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Weird Things We Do At College That Is Not Acceptable In the Real World Part I

I'm not sure how I am going to survive in the real world; this is my life.

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Weird Things We Do At College That Is Not Acceptable In the Real World Part I
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When students go off to college they envision choosing classes for their future jobs, staying up late on school nights because mom isn't there to tell you otherwise, and finding some of your life long friends. However, no one really tells you some of the strangest regimes and survival tricks only college students use to survive the countless sleepless nights, group projects and cramming for physics tests. So let us all raise our constantly full coffee mugs to some of the best ways we are all guilty of participating at one point in our college years. We wouldn't recommend extending these habits after graduation because they maybe frowned upon in the "real world."

1. Drinking six cups of coffee in one sitting.

There are only a few brief hours before the Spanish final and you have yet to gain the basic knowledge of the vocabulary! ¿Cómo se dice " help " en español?

2. Waiting until your last pair of underwear is dirty to do wash.

Maybe you got caught up in the midterms chaos and left the wash to the last minute, but let's be honest -- you just go lazy and now you are wearing your swim suit bottoms to class. I think Hawaiian print is a great way to arrive in Philosophy 101.

3. Wearing foot pajamas to class.

I can respect that.

4. Filling your hand soap dispenser with dish soap.

Hey... it was a long week. Clean is clean... right?

5. Microwaving every meal.

I think my habit of microwaving items has become a problem. My roommate now calls me a microwave chef -- but hey, you can absolutely make chocolate chip cookies in a mug!

6. Ordering pizza at the crack of dawn.

The stack of flyers shoved under my dorm room door did say it was open 24 hours. The Cousin Vinny's cheesy bread is not only amazing with nacho cheese, but I swear it taste even better at 3 o'clock in the morning.

7. Randomly breaking ceiling tiles.

I'm not calling you out Founders 2 South... but yeah those ceiling tiles didn't launch out of the ceiling themselves. We got plenty of lectures about those... thank you very much.

8. Wearing a banana costume in the middle of the day on the weekends.

I'm not sure I have ever seen a man dressed in full banana suit attire out in the middle of the day except for a college campus. Whether you're rocking the tutus, Hawaiian shirts or jersey of your favorite team, it always looks best when relaxing on the porch.

9. Sorority or Fraternity chants.

There is a time and place for these anthems of the Greek world, but in the middle of the grocery store or in the middle of a business proposal would not be recommended in the adult world.

10. Running through a fountain.

Although, the UD fountain is pretty spectacular and every student should engage in running through its flyer glory, one may not be able to run through any fountain in the real world... apparently it can lead to being arrested.


These are just a handful of problems, that my friends and I have run into throughout our years, but the adventure continues on as we struggle to watch the next episode or study, change out of our pajamas before class and eat anything that doesn't resemble easy mac or Ramen noodles, before we enter the real world of business meetings and wear fancy clothes. Until next time... make that popcorn at four in the morning, spend the weekends with friends and run through the fountain because college is only four years (unless of course you will be taking that victory lap! #loveyoufifthyears).

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