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10 GIFs That Perfectly Explain Your Freshman Year Of College

Don't worry, we've all been there before

Jordan Lang

May 31, 2018

University of Colorado Boulder

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10 GIFs That Perfectly Explain Your Freshman Year Of College

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The thing they don't tell you about college is how much of a rollercoaster it actually is. People were right. College has been the best experience of everyone's life thus far, yet it also been the most stressful and the most overwhelming to the point where you think that THIS is your midlife crisis. From the academic all-nighters to the forgotten responsibilities, college is an experience like no other. You honestly haven't seen anything until you reach the end of your very first year. Here are 10 GIFs that perfectly summarize your freshman year of college.

1. When you say those hard goodbyes to friends and family

Easier said than done.

2. When you realize that you're officially an adult during your first night

I promise, it happens to the best of us.

3. When you come back from your first day of classes

You know... that feeling...

4. When you pull your first all-nighter of the semester

Trust me, we've all done it.

5. When the hottie in your class asks you if you want to study

I swear, we're meant to be!!

6. When you realize how much you're ACTUALLY paying just to be stressed out

R.I.P. My bank account and my mental stability

7. When your responsibilities start catching up to you

Oops, forgot about those...

8. When you realize college isn't anything like high school

It's too late to back out.

9. When you go to take your finals that you probably should have studied a little more for

It's fine, I'm fine!

10. When you realize that you've made it through your first year of college by doing the bare minimum

Look out, Ivy League!!!

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