With the fall semester of 2015 coming to a close, there is an entire class of students who have just finished their first semester of college and have learned some valuable lessons. Independence is fun and easy when you stayed blissfully ignorant by ignoring reality. Here are the lies that got you through your first semester of college.

1. Pretending your bank account still has a positive balance.

When you stop printing receipts at the ATM, you know you have a problem.

2. Telling yourself those notes from that one lecture you skipped won’t be on the final exam.

The exam will actually probably be one open response question about the information from that single lecture…just to spite you.

3. Thinking that it’s probably fine that you haven’t gotten a haircut since September.

Refer back to your student ID picture; it’s time to groom yourself.

4. Convincing yourself that you're not responsible for the content of pressing emails if you don't open them.

Unfortunately, you can’t just move your responsibilities to the junk folder.

5. Thinking it is okay that you sometimes eat pizza as a snack.

Contrary to what your heart tells you, pizza, bagels, quesadillas, and calzones are not snack foods.

6. Being under the impression that washing your sheets once this semester was sufficient.

Admit it, that’s pretty gross.

7. Telling yourself that your dorm is too small to be vacuumed or swept regularly.

Trust me, when you can finally see the floor again, you will be disgusted.

8. Telling yourself you will wash those coffee mugs, dishes, and travel mugs eventually.

Just throw them away; they can’t be saved.