Freshman year… oh the memories. The first year off on your own away from the grasps of over-bearing parental units, an easy class schedule filled with introduction level liberal studies requirements that you likely took advantage of, and the year you grow up and learn the most about who you are and who you want to be. '
Many claim freshman year was by far their best year of college, and I definitely will not try to argue that… say you got way too drunk at the bar and spent the entire night curled up in a ball on your joint dorm bathroom floor, did not study nearly enough for that important mid term, befriended the wrong people, or whatever other mistakes you made along the way are practically waived with a 'get out of jail free card' because after all you were just a freshman and that's a good enough excuse.
Remember when you were a freshman and everyone talked about how obvious it was to pick out who the freshman were on campus? When you were a freshman that concept seemed so annoyingly false, but all it takes is not being that new person on campus anymore and seeing the new incoming ones to realize just how wrong you were about a lot of things.
1. You can no longer blame your weight gaining on the "Freshman 15".
There is no longer the excuse of the dining hall meal plan food or microwave dinners plumping you up. Most likely you now have access to your very own kitchen to cook healthy meals and maintain a better lifestyle… well that should be the case but somehow you find yourself in the drive through line at 3 a.m. and the Domino's and Jimmy John's delivery people are starting to recognize your voice. Hello sophomore/junior/senior 15? (does that count too?)
2. You suddenly don't have the urge to go out every night like you used to.
Suddenly sleep often sounds more appealing than spending loads of money on cover and drinks at the bar, getting cheap champagne and beer sprayed all over your clothes, or fending off the massive hangover you would have in the morning (been there, done that.)
3. You feel old and washed up.
You are no longer the "new kid on the block" and ultimately much less interesting.
4. You can't believe how young the new Freshman look (and how annoying).
It looks like a bunch of 15 year olds have invaded college town and this used to be your turf. You swear to yourself that you didn't fit the stereotypical facade of a freshman when you were a freshman, and you were much, much more mature (probably not... but keep telling yourself that.)
5. You enjoy blaming everything on the Freshman.
You blame all the freshman on the super long lines at the bar, the over crowding every where, and the limited parking spaces. Because why not?
6. You realize that you're going to have to face the real world soon and you are not quite sure how to take it.
How many years until graduation again?? What comes next…
7. Trying to hang on to your GPA like…
Yeah I had a 4.0 at one point in time to….
8. You start to get questioned by friends and family if you are an alcoholic.
It's not alcoholism until after college.
9. You are very grateful that you do not have to live in a dorm anymore.
Because who doesn't love sharing a mini fridge and a bathroom with four people am I right?
10. You realize how much money you've wasted on parking violations.
I could probably have funded someone's tuition by now.
11. Deciding that it might be time to finally settle down.
Now that the experimental year has long gone, maybe settling down is the way to go (only maybe though).
