Most high schoolers usually dream about their graduation day: walking across the stage, receiving their diploma, what they will wear, girls start practicing their makeup and also walking in heels. And starting college. But let's be real, college is not all fun and games like it sounds.

1.Dorms are not as glamorous as they look on the school website.

Most traditional style dorms do not always look the same way as they do in the pictures. Normally it will be a tiny room; plus you have to share half of it with a roommate. That being said, you are left with a small portion of the room. Moving into the dorms is also a hassle because there are many people coming into the room, your roommate and their family, your family, and RAs.

2.Classes

In high school, we go to all the same classes every day for about eight hours a day. After following this routine for years now, you think you would be able to handle it in college and that it is a piece of cake. I'm not sure what it is about college students, but we struggle tremendously waking up for an 8am class.

3. Food

Before coming to college I was told that food is scarce. But this is not true; there is food business everywhere and there are many dining options in college. The problem seems to be money. If there are friends who want to pay for one your meals, let them.

4. Time management.

With having classes every other day, you would think that college students have a bunch of time on their hands. But this is not the case! Many students are involved in a fraternity, sorority, sport, club, or organization. It is very important to learn how to manage and prioritize your time. It is not always a good idea to hang out with friends when you know you have homework due in a couple of hours. This can save you from doing your homework at 2am.

5. Making friends

In college, there are no groups just like there were in high school. Making friends in college seems to be a lot easier than it was in high school. In high school, we always seemed to judge a person based on their appearance and then decide if we want to be their friend. That is not the case here. College students are normally a few hours away from their hometown. Because of this, they start to feel homesick so they set out to make friends. Some of these friends end up being lifetime best friends.