The Evolution Of A College Freshman's Thoughts
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The Evolution Of A College Freshman's Thoughts

From The First Week To The End Of The First Month

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The Evolution Of A College Freshman's Thoughts
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As freshman we all enter college with a billion thoughts running through our head. This never ending train of thoughts doesn't stop once you get to college, oh no, it only gets longer. Your new best friend will be your conscience considering it will be the one you're talking to when you feel like a million bucks because you did your laundry on your own

1. "Sleep is for the weak"

Yup the invincable superman feeling is in full effect. I don't get tired by Kevin Gates becomes your personal theme song. You stay out until 2 am and make sure to mark all of your snapchat stories with the time stamp so everyone knows how just invincable you are because sleep will not take away this freshman's social life, oh no. 8 am's tommorow? No problem! You know why? Because sleep is for the weak.

2. "What even is the Freshman 15?"

Really? I mean I just don't get it there's literally no time to eat between running to class and making friends and getting involved. When there is free time, we all head to the gym because eat, sleep, grind, repeat, am I right? Not to mention the trillion flights of stairs we climb everyday because the elevators seem to take an entire hour just to get to the 1st floor, so there's my morning, midday, afternoon, nighttime cardio routine. The free exercise classes are great to, instead of sitting in my dorm I'm in the Pitt center getting a six-pack. The Freshman 15 got nothing on me.

3. "8 am's are a breeze, I feel great"

Looking at my schedule at first, I thought I would be dreading waking up before 11 am everyday, but honestly 8 am's are nothing. I go out on a Sunday, I wake up at 6:45 to go to the gym, run myself under the shower, and I'm off to class. I answer every question because it's just like high school. This is great, what was I so worried about?

4. "I don't even miss my mom"

I was born for independence. Look at me. Getting all my work done, all my laundry, I even washed my own coffee mug today. I mean thanks mom, but I got this. She taught me well. I thought I would be homesick by now but damn I'm doing great, who knew adulting was this easy. I don't even miss my own bed, my dorm room is my new home. I was made for this.

5. "Wow, I'm a lot more responsible than I thought"

I took care of getting any classes switched, I problem solved, I kicked butt today. I had no idea I was so capable of juggling all these responsibilities but boy am I proud of myself. I'm so productive, go me. That Bio quiz? Oh yeah I nailed that. Wanna know why? Because I studied and took notes and didn't even over sleep. Who's responsible? That's right, this girl.


And then reality hits you....


6. " I'm gonna take a nap, I'm gonna take a nap right here"

I take back what I said. I can't do this. How is everyone moving so fast? I want to drop and turn into a ball with my fuzzy blanket. That patch of grass looks pretty comfy, would anyone notice if I took a nap right there? How do people function without sleep? I need coffee. Why did I stay up so late? I can't wait to get back to my bed and sleep. I'm about to add to my resume "professional napper" underneath my strengths.

7. "Can we order Chinese Food?"

One minute you're hitting the gym feeling like a Class A Crossfit instructor and nothing can stop you. Then, you find yourself trapped behind hours of homework and half a stomach into a order of sesame chicken, with a side of fried rice, egg rolls, fried wontons, and fortune cookies to hopefully make you feel like you're gonna pass your Anatomy quiz. All of a sudden you wake up one day and realize the Freshman 15 hit you like a truck.

8. "You'll have to drag me to class"

Snooze. Snooze. Snooze. Snooze again. This alarm every morning just blares in my ear over and over and over again. Not to mention the PTSD I feel when someone'alarm accidentally goes off in class. It sends chills down my spine and makes me want to cry. Whoever invented 8 am's needs to be put on trial for child abuse because this is not morally or emotionally okay.

9. "Mom, can you come visit this weekend? Oh and bring food."

Wait I lied, I need my mom. There's too much work, too much laundry. Sometimes I just want to cry and no one listens to me like my mom does. I can't FaceTime her though because I don't want her to be worried about me but I can't do this. I just want her to cook me food and watch Real Housewives with me. I need good food, I need my best friend. Homesickness is real, I lied.

10. "Please don't make me adult today. "

I can't do it, I won't do it, please don't make me. I hate responsibility. I just want to lay in bed and watch Netflix. I don't want to meet with my professor, I don't want to walk down the hallway to do laundry, I don't want to adult today. It's too hard. How do my parents do this, it's miserable. I wanna be 5 again where all I had to worry about was what kind of snack we were gonna have in class. Ugh, I hate adulting.

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