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Good And Bad Things To Say To College Students

The good...the bad...the repetitive.

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Good And Bad Things To Say To College Students
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Some of the comments are good, some of them are bad — but I promise you, you aren't the first to tell us this. Let us college students, tell you, adults, what we wish you said more of and what we wish we heard less.

Keep these coming...

1. "Class is cancelled."

Bless you and your majestic, golden heart.

2. "There will be refreshments."

If we don't have to cook, you can count on us to be there.

3. "It isn't mandatory."

Treating us like adult to make the responsible choice (but we can't promise you anything.)

4. "There will be a retake test."

We need more people like you in this world.

5. "I understand, I was once a college student."

If you say so.

6. "It's free."

Our absolute favorite f-word.

What you can cut from your vocabulary...

1. "Time to start acting like an adult."

Just not quite yet.

2. "Why don't you get a job?"

Trust us, we know and you're not making it any better reminding us that we eventually have to move on from this beautiful life.

3. "Are you going to graduate school?"

Let's see if we make it out alive from undergraduate.

4. "Finals week is right around the corner."

This is a positive/negative comment. Positive for the freshman, sophomores and juniors. Negative for seniors because that just means the real world is also around the corner.. gross.

5. "How does your résumé look?

Please teach us how it is supposed to look first.

6. "It doesn't matter what you know, just who you know."

One question we all know how to answer: We have absolutely no idea.

And that is what we wish our daily conversations were like.

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