College is a weird time of growing as a person and figuring out your identity. Everyone is truly an individual here, and everyone has a unique university experience. Despite the diversity, there are some overlaps that everyone will probably run into. It feels like there's some stock characters that will make their way into our lives for brief moments of time. I've made some interesting memories with these people, so here's 22 people that everyone will meet their freshman year of college.

1. Girl who never reads but gets participation points because she talks in class.

You KNOW she didn't do the reading because she tells you outright, maybe she even mentions it in front of the professor.
Where are they now? She continues her methods all the way to graduation, posts on a Reddit thread about her college hacks.

2. Guy who says he's triple majoring.

"What's your major?" "I'm tripling in [three completely unrelated fields of study]." He's enrolled in 22 hours first semester of freshman year and you wonder if he does anything for fun, so you ask him. He gives you a link to his wordpress page, where he blogs about politics way too seriously.
Where are they now? He finishes half of one degree and then joins the military, even though on his now-deleted blog you read about how he hates the military.

3. Guy who actually owns AND WEARS a Confederate flag wife-beater.

In your Introduction to sociology class, he was always happy to jump into the class dicussion to bring up how "illegals are stealing jobs" and how "Muslims want to institute Sharia law" even if you weren't talking about immigration or religious minorities. Halfway through the semester he drops the class because he never turned in any of the work.
Where are they now? You later find out that he dropped out of school and is now in prison for armed robbery of a gas station in a town with a population of 6,000.

4. International student who quickly realizes they hate America.

Their English is perfect -- maybe even better than your English. They sit in the front row of that same Introduction to sociology class and are in complete disbelief at everything Confederate-flag-wife-beater guy says. You have an eye-opening discussion with them as you walk to the library one day about how their experiences as a foreign person of color in America has changed their outlook on the "American dream". Where are they now? They go back to their home country after a semester because the culture of paying too much for school and watching their peers be publicly intoxicated is shameful and embarassing.

5. International student who quickly realizes they LOVE America.

Their English is not perfect by any means, but they've worked harder than you'll ever know to hold small conversations with you. They love going through drive-thrus and taking pictures of the American flag displayed at every school, gas station, and church. If you shared the same first language they could tutor you in every subject.
Where are they now? They have to back to their home country because of a family emergency, but they Snapchat you every day asking how America is.

6. The girl who never outgrew horses.

She was the "horse girl" in school who was obsessed with those books...you know, those books. She started her zoology degree and hasn't looked back. Her grades are impeccable and you think she's a little weird but harmless.

Where are they now? She joined the equestrian team, graduated with a degree in zoology, and has already been accepted into one of the nation's top veterinary schools.

7. The girl who is super religious (or is she?).

During your first-day icebreakers, she told everyone she was going back to her hometown every Sunday to lead the elementary Sunday school class. She's got her favorite Bible verse tattooed on her shoulder, and has Bible verses all over the door to her dorm about modesty and purity. She routinely skips her monday class because of her hangover, the same morning snapchatting about how she doesn't know who the guy in bed next to her is.
Where are they now? She finished the semester, but dropped out because college was way more demanding than she was expecting it to be from movies ("God has other plans for me") and works as a waitress in her hometown.

8. Guy who keeps changing majors because he wants to make video games

You met him during welcome week, and he said that he was a graphic design major because he wanted to make video games. You thought that was pretty cool. Turns out you have a class with him, where he introduces himself as a computer science major because he wants to make video games. OK, sure. You run into him the next year, and he says that he's a music major because he wants to write music for video games. You friend him on Facebook where it says he's studying software engineering with a focus in video game design. You are confused.
Where are they now? Three years in his parents finally made him settle on one major becuase he's still three years from gradutating. You aren't sure if he's happy with his field of study, but you know from a Facebook meme he shared that he exclusively plays as Hanzo.

9. Guy who made a huge deal about joining a fraternity but hates everything that comes with it.

For a week he wore all of his fraternity gear proudly, brought it up every chance he got, and got over a hundred likes on his Instagram "proud to be Alpha Beta Ringo Delta" inspirational post. He quickly got tired of being hazed, and aso didn't know that fraternities require you to keep your GPA up. He has to go to the professor to ask for him to sign off on something about failing too many of his classes after he has skipped twice a week for four weeks.
Where are they now? He dropped out and went back home while his parents figure out what to do with him.

10. Girl who is way too willing to tell you every detail of her personal life the first time you meet her.

You didn't ask for more than her name, but she spills way too many secrets about herself, her extended family you've never met, and her younger sister's abusive ex-boyfriend. She's in one of your classes, and is way too comfortable sweaing around the professor that would dock you points for wearing sweatpants if he could.
Where are they now? You see her once every three months after your shared class is over, but you avoid eye contact. You have no idea what year she is, but she's still in school though because she works in dining on-campus.

11. The STEM major who hates anyone not in his field.

"Oh my god why would you even get an English/music/business/psychology degree that is so pointless." Even other STEM majors are not exempt from his self-righteous wrath. His is the superior major, for reasons only he, the smartest man alive, can fathom. You actively avoid the spots on campus you've seen him frequent and your one mutual friend insists he's just being funny. Sure.

Where are they now? He couldn't handle the courseload and dropped out and moved back home, posts on Facebook once a week about how high he is.

12. Person who has never left their dorm.

You aren't sure whether they are suffering from depression or if they don't know that attendance is required and stopped going once the initial excitement of college wore off, their door is always closed and there is always loud music coming from behind it.
Where are they now? You don't know where they are, you don't even remember what they looked like. Do they still exist only in that dorm room?

13. The three guys who band together to antagonize the campus preacher.

One is an athiest, one has a man bun, and one is a second-generation Chi Alpha member. They never speak to each other outside of the three days a semester that the fear-mongering "preachers" show up, but on those days a true friendship is born and the unite in hilarity, solidarity, and throwing free condoms at their peers. You admire their spirit and dedication to stopping hateful rhetoric in the name of religion.
Where are they now? In true Ship-of-Thesus fashion, one will graduate and another will take his place in an endless cycle of brotherhood.

14. The sixth-year senior who is too scared to graduate.

They told you your freshman year that your shared class was the last gen ed that they had to take. You thought they were really lucky that they were so confident in what they wanted to do. You see them the next year, confused because you were sure they were a senior. Maybe you were mistaken. Two years later you find them reading an introduction to pscyhology textbook in the library.
Where are they now? It's been a couple years and they did finally graduate, but they still hang around town because the idea of a career is terrifying.

15. The guy who brings his guitar everywhere.

No, he's not in your school's jazz combo, he's not a music major. You've definitely seen him at the bus stop talking to a very uninterested girl, though, and he knows at least one chord. He's not in any of your classes anymore but you see him around, carrying his case (and sometimes a backpack) and you see him go into the business school a lot.
Where are they now? One day you see him, but his beard is shaved, his long hair is chopped off, and he's wearing a suit. You aren't sure it's him at first, but it definitely is. He passes you and waves in recognition. You pretend not to notice any difference.

16. The background character.

You were in the same tour group during welcome week and you spoke briefly about where you were from, what your major is. They had absolutely no personality at all.
Where are they now? Sometimes you see them around campus, and you aren't sure if they remember you. You're pretty sure they're actually a robot piloted by aliens.

17. Person who says they're an "ally" but is DEFINITELY gay.

You ask them what clubs they're involved in and they answer "oh, yeah, I'm in the gay-straight student alliance, I'm one of the allies." They exclusively hang out with the short-haired gender-ambiguous people and table for the school's GSA.
Where are they now? You later see them in line at Chick-fil-A. They have a small rainbow button on their backpack, and are carrying a copy of a biography of Oscar Wilde. Their hair is half-shaved and brightly-colored and if you were still in the same class you would ask for their pronouns.

18. The guy who can't go a single class without bringing up the fact that he's in the military.

He's a pretty well-rounded guy but... Every. Single. Time. "Well, in the army, we..." "As someone serving in the armed forces..." etc. You have always been taught to respect the troops but this guy is making you, your peers, and your professor lose their mind. You know it's a special day when he shows up in uniform.

Where are they now? He's graduated but you see on Facebook that he's holding a steady job and has a wife now. Good for him.

19. The "non-tradtional" student who is the same age as your parents and isn't even enrolled at your school.

They probably just wanted to better themselves by informally furthering their education, or maybe they wanted to sample a class before making a decision. They talk to the professor every day about their "experiences" in the field of study, and by week eight they stopped showing up.
Where are they now? You see them around town with their young grandkids and you realize why they stopped showing up.

20. The overworked grad student TA who saves your grade.

It's 10 p.m., your assignment is due at midnight. You go to the tutoring center because this one problem on the homework doesn't make any sense. She sits down in front of you and talks you through it. Suddenly, a whole other school of thought is brought to your attention and your third eye is open. You thank her profusely, and tell yourself that you'll get her a $5 starbucks giftcard, but you never do.
Where are they now? Two years later you friend her on Facebook, and see that she and her dog are working on a research project in Egypt. Apparently she's fluent in Arabic.