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As Told By Violet: The Dowager Countess Explains College

No one gets modern college students quite like Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham.

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As Told By Violet: The Dowager Countess Explains College
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She may have been born into England's aristocracy, but no one gets modern college students quite like Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham.

1. That one college friend

We all have that one college friend who we are super protective of and will keep safe at all costs.

2. Work, Work, Work


Homework can pile up over the course of a single week; add a few shifts at work and a project you forgot to start and your weekend is pretty much nonexistent.

3. Shade doesn't just come from a tree


There can be a lot of passive aggression and shade thrown around between people who just can't get along.

4. Those rich kids


Then there are the rich kids who love to casually weave in stories about their yacht on the lake or their beach house in Hawaii into every conversation.

5. Friends who go too hard


We sometimes have to put the breaks on for our friends who have had one too many shots.

6. Perils of college dating

Finding love can be hard on a campus which is why apps like Tinder and Bumble exist, but really they are just a pain to use.

7. Procrastination nation

When you have a big test in the morning but didn't start studying until midnight, emailing the professor and telling them that you’re too sick to come to class is the right way to go.

8. I'm nice but not really


We may not always be the sweetest angels, especially when stress is running high, but we sure love to believe we are.

9. We all need a little encouragement

Encouragement is the only way to get through tough times and we have to tell ourselves that defeat is not an option.

10. I look like trash and I'm okay


Getting up in the morning can be a real struggle, especially for an eight o'clock class, and we don't always feel like getting dressed up.

11. Freshman 15?

Dining hall food may be far from fine dining but it's hard to resist having another plate of fries.

12. The hard truth

Finals week.


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