As much as we all try to deny it, Yik Yak has consumed our lives in a short matter of weeks. Those with Yakarma higher than 5,000... you da real MVP.  And whats funnier than shamelessly bagging on your roommate who doesn't wake up after her 10 alarms set for 6AM, all under the anonymous shield of Yik Yak. 

This newly popular social phenomenon has been sweeping college campuses across the nation, serving as a platform for talking sh*t on frats, slamming sororities, and whatever else is just too hilarious, inappropriate, or disgraceful to attach your name to.

For those of you who have no idea what Yik Yak is, and for those who do, let's just take a moment to appreciate all the amazing things Yik Yak provides in our lives!! Here's a synopsis of some typical finds in your Berkeley Yak feed:

1. Joking about your all-too-real dropping GPA: 

Oh, us Berkeley students, how studious and scholarly we are! If you checked Yik Yak, you may believe otherwise. Yes, we work extremely hard here and sometimes our professors just don't agree with us. Our way of coping: Yak about it (and maybe even cry a little).

2. Venting 

We've all had something happen that pisses us off, and many of us feel the need to turn to social media as an outlet. Super relatable, super annoying, and definitely something we've seen on Yik Yak a million times. In addition, someone is probably gonna post some sassy comment about you "reposting" or "stealing it from Twitter" which will just make you 730293 times angrier.

3. Talking about being lonely

Every. single. night. The sad truth is that seemingly 95% of our college population is striving for that significant other in an endless loop going nowhere. In this modern day and age, shouldn't they have already invented an app for those lonely souls to meet up and cuddle so no one else has to hear the continuous complaints? 

4.  Lack of sleep

We're all aware of the infamous you-pick-two: sleep, social life, and grades... and sleep is always the odd one out. The funny thing is that although we are all aware of the lack of sleep we get, the truth is we will still continue to stay up until 2AM each night lurking through every app we own (and most likely posting about it on Yik Yak). Have fun at that 8AM the next day :)))

5. Attractive people

Yes, there are attractive people in the world (shoutout to the one-day-of-fame "blonde kid from Anthro 3AC"). Pro Tip: SAY SOMETHING!! Ok I can't really be one to judge because that's pretty ballsy, but I'd give you some major props for doing so rather than Yaking about it. 

Well all in all, Yik Yak is an interesting mixture of funny, annoying, and random posts for the anonymous and fainthearted. (Yes, I am one of them... and yes, my yakarma is above 5,000). Yak on friends.