Growing up, I thought that going off to college meant that I'd be in a constant state of partying; whilst maintaining a 4.0 GPA, being president of 3 clubs, and finding the perfect significant other. Actually arriving on campus gave me a quick dose of reality. College, especially at big universities, can in fact be a day-in and day-out party. While trying to balance the perfect grades and social life, it can be a little overwhelming. College has given us a million and one instances in which we just couldn't handle what it was dishing out….
Like That One Time You Had To Pull An All-Nighter To Study For A 101 Class.
You were definitely told you that ATMS 130 was easy, and it is…. Until you never go to class, never study, and have to stay up for 18 hours cramming all the readings into your short-term memory.
Or When You Went Out On A Wednesday Night And Basically Had A Two-Person Barcrawl
Because if you're out, why not hit up all your favorites while there's no cover?
You realized you have to switch your major
Becoming a doctor turned out to be harder than you previously thought.
You have your first heartbreak
Being enclosed on a campus with a boy you never want to see again sucks. Especially when you have to start avoiding his entire fraternity.
You become broke and have to find a job
Having a job and balancing school is no easy task. But something has got to fund your shopping, cover money, and late night food cravings.
Looking for an internship
Three of your friends secured an internship for the summer in September and you're still trying to figure out if you like your major or not. It's fine, everything is fine.
When you thought that signing up for a M/W/F 9 AM was a good idea
You're really never going to go to class.
When you turn in a paper due at midnight at 11:59 PM
You consider this more risky than that time you snuck in through the back door of a bar to avoid cover.
You matched with a hottie on Tinder and found their Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter within 7 minutes.
And then you accidently unknowingly shared their profile picture from 3 years ago onto your timeline for a good 20 minutes.
You realize what drunk you did, said, or texted last night.
Texting your ex-slam from junior year of high school seemed like a good idea when you were four Long Islands in.
You're completely out of clean underwear and pants.
You spent the whole month of April looking for quarters to do your laundry without luck.
You finally make your way to the library during finals and it's completely full.
It only took you seven laps to find a table next to some randos.
College can be rough, but hang in there, champ. Remember that each week there is a bar stool at Happy Hour waiting to comfort you.
