As an average college student, I am often caught up with struggles of not living the ideal life. Studying for hours a day doesn't always pay off and I'm forced to joke about my struggles in order to get through them. Here are seven signs you, too, are an average college student. And special thanks to Ross Geller for accurately depicting my everyday feelings.
(Disclaimer: These aren’t 100 percent accurate, and can apply to people that aren't average.)
1. Always having an average GPA, regardless of how long and hard you studied.
Do you ever consume a copious amount of caffeine, spend hours, even days on studying and going through various study guides, and still get a 73 percent on an exam? Me, too.
2. Pretending you understand everything in class when you actually have no idea what is going on.
It's not the smartest decision, but sometimes I trick myself into thinking I understand something by simply memorizing the definitions, yet not enough to apply it. This doesn't pan out very well.
3. Making fun of your own struggle.
Sometimes humor and sarcasm are the only ways to get through times of struggle.
4. Making jokes only you think are funny.
I only need one person to laugh at my jokes, and that person can be (and is) me.
5. Being very, very poor.
You know you’re poor when you actually try to save leftovers and hesitate to purchase anything over $5 because you spent all your money on textbooks and things you don’t need, like copious amounts of sushi and concert tickets.
6. When food is the only good thing in your life.
Some days, food is the only way to comfort. I think we’ve all had this feeling at one point in our lives.
7. When life is only good for a short period of time.
Am I the only one that lives life like a sine or cosine wave? Big highs and big lows? Ross Geller understands.
Luckily grade point averages won't measure our personal worths forever, and every struggle gets easier... I hope.
