might have to wait because you have food to buy. What's it gonna, be the shirt or food????? Hmmm." - Tiffany E.

8. "Contrary to popular belief, Netflix is your friend." - Rachel C.

9. "You learn how to become wife/husband material for your roommate." - Shannon A.

10. "Learn how to deal with a roommate without an RA or SLC to mediate." -Amanda K.

11. "I cannot cook to save my life." -Jordan S.

12. "Eating healthy is harder when you're the one paying for the groceries." - Shannon P.

13. "Leaving 5 minutes before class starts doesn't tend to work out well." - JJ M.

14. "CFAW gets MUCH better. You're not there." -Charlene M.

15. "Pizza becomes a permanent fixture in the apartment." - Caleb A.

16. "You will be calling your dad for those car struggle days (go ahead and get cozy w/ AAA)." - Isabelle S.

17. "How many candles it takes to keep your apartment lit when the power goes out." - Hannah T.

18. "I am not the Joanna Gaines I thought I was. Decorating on a college budget is hard." - Steph A.

19. "The moment when your roommate invites her guy friends over for a movie night and you forgot that you don't live in a girl's only dorm anymore so 'man on the hall' isn't a thing and towels aren't suitable attire." - Caitlyn B

20. "You're going to see a lot of the same faces around your building. Learn to say hi!" - Kat C.

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21. "If you forget to put toilet paper back on the roll, it's no one else's fault but your own." -Michelle R.

22. "Pets are hard to feed on your $5 a week budget, but you get them anyways and they become your (only) best friend." - Laura K.

23. "If you play guitar and sing on the sidewalk on campus, it's a mating call; off campus, it's panhandling." - Xela H.

24. "Don't be afraid to do something by yourself. Be smart about it though." - Liz B.

25. "You won't know anything about campus activities unless you personally go looking for them." - Candace A.

26. "It becomes socially acceptable to sit in your underwear watching Friends all day long." - Rebekah R.

27. "I learned to rely on my parents more than I thought I would." - Audrey P.

28. "Boys are dirty, still." - Tyanna N.

29. But..."Your significant other comes over and you realize that the no kissing rule doesn't apply." - Jenna H.

30. "Saying goodbye to your friends because they still live on campus and have to make it back by curfew like, 'WAHHH JUST MOVE IN WITH MEEEE.'" -Jaclyn W.

However, even though #adulting is a #struggle, we are all so thankful for where we are and strive to make the best of it!