As a sophomore in college, I spend a lot of time writing last-minute papers, microwaving ramen and studying all the time. I know I've had some crazy experiences and learned many different things during my first two years of school just like so many others have. Here I've compiled a list of some of those things.

1. When your teacher tells you that they don't offer extra credit

There's nothing worse than having an 89.9 and your teacher won't round your grade or gift you with some extra credit.

2. You're tired. All. The. Time.

College is basically where you and other adults stand around and talk about how tired you are while you think to yourself, "There's no way they're as tired as I am."

3. You give into junk food way more often.

Let's be honest here, microwaving some ramen or going out for cheap Chinese food is way easier than actually making yourself food.

4. When you are assigned a group project.

If you get to pick your group or partner, the project usually goes a lot smoother. When your professor assigns you a group, every one sort of just awkwardly looks at one another for three class periods until you realize you have only two more days to do the project and wind up doing it all yourself.

5. When freshmen complain about their workload.

You overhear a group of freshman complaining about their three-page paper while you're holed up in the library, bull crapping your way through your word count to make it to ten pages.

6. You've reached a new level of stress

You're so sleep deprived you laugh at anything. You want to scream and cry and break things, but you hold it all in until you have a mental breakdown.

7. You've learned that you need to treat yourself a little if you want to actually get anything done.

Going shopping for me personally really takes the edge off sometimes. Treating myself to something fun or exciting calms me down and helps me focus better when it's time to get back to work.

8. You've probably let a few things go.

I don't think I've seen the floor of my bedroom since, like, the end of freshman year. I definitely haven't gone to the gym and my car is like a second home at the moment.

9. As awful as it may sound, you can't remember anyone's name

The contacts in your phone are names like "Dude that sits in front of me in Chem" "Girl that always uses the roller backpack" and you've almost said these names in front of them.

10. When someone tells you that they're proud of you.

Personally, when someone tells me that they're proud of me or that I'm working really hard, I feel like some weight has been lifted off of my shoulders.

11. When due dates are sooner than they appear

Sometimes, six weeks flies by and you end up writing that paper in one night in a state of panic praying that it's somewhat decent.

12. In the end, it's worth it

Once you have that degree in your hands, you know all the struggle was worth it.