When in college, students tend to adopt this whole new way of thinking. Perhaps that is the whole purpose of higher education. Within this new way of thinking is a college culture that is quite contagious. While students start embrace this culture they adapt the habits that come with it. Here are eleven college student habits, as told by a college student.
1. Trash talk the refs at sports events.
No matter what the sport, the referee usually makes the wrong call and we usually hate him. It's not personal but the referee can either favor our team or be the enemy.
2. Calculate the highest grade you need to get on the midterm/final/homework for an A; or a C.
We have all been there. When that final grade determines your A minus or B plus; or you passing the class versus failing.
3. Going to parties the night before an 8 AM class.
You have this 8 AM class every Thursday but this All White Party only comes once a semester. Plus the whole purpose of college is to prepare one for real life situations such as these...right.
4. Complain about their own college.
No college is perfect. If the food sucks, there's never seats in the library or there's no hot water in the showers, college kids will make sure that their concerns are heard.
5. Talk shit about everyone else's college.
Most students believe that their college is better than everybody else's. If not, you're at the wrong college. College wars are very much alive and real.
6. Complain about being unemployed.
Being jobless and broke sucks. It sucks even more on a campus. For some reason walking around campus will give you the biggest urge to shop and want things.
7. Complain about having a job.
As much as having money is fun every working college student knows all the thoughts that come to you while at work: I could be doing homework right now. Is this really worth it. Why couldn't I be born to Beyonce`?
8. Sit across from the salad bar to discuss how their school's cafeteria fails to provide nutritious food.
Don't get me wrong food that lacks in nutrition is a trademark for most colleges. Regardless, college makes you gain weight and it feels good to have that fault in the system to blame it on.
9. Go to office hours.
That's a good one!
10. Stay off your phone during lecture.
If you want to go to college that means you take your education seriously. That is why college students would never pull out their phones during class.
11. Go to events because the flyer said there will be food.
If you want a college event to have a big outcome the event flyer needs to say that there will be free food. Telling college students that there will be any free thing will get people to come, but food works best.
