10 Things College Students Want You To Know
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10 Things College Students Want You To Know

Stop asking me when I'm going to graduate, Debra.

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10 Things College Students Want You To Know

College students who were once social butterflies can quickly turn into a hermit crab when it comes to socializing. The last thing that we want to do is talk about school or hear your opinions on things like our future plans and even worse, what you think of our major.

Overall, we constantly feel judged by these things that we continuously hear. Although, for the most part, we know that people tend to mean well. This is why we never say anything even if you are making us feel bad about our major life choices we spent forever thinking about before they were ever made, or if you are just stressing us out in general. These are some points that we want you to know that we would never say otherwise.

We hate talking about how classes are going; we don't want to think about it when we don't have to.

If we haven't been ourselves lately, please don't be angry with us; it is only because we are carrying more stress than we know how to handle.

Most of us are depressed because this is a whole new world we are having a hard time adapting to. Never tell us to "just cheer up." 

If you ask us what we're majoring in, don't be an a** if you don't like the answer; honestly, it's no one's business whether someone want to be a biology major or major in baking apple pies.

PLEASE don't ask us our future plans; most of us are still trying to figure that out, and the rest of us aren't 100% sure things will go according to plan and it. is. terrifying...

At the end of each semester, during finals, we're probably going to disappear for awhile.

We know you mean well, but by all means, never tell a college student what YOU think they should do with their major.

Don't ask us about our dating life; we almost feel attacked when you do. I know I'm single. I know I'm sad and lonely. I know I'm ugly. Let me be Barbra.

Please for the love of all things good, do not tell me I need to be more social. I barely get enough sleep at night as it is.

 We need more support and less judgment; we get way more judgment than anyone may ever realize. In other words, stop being a dream crusher.

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