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6 Struggles Of Being A Young, Dumb, Broke College Student

College is so expensive.

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6 Struggles Of Being A Young, Dumb, Broke College Student

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College is seriously so expensive. I'm just out here trying to get an education, but it sure costs a pretty penny for a degree that doesn't even bring in any money until we use it to get a master's degree.

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8 Things We Do In College That You Probably Won't Tell Mom And Dad On Your Weekly Phone Call

A list of the things you do to spice up college life, shhh don't tell the parents.

Ohio University

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8 Things We Do In College That You Probably Won't Tell Mom And Dad On Your Weekly Phone Call

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All of us are experiencing freedom and our own rules for the first time and sometimes we push the limits. So here's the list of the things we probably won't tell mom and dad we did when they call tomorrow morning.

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Here's What Graduation Means To A First-Generation Student

As a first-generation college student, I got to do a lot of the things my parents never could when they were younger.

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Ever since I was a kid, one of the things I can remember my parents always telling me, was that I was going to get a college degree.

"I don't know how we're going to do it," they'd say, "but it's going to happen."

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The Real Life Struggles Of A Millennial College Student

Don't believe what you see in movies.

University of Oklahoma

The Real Life Struggles Of A Millennial College Student

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I am currently a Sophomore in college and am enrolled in 15 credit hours this semester. Like most semesters, I have been quite busy with schoolwork since the second week of school. Unlike my past two semesters of college, this year seems to be more difficult in more ways than I can comprehend.

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10 Summer Struggles For College Students, As Told By The Jersey Shore

This whole summer is basically one huge grenade after the other

Syracuse University

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The sun is out, there are no more 8 AM lectures to worry about, and the beach is now our second home. Now that we have a break from all of the craziness that comes with being a college student, we have all of the time in the world to relax and enjoy ourselves as a nice break from hitting the books. But that doesn't mean our summers still aren't wild with unexpected twists and turns throughout the way.

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To The College Students Wondering What To Do Now, I Don't Know Either

It was rough!

Louisiana State University

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I am not always sure if going to college was worth it and that is not a great feeling that surrounds the last four years of my life. I know plenty of very successful people who never got their degree.

Basics were a waste of my time and money. Yes, my money. My parents didn't pay for my education and I will spend the next million years of my life paying it off and I am a little pissed about it because half of my education will not serve me in the future simply because the first two years of college are a review of high school and what I feel is the education systems way of making more money off of me.

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College is so expensive.

1. Having to opt out of dining out because food is just too darn expensive.

2. I’m someone who doesn’t drink coffee, and my question is -- who made energy drinks so freaking expensive?? #sponsormeyerba

3. Clothes...I firmly believe that most people have a great sense of fashion, but they don’t have the money for it.

4. Whether you’re in the dorms or apartments, the rent is no joke.

5. Buying textbooks is a complete nightmare.

6. Signing up for loans is not fun at all, and you’re actually gonna have to pay that off for the rest of your life.

A list of the things you do to spice up college life, shhh don't tell the parents.

1. Get a Piercing

2. Dye your Hair

3. Get a Tattoo

4. Go on a Bender

5. Junk Food Splurge

6. Using the Credit Card for Drinks

7. Promiscuity

8. Bad Decisions

As a first-generation college student, I got to do a lot of the things my parents never could when they were younger.

Don't believe what you see in movies.

This whole summer is basically one huge grenade after the other

1. Having to be away from all of your college friends for 3 months

2. Working endless hours at your job to make money and pay off loans

3. Trying to stay in shape before going back to school and ordering out 24/7

4. But also overeating on your family's cooking because you missed high quality home-cooked meals

5. Trying to find a summer fling or relationship but failing

6. Missing going out on the weekends at school with your friends

7. Trying to avoid the people from home that you thought you wouldn't see anymore after high school

8. Being bored all the time since you have to plan everything with friends instead of walking down the hall to hang out with them

9. Trying to constantly avoid your family when they give you more responsibilities

10. At this point we're just waiting to go back to college

It was rough!

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