School... school is stressful. I think we all know that. Assignments come in waves and it feels like you’re drowning in them. Getting them back feels like all the water in your body has been drained. How did you get such a low grade? You worked on this paper for hours. But that’s college. A whole bunch of fuck ups placed in one semester until you finally get your shit together when it’s too late. You’ll learn from these though. Not all fuck ups are bad.

You realize a lot through your mistakes and you shouldn’t take these for granted. Analyze them. Really look and see what the problem is.

Maybe it isn’t that you’re dumb or incompetent or have a weird studying disability that you’re sure manifested itself in college. Maybe school just isn’t for you, ya know, it isn’t your thing. The whole studying a week in advance gig isn’t your cup of tea. Or even worse, staying up all night writing a paper. Yikes! How can someone not sleep? Sleep is my bestest and oldest friend and it will ALWAYS be that way.

1. Boys

You met a cute boy the other night and he got your number (and you maybe sorta hooked up with him.) Congrats! You’re going to be thinking about him texting you for the next couple of days. Then when he doesn’t, that’s when the resentment will kick in.

You’ll keep your phone not even a foot away from you at all times hoping you’ll get a text from a random number saying “Hey! Its Aaron from the other night, wanna hangout?” When it doesn’t come it’ll piss you off even more but when you run into him on a random night, you’ll forget about the anger and resentment and he’ll make little comments about when you first hooked up and you’ll fall deep into his little trap.

This is what we call a grade "A" f*ckboy. He might snap you occasionally but in his head he thinks you’re an easy grab so when you look good on a Friday night post a story and see how it’ll just draw him right in. At this point it’ll be you who has the power so choose wisely what your next decision will be.

2. Friends

Being a second semester sophomore I did not think I would experience such craziness just in my second year of college.

Freshman year roommates can either make or break your year, or honestly, maybe a little of both. I found my best friend in a roommate but I also found my worst nightmare.

CONSIDERATION is key to being a good roommate (keep that in mind.) I have had the misfortune of experiencing an inconsiderate roommate, a messy roommate, an absolutely psycho roommate, and a stubborn, loud-mouth Connecticut roommate.

I would consider two and a half out of the four to be my best friends. They have been the people who are there catching me when I receive another shitty grade or when I just got off the phone with my raging parents. These people have stuck by me and me with them as we have battled depression, eating disorders, panic attacks, mental break downs, heartbreaks, and so much more.

The friends you make in college will be what drives you to continue to fuck up and continue to challenge yourself in ways you honestly probably shouldn’t be challenged. But it’s okay because you’re young and in college and at a point in your life where you can afford to make mistakes. Just try to make up for shitty grades with bomb internships in the summers.

Experience is key in the working world (or so I’ve been told.)

So to the girl that just can’t seem to get it right, stick it through and enjoy the fuck ups because there are so many more to come but it’s how you respond to them that’ll determine whether your life is mounting up to complete shit or not.