The First Year Of College, As Explained By How I Met Your Mother

Nothing prepares you for your first year of college--the new experiences, the new friends, the roller coaster of emotions. High school was a joke compared to college. The cast of "How I Met Your Mother" explains this thrilling first year of college through a series of gifs.

Walking into class on the first day and not recognizing a single person.

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Looking through the syllabus and realizing your professor does not assign homework.

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Your friends are going out, but you're broke as f*ck.

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When it's 11:58 p.m. and you remember you have an assignment due at 11:59 p.m.

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Looking at your phone and having 10 missed calls from your mother.

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When your professor assigns a reading the same day of a test.

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When the professor asks why you didn't do the readings.

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When you have three projects, five blog posts, two books, and a 10-page research paper all due this week.

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"Okay class, your midterm is next week."

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When you make eye contact with the cute guy who sits next to you.

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Realizing you haven't done laundry in weeks.

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Making the educated move to stay in on a Friday night to catch up on work.

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Reading the three words that mean the most to you: Class Is Cancelled.

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Having that incredible bond with your college BFF.

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When your class crush likes your selfie.

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Organic chemistry?!?

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That feeling during finals week when people are loud in the library.

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Trying to find the best bars in town...

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...and then finally getting with the person you had your eye on all semester.

When you have no idea how to balance your academic life and social life.

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Getting a good grade on a test you did not study for.

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And walking out of class for the last time has never felt so good.

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