Many people have different kinds of experiences in college.
Some love it and claim that it was the best time of their lives, while others despise it and were relieved to leave once they graduated.
There are arguably many reasons that one could hate college but one reason in particular sticks out amongst the others.
No, it is not that the classes are insanely hard or that there is constant stress from various tests.
No, it also is not the whole unpacking and packing fiasco that goes down every time it is the beginning or the end of the year.
It even is not the dreaded finals week.
College sucks because when you first get there you are just figuring the rhythm of it all out and then all of a sudden you meet new friends, only to have to leave them for the whole summer.
Why is this such a sucky thing?
Because throughout those 9 months that we are in college, we do everything with them.
You do everything from eating every meal together, talking every day, studying with them, going out with them, and even sleeping in the room with them if they are your roommate.
They basically become your family in college. They are the people who help you through all of the difficult times. Like finals, family issues, roommate issues, and those pesky relationship problems.
You cry together, you sing together, you rant together, and you support each other.
And then that is all ripped away.
After the hell that is finals, we are just expected to pack up and leave for the summer and act like it is easy to just leave the people behind who were just our life support for the last 9 months.
Then all you are left with is boxes of your packed up stuff and the memories that you had over the school year.
Sure, there are scenarios in which your new friends turn out to live near you and you will get to see them during the summer, but it doesn’t always work out that way. In fact, sometimes states can separate you from them.
Then when you get home it is all just so different.
You don’t get to hang out with them every single second of the day. Instead, it is none of the day.
You can text and FaceTime but in the end, actual human interaction is not the same as that.
You have to eat without them, wait to call or text them to tell them when something big has happened rather than doing it in person, and you don’t get to have fun adventures with them.
Yes it sucks, but don’t worry because with summer comes the hope of the start of the next semester and you will get to go back and see them and have even more fun times.
Then there is also always the possibility of trying to meet up with them or taking the time to visit on another.
Yes, it is true that in college your friends are constantly changing due to new classes and clubs.
It is also true that you most likely won't talk to many of them after college and will only interact through Facebook likes and Instagram comments.
While those two statements are in fact true, it is also true though that no matter what the distance or how long you guys go without seeing one another, that if they are truly your friend then you guys will make time for each other in each others lives.
So don’t let the distance or the summer have you stressed out. It will always work out in the end if you both treat your friendship with effort and care.
