Sometimes, it's just not easy being an adult, and learning how to "adult" is the most difficult thing about college, next to the double-major workload, the part-time job you have all week that it feels like a full-time job, the stress of finding "the one" and going from relationship to relationship, trying to eat healthily and at decent times, but realizing your bank account isn't even in the double digits so you stick to microwaving Easy Mac, when 2:00 am is your new 7:00 pm and the list goes on.
We get it, college can be a hot mess. In reality, it just seems like it's our last chance to truly have fun in our lives, to goof around and make fools of ourselves before reality truly sets in and we enter the real world. We mess up, we mess up more, but we learn. These "L"s that we take are our friends. My "L"s in college have taught me so much more than the 18 years before college ever taught me.
1. Falling or tripping in front of a bunch of frat guys is not the end of the world for your reputation.
99% of the time they don't know who you are or care to remember who you are. It's college. There are a ton of other things to worry about.
2. Rejection is a way of college life... or just life in general.
Whether it's being rejected from asking someone out or rejected from grad school, someday you'll be thankful that the opportunity wasn't given to you. That just means that there is someone or something better for you and you'll understand when it happens.
3. C's don't always get degrees... if you're trying to get into Pharmacy School, Nursing School, Grad School, etc.
Most majors/pre-majors require a 3.0 minimum GPA but most require a 3.5 minimum GPA. C's do not grant you that option. In fact, working your way up from below a 3.0 is harder than it seems, especially when you have the mindset of "C's get degrees."
4. Roommates are either hit-or-miss.
You either love or hate your roommate, you're either soulmates or polar opposites. Either way, you become a better person and you grow and learn from them.
5. Falling or being asleep at the wrong times.
Sometimes you oversleep and miss a class, or sometimes you fall asleep while taking an exam. It's hard to get enough sleep in college, but hopefully taking these L's would help you to be better about time management.
6. Realizing you have forgotten to eat because your classes are back-to-back and you haven't had time to even think.
Again, time management. But life gets in the way and you have 50 things to do before 4:00 pm. It is difficult sometimes but it can teach you to be more flexible with your time and sometimes even packing a small snack can help.
7. Losing friends over something petty.
Losing friends is inevitable and life happens. Everyone is trying to figure out who they are and who they let into their life, and losing a friend or two just goes to show you who truly wants to be in your life and who really matters.
