It's 8:15 a.m. and you have just enough time to roll out of bed, throw on a hoodie, and drag your zombie-like self to that 8:30 a.m. math class you totally dread. Making your way outside, you pull out your phone, and plug in your headphones so you don't have to make any kind of social engagements with anyone, because hello, you literally got up five minutes ago. And what are you going to do? Obviously, Yik-Yak about it.
Whether you're just barely making it to class, you have no one to sit with at lunch, or you waste a solid half-hour scrolling on your phone in bed, one of the most popular apps around college campuses is Yik-Yak. This social media outlet allows students to post anything their hearts so desire within a few characters. And the greatest part of all? It's anonymous!
College is, without a doubt, a stressful struggle bus, and you, my friend, are in the driver's seat. You might as well add a little humor to those study sessions, walks to the dining hall, and squat sessions at the gym with your swole-mates. Here is a list of 30 Yik-Yaks that completely nail what it means to be a modern-day college student.
1.
Rise and shine, or snooze and lose? Hopefully your roommate won't hate you too much after this.
2.
C's may get degrees, but high GPA's will get that cute girl in the library to notice you.
3.
Okay, so maybe she didn't notice you. Big deal. You've still got your number one lady in your life: your mom.
4.
When you and the roomies are ballin' on a budget, but you're still lit because you've got cleaning supplies on lock. And they're lemon fresh.
5.
Group projects are the epitome of death. Okay, maybe not death, but you know you're going to be the one who ends up doing all of the work at midnight the night before your presentation, running on five energy drinks and .01 hours of sleep. Payback: When your professor hands out group work evaluations.
6.
Mom? Dad? Where are you? I don't remember signing up for this whole "adult" thing. I think I'll just take a time machine back to kindergarten and enjoy my naps and coloring books.
7.
Shout out to the emotionally frustrated teenage meltdown on the silent level of the library. Believe in yourself (the rest is up to me and you, don't go chasin' waterfalls!)
8.
How come it's junior year and I'm only discovering this now? Life hacks for the win.
9.
To gym, or not to gym? That is the question.
10.
Head down, keep your head down. Don't make eye contact! Oh God, he's coming closer! Don't wave! "Hi, professor! How are you?" So close. Maybe next time.
11.
You might want to consider dropping out to audition for "The Walking Dead." I hear they need extra zombies.
12.
And who said creative writing was a waste of three credits?
13.
But we're asking because we lost the syllabus. On day two. And we really need to get that five-page paper done. And we don't know the topic. Because it's in the syllabus. Which we lost. On day two.
14.
Twenty-five of us. One of you. This is war.
15.
I don't remember signing up for philosophy class.
16.
I swear I know what I'm talking about. I saw this on an episode of "SVU."
17.
I guess I should probably try and look presentable for at least one day that's not a Saturday night.
18.
As if students don't already have enough to pay for. Go ahead and give me three parking tickets while you're at it, sir.
19.
PLEASE BE MY FRIEND! Take out your headphones and love me! We can sit together and eat our mac and cheese and talk about our feelings! Oh, sorry, you're not into that? You're probably going to Yak about this later.
20.
This is when you also realize you'll be doing more laundry than you actually planned on for the semester.
21.
Why walk fifteen minutes to class when you can scooter your booty there in five?
22.
Signing up for an English elective you really had no interest in taking will require some serious creativity. Just remember to cite your sources.
23.
It's 10:00 p.m. and all you want to do is find a private, quiet room to study in for that midterm you have tomorrow, but they all seem to be taken. Turn on the charm you used on your sister's best friend to get a prom date to score a study room all to yourself.
24.
Three letters: WPI.
25.
Everyone can use a little confidence booster to survive the fifty minute anthropology lecture you'd rather be napping in. Easy, breezy, beautiful.
26.
Just like when Spongebob burned his pineapple down trying to write his essay, you're about to watch your life crash and burn if you don't get that research paper done by midnight!
27.
Because you know you did not study as hard as you could have for your final exam, and you're just beginning to care during the last two weeks of the semester.
28.
At the end of the day, you at least deserve to treat yourself. And it was all for a piece of paper and a handshake.
29.
Featuring me and about every other student having a mental breakdown.
30.
College: The place where you set 15 alarms in the morning hoping that tomorrow will be more productive (spoiler alert: It never is).
