We all know that you learn a lot when you go away to college. You learn about yourself, your likes and dislikes, what you want to do in your career, you make friends, you study abroad and learn about other cultures. These things are great--but they're obvious. Everyone tells you that this is what you should get out of your college experience. I agree with all of that, but I think there are many other lessons you learn at college that no one talks about. Some of them are comical..but some are much deeper. Below is a list of the lessons I have learned so far, as a second year college student.
1. Cleaning the fridge was never a relevant chore
But it will become relevant in college
2. What you have heard about one red shirt ruining all of your clothes in the laundry....
it's not a myth--it's very true.
3. Your shampoo and conditioner seem to diminish much more quickly since you went away to school...
because your mom stops replacing them
4. Microwave-safe bowls are a thing
And they're pretty important
5. It's perfectly okay to eat alone
Even though you probably never did in high school
6. Frat parties are so gross and everyone knows it
But you will go anyway just to experience it
7. Don't bother spending hundreds on dorm decor...
because it only matters for the first month of college
8. You've probably been taking the comforts of home for granted for your entire life...
like a private bathroom, your own room, your own bed, water that doesn't come from a fountain, home cooked meals, privacy...I could go on for years
9. College isn't always about finding out what you like...
It's about finding out what you don't like as well. For example, if you take engineering classes, and you're not meant to be an engineer...yes--you will probably be miserable. But this misery serves a purpose--it teaches you that engineering is not your calling. In doing so, it helps bring you one step closer to what your calling actually is.
10. You will truly learn the meaning of the saying “The grass is greener on the other side”
As you sit in your dorm and you scroll through Instagram, the grass will always seem greener at other colleges. But you will eventually realize that the grass is not always greener on the other side...its green where you water it.
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