After many weeks of adjusting, studying, having fun and everything in between-- winter break is almost here. In honor of the holiday season and the end of the your first semester freshmen year, There is no better way to recap with anyone else than with everyone's favorite christmas character, Buddy The Elf.

Here's 10 reasons Buddy knew the struggle:

1. Taking Showers in the communal bathrooms

It feels like showering in a cardboard box.

2. Constantly getting hit by bikes and almost getting ran over by cars on the way to class

This dangerous occurrence is a daily thing on campuses.

3. When your professor says that the study guide includes all the material for the exam and you get there and know nothing

You studied for hours, and when you got the exam it was like reading a foreign language.

4. When you bomb the exam

It happened to the best of us this semester and it wasn't fun.

5. When you finally ace the exam

This comes with some disbelief and tons of celebrating.

6. Thinking you see a new friend on campus and approaching them when it turns out they are a complete stranger

If this didn't happen to you multiple times your either anti-social or just lying.

7. The nights where you had a little too much fun

Sometimes freshmen can't hang, we have an excuse. You just have to let it happen.

8. And those days where you really need some Mom time

Shoutout to all the moms, we missed you this semester even when we forgot to call.

9. Making friends that you are obsessed with

You learn fast that when you live together, friends become family.

10. Mental Breakdowns

If you did not experience at least a few mental breakdowns since the start of your first semester, you probably aren't a freshman.