10 Promises College Students Always Make To Themselves But Never Actually Keep
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10 Promises College Students Always Make To Themselves But Never Actually Keep

I'm not crying, you're crying.

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10 Promises College Students Always Make To Themselves But Never Actually Keep
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Before we all stepped into the "wonderful" world of college we had so many things we looked forward to.

We looked forward to our first frat party, our first interaction with a cute boy and thought we actually were meeting our future husband, and we were actually excited to leave our parents for once and figure things out on our own. All of those thoughts were valid until, we actually set foot on campus and now two years later instead of having our lives together, they are really falling apart. Here are ten lies we all tell ourselves through our college career.

1. I'm going to class this time.

Now that it's mid-semester staying up until 3:00 am isn't quite our best idea. There is only now 5 hours and 6 minutes until I have to wake up for my 9 am. Although honestlyI'll press snooze four times, and I probably won't get up for it. The ~struggle~ of a college student.

2. I'm only going out for one drink.


All you want to do is let loose, you just got done with a busy week and just going out for one drink won't hurt you. The only thing is it's Wednesday and you only have five dollars, so you go out for that one drink: and it turns to eleven and you're 50 dollars deep in the hole. It was a lie, it always is.

3. I'll get up early and study my exam.

Okay, this never happens but, going to bed at 11, setting an alarm for 7:00 am, you'll hear that buzzer and wonder if this exam is really worth it? Will it put you behind in getting that C- for passing a prerequisite? Yes but I need my beauty sleep to do well on this exam.

4. I won't spend any money.


Chipotle or Noodles & Co., that cute dress you don't need from Fig Leaf but you Cannot wait two months until Christmas to get it. Ugh, the travesty of having to cook noodles, again.

5. I'll do it right after this.

As you're finishing up your 10th Netflix episode you realize that you have homework due in less than two hours. Now you have to get up from your warm bed to do actual homework at an actual desk. So unamusing.

6. I'm going to eat healthy food from now on.


This usually goes along with saying that you're going to work out every day and quite frankly it's terrible. You now have to take time out of your busy day to work out and then come home and not raid your pantry- chicken nuggets are so much better anyway.

7. I'm not going to cry.

Whether it's walking through campus, hidden in the corner of the library or basically anywhere, you find either yourself or someone else in tears. It happens to us all and it usually happens in a wave and then you get over it and wonder why you let yourself cry for an hour. You're doing amazing sweetie.

8. I am going to be prepared.

Do you ever really feel prepared. Professors have a way of making the simplest problem and turning it into anything but normal. Like why do you have to make every other question a double negative? Anyway, no matter how long you study or make flash cards, you will feel lost.

9. I'm going to bed early.

It's midnight and you've just finished all your homework that's due tomorrow and you get to go to bed "early". Midnight is now your early bedtime and you get that three extra hours of sleep and you know you won't wake up as cranky as you usually do. Tomorrows gonna be a good day.

10. I'm not going to let the stress get to me.


After eating healthy for a week, crying on and off and trying not to go crazy, you realize you only have two years left, hopefully, and you will be free. Until adulting hits, and you only wish you were back in college. It's fine, we're all fine.

Just remember that hundreds of thousands of college students are going through the same problems as you and are probably telling themselves the same lies.

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