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38 Ways College Was Best Summed Up By A 'Parks And Rec' Department In Pawnee, Indiana

Between Andy, Jerry and Leslie... It Gets The Point Across Pretty Well

 Anna Berbary
Apr 22, 2018
SUNY Binghamton
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38 Ways College Was Best Summed Up By A 'Parks And Rec' Department In Pawnee, Indiana
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"Parks and Rec" may be one of the world's most genius shows, and I think it's so great because everyone can relate to it in some way or another.

Especially college students.

Here are 38 ways Parks and Rec may just some up the life of a college student.

1. Literally Having No Idea What The F*ck is Going On Half Of the Time

2. Listening to Your Family and Friends *awful* Political Views, And Figuring Out How To Tell Them That Their Views Are *awful* Without Being Too Mean

3. Alcohol being your Best Friend


4. But Also The Devil...

5. Getting An "F" Back On An Exam You Thought You Did Great On

6. ... And Seeing Your Classmate Got An A On It

7. Wanting To Go To The Bars With Your Friends But Knowing You Have A 15 Page Paper Due at Midnight


8. Rushing To Finish A Paper That You Knew About for Two Months


9. Knowing Summer Break Is Coming Up But Continuing To Eat Like Garbage Because Life's Too Short

10. Staying Up All Night To Finish Homework


11. Watching Classmates Presentations And Wondering What The Hell They Were Thinking


12. Being So Stressed All The Time That Even Your Poops Aren't Normal


13. Actually Getting A Full Night's Sleep And Having No Idea What To Do With Yourself


14. Sitting In An Exam And Someone's Phone Keeps Buzzing

15. Feeling Accomplished After Finishing One Classes Homework But Realizing You Still Have 3 Other Classes To Do And It's Already Midnight

17. When a professor signs homework over break

18. Getting An "A" On That Paper You COMPLETELY Bullshitted


19. When You're Having A Really Hard Day And Just Need To Talk To Your Mom

20. Networking And Just Trying REALLY HARD


21. Taking Naps Is Your #1 Hobby


22. Debating Every Single Day If It'd Be Worth It To Just Jump Out In Front Of A Car At The Crosswalk


23. Doing Everything In Your Power To Avoid Talking To Literally Anyone


24. Seeing That Guy You Hooked Up With At The Bar... Again


25. Trying Really Hard To Seem Like College Is Making Your Brain Grow Instead of Shrink


26. Literally Just Being A Walking Train Wreck


28. When That Really Hot Guy In Class Decides To Sit Next To You


29. When The PowerPoint Ends 15 Minutes Early In Lecture, And Instead of Letting You Out Early, The Prof Starts The Slides For Next Class


30. Just Trying To Fix Your Hair But Then Getting Called On

31. When Someone Wants To Have A Conversation Before 9 AM

32. Constantly Being Asked What The Plan Is After Graduation

33. Literally Just Not Having Enough Hours In The Day

34. Seeing "lil Tay" and "WOAH Vicky" On Your Timeline And Wondering What Happened To The World

35. Looking In The Mirror Before Going Out And Realizing You Look BANGINNNNN'

36. Getting Assigned A Group Project *cringes*


37. Waking Up On Monday Morning And Thinking You'd Rather Get Hit By A Bus Then Deal With The Day

38. Knowing That All of This Hard, Crazy Work Is All Going To Pay Off In The End

Maybe we love Parks and Rec so much because even situations get sticky, everything always works out.

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