College is a unique time in our lives where we have an entirely separate set of emotions and experiences. No one really understands a college student like a college student. Here are some common feelings and struggles you've probably gone through if you're in college.
1. Wishing for summer, but realizing that means also mean final season
We all fantasize about the end of the school year, but we forget that willing for summer to come faster includes the end of semester finals too.
2. Forgetting to eat
Between classes, work, homework and social life, it's no surprise when you realize you haven't eaten in 27 hours. One simply does not have time for natural bodily functions.
3. Not having enough money for food
Not only are you forgetting to eat, but you're too broke to afford groceries. You've mastered the art of rationing your food and you've probably gotten way too used to eating Ramen.
4. Perfecting the exact time it takes you to make it to class on time, but continuing to leave a few minutes past that time
Who wants to be in class any longer than they absolutely have to anyway?
5. Crossing the street whenever because you don’t really care if you get hit anymore
Chances are you've walked out into traffic and said, "Hit me, I don't care. Pay my tuition" before. If you haven't, you should. It's exhilarating.
6. Walking to your exam and fantasizing about getting hit so you don’t have to go
Yeah, exams are that bad.
7. Saying you give up and don’t care, but continuing to work hard anyway
Hey, pain is temporary. GPA is forever. *cries*
8. Procrastinating, saying you’ll never do it again and then doing it again
It's a never-ending cycle. We acknowledge our problem, but we don't do anything to change it. What's new?
9. Doing every random survey on the class page to avoid your homework while feeling productive
Maybe this is just me, but if I see any kind of survey while I'm on Facebook when I should be doing work, I'm going to do it (a prime example of point 8). I feel accomplished and helpful when really I've just dug myself a deeper hole.
10. You call your hometown home when you’re at school, but when you’re home you call your apartment home
You have two places that you feel at home at and referring to both as home can be utterly confusing when trying to communicate plans.
11. When people sit in your unassigned seat
This usually happens when the professor notices the end of semester lull and decides to start counting attendance during lecture. The people who haven’t attended all semester suddenly show up and, God forbid, they sit in your seat. It may not have been assigned to you, but that is YOUR seat. The nerve.
12. Adding everyday tasks to your to-do list to make yourself feel more accomplished
Congratulations, you brushed your teeth today! You did your laundry? Gold star!
13. Feeling guilty for sleeping
As a student, you've mastered the art of a 30-minute nap because you definitely don't get enough sleep at night. If you're anything like me, you feel genuinely guilty for sleeping when you know you have work to do. But sometimes you just have to get some