Any person who watches Netflix has inevitably heard of or come across the Netflix produced "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt." Maybe it is Kimmy's constant can-do attitude or the constant stereotypes the characters are playing and hilariously exaggerating. But I have come to realize that Kimmy Schmidt is the college student in all of us.
1. Walking into the first day of class as a freshman like.
2. Realizing that you can live on your own and eat and do whatever you want.
3. When your roommate is gone for the night and you just kind of dance around the room singing and dancing in some unfortunate clothing because you know that no one can possibly walk in on you being totally embarrassing.
4. Being an education major and realizing that you should maybe start watching your language because pretty soon there will be 30 impressionable little ones studying your every move.
5. Walking into an exam after you just gave yourself a pep-talk and listened to your pump-up jam.
6. When someone comes at you with something other than good vibes.
7. When you had a really hard day and someone offers you chocolate.
8. Coming home for the weekend and eating so much good (and real) food.
9. The "I am listening to you and will rip this guy's arm off if he touches you again face" as you hold in your anger while consoling your friend.
10. Realizing that you know absolutely nothing about guys.
11. Seeing fries in the dining room and resisting the urge to eat them because you have had them 27 days in a row and realize that the freshman 15 is becoming a reality.
12. Mood swings.
13. Driving to school at the end of the summer and realizing you get to see your favorite people in a matter of hours.
14. When you hangout with your guy friends and try to act like one of the dudes and keep up with them.
15. When all the syllabi come at you.
16. This paper is due when?
17. Sitting in a class where you are totally in over your head and just go along with everyone because they all know exactly what is going on.
18. During sorority recruitment just trying to give a kind compliment and make small talk and end up offending the president.
19. Making sure people know this because college is fudging hard.
20. When everything in your room goes from being perfect to messy.
21. Your peer advisors during your freshman year.
22. Posing with your best friend during a fun night out because you are looking fab and your make-up is #onfleek.
23. Being the only one in a good mood (or not hungover) in your friend group and just trying to lighten the mood.
24. Driving to Walmart alone in the car and jamming so hard because it is the first alone time you have had in a week.
25. Waking up to a mess of clothes, make-up, and snacks on every inch of your room on a Sunday morning and realizing you have done none of your homework and now have to clean your room as well.
26. Realizing coffee exists.
27. Hearing that your partner will be assigned for a project.
28. Meeting your professor on the first day and hearing all of his/her accomplishments and suddenly having deep respect and no words.
29. And the best possible advice, on so many levels.
As the fall nears close, and move-in is just days away, we can get excited for another year having the time of our lives. Happy beginning of the semester to all! And if you get down, just watch some "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" and your mood will drastically improve.
