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5 GIFs That All College Students Can Relate To

Trust me: If you're a college student, you would want to read this...

Marist College

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Oh college, lovely, lovely college. A four-year time span that is filled with many highs and many lows. Between procrastinating on an essay that is due at midnight to getting your first library card (if you know what I mean), college is a time that you should not take for granted, yet it is also a time where you feel like your entire world is falling apart. It is a time where one day you can feel like you are on top of the world and then the next day you are 500 feet below the ground surface.

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High School Came So Easy to Me. Why Is College So Hard?

For the student who used to get straight A's in high school without even trying

Iowa State University

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In high school, I felt like I didn’t need to study to get good grades. But in reality, I tried so hard in high school. I never skipped class, I never took a zero on an assignment and I paid attention in class. So yeah, when it came test time, I barely needed to study.

This is why college is a slap in the face to a large amount of straight A-high-school students. In high school a person has complete structure and responsibility. Yes, college students have this too, but it is more lenient.

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Best Deals For College Students: 52 Easy To Use Discounts

Entertainment, tech, insurance, and more – you can't go wrong!

Albany, NY

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College student celebrates deals and discounts

8. Chic Soul

College is great.

But college is also expensive AF.

The cool thing about that is everyone knows that, and everyone — businesses included — knows college kids can't afford to spend *too* much money that they do NOT have. So you know that student ID you have?

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5 Thoughts Every Student Has When Looking For An Internship

You're hired.

Florida State University

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5 Thoughts Every Student Has When Looking For An Internship

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As summer is approaching, many students (including myself) are on the hunt for a summer internship. After hours of looking at internships each day, I'm beginning to notice a trend of the thoughts I have throughout looking and applying to these internships. So for everyone else who is struggling to find an internship, here are some thoughts we all have.

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5 Back-To-School Habits To Start Now

School will be here before you know it!

Miami University

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Photo by Vlada Karpovich on Pexels

Whether we're looking forward to it or not, school is just around the corner! For me, this means squeezing in time to be with my family and trying to see all my friends from home before I leave for college. However, this summer I thought it would be productive to start implementing certain habits into my daily routine early on.

Hopefully, I'll be so prepared for college I won't even be worried about my classes! Wishful thinking, I know. But anyway, here are some habits I'm trying to add to my day-to-day before school starts.

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Trust me: If you're a college student, you would want to read this...

1. When you told yourself that you were going to start studying two hours ago:

2. When you realize that everyone is trying to #adult:

3. When you have been pulling an all-nighter in the library and you run into one of your friends on your way back to your dorm room:

4. Two words: Finals Week:

5. But despite all of these emotions that you feel every day:

You realize this:

Back to school season is upon us.

"Never give up your desire to be what you want to be. Stay focused, persistent, and relentless." - Debasish Mridha MD

"A couple years from now, everything you're stressing about won't even matter. Keep moving forward." - Unknown

"Positivity, confidence, and persistence are key in life, so never give up on yourself." - Khalid

"No amount of regretting can change the past, and no amount of worrying can change the future." - Roy T. Bennett

"Don't believe every worried thought you have. Worried thoughts are notoriously inaccurate." - Renee Jain

"Start small, think big. Don't worry about too many things at once. Take a handful of simple things to begin with, and then progress to more complex ones. Think about not just tomorrow but the future. Put a ding in the universe." - Steve Jobs

"Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." - Henry Ford

"One day you'll thank yourself for never giving up." - Unknown

"Why worry? If you've done the very best you can, worrying won't make it any better." - Unknown

"The secret of our success is that we never, never give up." - Wilma Mankiller

"Rule number one is, don't sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it's all small stuff." - Robert Elliot

"Don't waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy." - Roy T. Bennett

For the student who used to get straight A's in high school without even trying

College students have too much freedom

​College courses are harder

More homework in high school than in college

Phone is more of a distraction in college than high school

Denial and procrastination

Entertainment, tech, insurance, and more – you can't go wrong!

But college is also expensive AF.

Entertainment

1. AMC Theaters

2. Apple Music

3. Cinemark

4. Regal Cinemas

5. Spotify

6. New York Mets

Technology

7. Amazon

8. Apple

9. Best Buy

Exclusive deals

10. FedEx

11. Microsoft

12. Sprint

13. Verizon

Insurance

14. Allstate

15. Geico

16. Nationwide

17. State Farm

Travel

18. Amtrak

19. Chevrolet

20. Choice Hotels

21. Greyhound

22. Jiffy Lube

Education

23. Barnes & Noble

24. Inkjet Willy

25. Wall Street Journal

Clothes

26. Aerie

27. Billabong

28. Champ Sports

29. Charlotte Russe

30. Forever 21

31. Goodwill

32. JCrew

33. Kate Spade

34. ModCloth

35. Toms

36. Topshop

37. Urban Outfitters

38. Vinyard Vines

Food

39. Arby's

40. bd's Mongolian Grill

41. Buffalo Wild Wings

42. Burger King

43. Chik-fil-A

44. Chipotle

College courses are harder