Most college kids run on the same few things: fast food, coffee, and alcohol. Its not always a pretty life, but you gotta do what you gotta do to get through the latest round of finals. Alcohol is actually a lot like college: it's complex, it has a huge variety of flavors, and it can go down either really smooth or really rough. Here are your years of college as alcohol.

1. Freshman Year - Four Loko

It's pretty fitting to have Four Loko represent your freshman year. Maybe you did some light "partying" in high school and you came into college ready to pound some drinks (that you've hopefully acquired legally as a responsible adult). You don't drink Four Loko for the taste (because quite frankly it tastes like something that could strip the paint off of walls), you drink it to get wasted. And as an eager freshman, you've likely drank one too many of these and likely either puked, passed out, or blacked out (or maybe all three).

2. Sophomore Year - Franzia

Sophomore year is a little more refined than freshman year, gone are the days of pounding Four Lokos. You've moved on to more ~sophisticated~ alcohol. Franzia's boxed wine is perfect for that. It's delicious, affordable and with 5 whole liters of wine per bag, it can still pack a pretty good punch. Are your days of drinking too much over? Not a chance, but now you do it with a little more class (even more classy if you use and actual wine glass).

3. Junior Year - Rum and Coke

By the time junior year rolls around, you're a little less concerned with keeping up appearances. You've switched it up for something more classic and straightforward: rum and coke. Your course load is getting heaver and at the end of the day you just and a drink that's easy to mix up and make as strong as you please.

4. Senior Year - Whiskey

By the time senior year rolls around, you're just trying to get through. You're so close to graduation but also so close to mental breakdown from all of the stress. You've traded in frilly drinks and silly mixers and have gotten straight to the point. Are shots of whiskey an appropriate replacement for dinner? No way, but you'll probably do it at least once anyway.

5. Grad School - Tequila

There's a reason they call it "te-kill-ya". Grad school is like going through college and realizing that you weren't miserable enough after four years so why not go back for more! People who choose grad school likely also choose shots of tequila because ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Life can be rough and sometimes you just need a lot of tequila and a lot of prayers to make it through.