1. “Thirsty Thursdays”... or any other creative name related to the bar in their college town.

Why is it that us college kids love coming up with alliterations for the bars we attend or the nights we go out? It’s almost as if it makes it more fun to cheers to that tequila shot, or we look forward to that day of the week just because it has a slogan next to it. For example, us URI goers might wake up to 5 texts from different friends on a Wednesday morning with the question, “Wheelhouse tonight?” And this my friends is how the term Wheelhouse Wednesdays became a known term in the ocean state vocabulary, mostly for the 20-year-olds with semi-good fake ID’s.

Every college has their list of bars that attract all the students each day of the week with deals that no undergraduate can resist, after all, we are broke. So whether you need a drink after a long Monday or it’s Friday night and you’re ready to start the weekend, make sure to thank your cheap local bar for contributing to the only years it’s acceptable for you to be called an alcoholic. What? Everyone knows it’s only unacceptable to be one when we graduate.

2. Skipping Class

Skipping class wasn’t a thing in high school because our parents were always there to drag our lazy butts out of bed, force us to function as human beings and go learn a few things that were maybe relevant to our future lives. Skipping class in college? You mean I can wake up, turn off my alarm and NOT go to class? This new found privilege we get for the next four years is great but it’s also deadly once you get used to it. Skip one or two classes here and there if you need to, but don’t get into the habit cause if you sleep through college, chances are you won’t graduate.

3. Studying abroad

There’s always that one semester when everyone you know decides to pack up their things and go get “cultured” in another country. That’s code for going to Italian bars and taking a train to France to see the eiffel tower on the weekend. You’ll here the scripted lines of “It looks so good on your resume” and “It’s just such an amazing opportunity.” Which it is, if you spend your time there actually getting cultured. However, when your friends return to the states after being MIA for four months, you’ll be excited to see them at first, until they won’t stop talking about when they “lived” in Germany, or how much they miss their friends in Australia. First off, you did not “live” there, you were simply visiting; you live here in the United States, remember? We get it, America is nothing compared to your cultured experience but come back to reality and get ready to go to the cheap bars we love so much here in the states. Don’t worry, you can drink foreign beers and pretend you’re across the world again.

4. Ramen Noodles

It’s cheap, it’s fast and it’s good; three of college student’s favorite things. Don’t have enough time to make dinner because you’re cramming for that exam? Ramen is there for you. Come home at 2 a.m. and need a drunk snack before bed? Ramen is there for you. Broke and need to buy a quick lunch to make? Ramen is there for you at the cost of $1. It might not be nutritious but yes, it is delicious. It is the picture perfect meal for us broke college students so embrace the 500 grams of sodium and bon appetite!

5. Snapchat

Yes, Snapchat is our generation's way of communicating with one another, keeping up with the current news and worst of all, broadcasting our eventful, amazing lives. You’ll find students posting that A+ they just got on an exam and then funneling 3 beers that night. Us 18-22 year olds just want to make sure everyone knows we can take tequila shots, how fun our frat parties are, oh and look at my friend drunkenly falling down the stairs. Some how this app is turning into Girls Gone Wild. These things can and will be screenshotted for eternity, so don’t post anything you don’t want to show up at your wedding in 5 years. Except DJ Khaled, I want to remember his forever.

6. Majoring in Business

Our generation has been told time and time again that any major that’s not business, engineering or nursing “is a dying field” and that is why every business class is overpopulated Journalism majors are freaking out about what to do with their lives and education majors are crying about not finding a school that’s hiring. So apparently, if you’re not majoring in business you’re wasting your time; but try and enjoy the four years while at college while you can before you have to freak out about your “dying career field” that’s probably doing just fine.

7. Big and Little

No one can break the inseparable bond between a big and little. KIDDING. Most girls use these titles because it makes for creative Instagram captions that will rally up the likes and show everyone how much they really love their “sister.” They love Snapchatting the 20 tee-shirts laid out on their bed with a caption reading “Can’t wait to meet my amazing BIG!” Yes, Greek life is a great way to make friends and form networking strategies, but it’s almost impossible not to chuckle at the big-little puns we have to endure on social media. Srat harder, ladies, I dare you.

8. Adderall

Coffee and Red Bull's probably do the job for regular assignments, but during Midterm and Finals week, Adderall is everywhere you look. College kids are overwhelmed with research papers, exams, research analysis and other miscellaneous assignments professors assume we have time for. The best part, all of this work will be due within the same week or maybe two exams on the same day, which is why Adderall is a gift from God to college kids all over America. We’ve been accrediting it for giving us the attention span to finish our finals for years. So thanks, Adderall, we couldn't make it through college without you.

9. Walk of shame

Maybe this only applies to students who live on campus, regardless I’ve seen some pretty jaw-dropping walks of same during my freshman year. The oversized-sweatshirt-heels-in-hand look was never more in style than your first year of college. We’ve all been there. My advice? Embrace it girlfriend. As Amber Rose would say, turn that walk of shame into a stride of pride. Be proud you got some action the night before, the girls judging you are probably just jealous because they didn’t.

10. Tailgating

Alright, I’ll give this victory to the South. North Carolina and West Virginia can tailgate their football games like no other, but hey, us Northerners try our best to chug beer in a pick-up truck and pretend our school’s football team is worthy of our celebration. During the Fall months, Saturday is strictly for waking up at 9 a.m. to your friend already cracking open a beer for you, dressing up in your school colors and heading to the parking lot, who cares if you don’t make it to the game? As long as you instagram a picture of you and your friends funneling while showing off your school’s pride, you’re set.

11. Urban Outfitters. Anthropologie. Brandy Melville. Vineyard Vines. Timberlands. Uggs. Nike. Adidas. Patagonia. Polo.

Keep up with the latest trends kids, people’s opinions of you depend on it.

12. Writing strong opinions of their political views on Facebook

Oh look, it’s John, a 19-year old who’s studying Oceanography. I didn’t know you had your masters in Political Science and Pre-Law. Please, tell me more of your thoughts on abortion laws and planned parenthood. On behalf of Facebook, please keep your semi-educated thoughts on politics to yourself. You don’t pay taxes, you don’t have a full-time job and you’re not married. Therefore, the majority of us college kids really don’t have the best knowledge of world issues. Unless you’re Megyn Kelly or Bill O’Reilly, no one really cares what you think about Obamacare and why it’s ruining our country.

13. Theme Parties

ABC, CEO and Corporate Hoes, Flannels and Handles, Tour de Franzia. Anything that incorporates dressing up and drinking an unnecessary amount of alcohol, college kids are all about it.

14. Turning any holiday they can into a reason to drink.

Ex.: Labor Day, Halloween, Thanks(FRIENDS)giving, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and so on. Don’t judge us, we’re just taking every advantage we can of these four years.

15. Procrastinating

Yes, we might have gotten assigned that 15 page paper a month in advance, but we’ve been very busy since then.

College kids love, love, love to leave everything to the last minute, I’m talking the morning before an assignment is due last minute. Why? Everyone’s just seems too busy drinking dollar beers at the bar or bossing around their pledge brothers/sisters, after all us full-time students have it rough. We can’t be expected to do it all right? Maybe they should teach time management in high school instead of trigonometry…

16. Netflix

This glorious website is the reason it’s acceptable to stay in bed all day and pretend the term “responsibility” doesn’t exist. The latest season of your favorite show just got put on Netflix? What a wonderful excuse to put off that term paper for psychology. You want me to come to class when I finally got to the last episode of season 3? That’s just ludicrous. Sorry Professor, but after watching McDreamy die on Grey’s Anatomy, I’m too emotionally damaged to complete this online exam.