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10 Summer Struggles For College Students, As Told By The Jersey Shore

This whole summer is basically one huge grenade after the other

Ashley Britton
Jul 10, 2018
Syracuse University
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The sun is out, there are no more 8 AM lectures to worry about, and the beach is now our second home. Now that we have a break from all of the craziness that comes with being a college student, we have all of the time in the world to relax and enjoy ourselves as a nice break from hitting the books. But that doesn't mean our summers still aren't wild with unexpected twists and turns throughout the way.

1. Having to be away from all of your college friends for 3 months

Take me back... now. Three months is an eternity.

2. Working endless hours at your job to make money and pay off loans

You gotta get money somehow, but you also need sleep

3. Trying to stay in shape before going back to school and ordering out 24/7

GTL is your new motto.

4. But also overeating on your family's cooking because you missed high quality home-cooked meals

Almost anything will beat dining hall food.

5. Trying to find a summer fling or relationship but failing

Guess I'll still be forever alone.

6. Missing going out on the weekends at school with your friends

At school there's no curfew or parents telling you what to do, and at home there's no frats nearby.

7. Trying to avoid the people from home that you thought you wouldn't see anymore after high school

Leave me alone, I don't know you.

8. Being bored all the time since you have to plan everything with friends instead of walking down the hall to hang out with them

Instead of being only a few doors down from you in a dorm, your friends are now a car ride away and everything has to be planned in advance, which is just work.

9. Trying to constantly avoid your family when they give you more responsibilities

I love you guys, but summer is my only time off from adulting.

10. At this point we're just waiting to go back to college

When's move in day?

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