"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," as Charles Dickens once said. Although he said this around 1852, and college wasn't necessarily a thing back then, he was clearly talking about some institution that takes all of your money, pride, and mental stamina -- so in other words, college. These are the best years of your life, apparently, and what better way than to waste these pivotal years by being a sub-par college student. You know who you are.
1. You walk around with headphones on purpose.
Nothing makes you more teen-angsty than jamming to your favorite song that makes you hate the world even more than you already do. Listening to music with headphones is cool if you want to actually listen to music, but you know what's better? Listening to headphones on purpose to ignore people because that's what real college kids do.
2. You sit in the back lefthand corner of almost every class.
Sitting alone in the back of a lecture hall truly epitomizes what it really means to be a sub-par college student. You don't have to listen to anyone else, even the professor, but instead you can just go on Instagram the whole time. How cool is that? Give it a try; people are always so inviting in the back of lecture halls, really.
3. You're late to class with a coffee in hand.
If this isn't you, I am going to be throughly disappointed. Being a sub-par college student really means that you show up late to your communications or business class with Starbucks because, well, it just couldn't wait.
4. You start studying for your exams the night before because "you're just that good."
College is essentially the same as high school, right? Studying the night before your exams is your thing because you're "just that good" and want everyone to know it. Keep it up; C's really do get degrees.
5. You wear your Nike's and Lululemon leggings on the daily.
If you aren't wearing your Nike's and Lululemon leggings, are you even a sub-par college student? Yeah, I didn't think so.
6. You have no school pride.
It's cool to not have school pride, obviously. No one wants to see that.
7. You prioritize.
Prioritizing is your thing. Going out or staying in to write that paper? Well, the clear answer is going out, always.
8. You take pride in your excellent stalking abilities.
You've never spoken to that dude in your psych class but you know his name because you saw his roommate at a party who was dating that girl who your friend knows, and you spent a solid 20 minutes stalking him on Facebook. Job well done.
So in order to be a sub-par college student, make sure you do all of these eight things multiple times and never stop.
