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10 Life Lessons Only College Could Teach Me

The lessons high school me would have never expected to have to learn.

Josie Howell

Mar 27, 2019

Jacksonville State University

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As a senior in college, things have been challenging to say the least. College is more than just learning and tests, it can more times than not teach you hard life lessons, which has certainly been the case for me.

Nonetheless, I can honestly say that it has shaped me into the person I am today and for that, I am absolutely thankful. Not only am I a different person, but I can honestly say that I am also a much better person.

How to juggle a million things at once

If someone isn't treating you like a decent human being, you don't have to keep them around

How to say NO and how to not be a pushover in general

Boys and dating aren't everything

I've learned how to be happy on my own, and happier surrounded by people I love.

How to be exceptionally open-minded, because not everyone is like me, and thats okay.

Friends come and go, because given time, people eventually show you their true colors.

The transition into the adult world is much harder than everyone makes it look

That I actually enjoy reading a good book. Again, GOOD.

Four years go by much quicker than any of us would like, so it's important to make the most of every moment.

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10 Life Lessons Only College Could Teach Me

The lessons high school me would have never expected to have to learn.

How to juggle a million things at once

If someone isn't treating you like a decent human being, you don't have to keep them around

How to say NO and how to not be a pushover in general

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That I actually enjoy reading a good book. Again, GOOD.

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Coors Light Summer Brew:

Leinenkugel Summer Shandy

Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat

Sam Adams Summer Ale

Hell or High Watermelon

Blue Moon Summer Honey

LandShark Lager

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75 degrees and sunny, plus, no humidity. I mean do I really need to say more?

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We have outdoor concerts

We live where people vacation

Because let's be honest, we all use lyrics.

1. “Don’t get too close, it’s dark inside. It's where my demons hide.”

2. “Tonight, we are young.”

3. “Cuz I may be bad, but I’m perfectly good at it.”

4. “Tell me how they got that pretty little face on that pretty little frame.”

5. “I can’t wait to fall in love with you, you can’t wait to fall in love with me.”

6. “Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin with no makeup on.”

7. “Why you so obsessed with me?”

8. “We ain’t ever getting older.”

9. “I didn’t know that I was starving until I tasted you.”

10. “Didn’t they tell you I’m a savage?"

11. “I’m gonna make you miss me.”

12. "Cheers to the freakin weekend.”

13. “Love’s a game. Wanna play?”

14. “You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to.”

15. “Let’s set each other’s lonely nights, Be each other’s paradise.”

16. “Trippin’ on skies, sippin’ waterfalls."

17. “Wish we could turn back time, to the good old days.”

18. “But you will remember me for centuries.”

19. “Something about you makes me feel like a dangerous woman."

20. “Don’t act like it’s a bad thing to fall in love with me.”

21. “Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”

22. “Find me where the wild things are.”

23. “I’m high on lovin’ you.”

24. “If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak, somebody’s mistake, if you’re gonna be somebody’s first time, somebody’s last time, be mine.”

25. “Don’t be afraid to take the road less traveled on.”

Everything Bruce says in his classic rock songs.

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5. “God have mercy on the man/ Who doubts what he’s sure of” (Brilliant Disguise)

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1. "Talk about a dream
Try to make it real
You wake up in the night
With a fear so real
Spend your life waiting
For a moment that just don't come
Well don't waste your time waiting." (Badlands)