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10 People You Meet on a College Campus

No matter where you go, you'll always find the same types of people

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10 People You Meet on a College Campus
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If there's anything I've learned from my first semester at college, it's that we haven't quite left behind our high school personas. All of those people you thought you'd escaped after graduation are still here, still walking around campus. Here are 10 of those people you'll probably see when you come to college.

1. The Over-Achiever

The try-hard. The goody-two-shoes. The one who does the most. This person may be an athlete, a top student, is a member of three different clubs, probably pioneered one other club, ran for student government, and logs countless hours in the library studying.

2. The Stoner

There's probably more than one person like this that you know. You might see them disappearing from the dorm for a while only to come back laden down with snacks and laughing about nothing in particular. They'll probably pass out and sleep in the common room for a few hours.

3. The Poli-Sci Know-It-All

The political science major who thinks they know everything there is to know about politics. And since it's an election year, this person probably drove you crazier than normal. They might spend hours lecturing you on the rise and fall of American democracy or the importance of the electoral college or- God forbid- why they voted for Donald Trump.

4. The Athlete

Maybe they were recruited to the school as their star swimmer, runner or soccer star. Or maybe they've just joined a club sport but rugby has become their new calling in life. They're always running from class to practice and constantly inviting the whole dorm to their playoff games. All in all, a fun person to hang around with but they're so busy you never really get the chance to.

5. The Teacher's Pet

This person is very similar to the over-achiever but different in several key ways. The teacher's pet focuses their attention on getting in the teacher's good graces. They might spend all their time in office hours and their hand is almost always the first one raised when there's a question in class.

6. The "Peaked in High School"

Oh boy, there's always one. One person who really just hit their peak in high school . They may have been class president, captain of a sports team, valedictorian or the most popular kid in high school. They're still riding out the high of their high school glory days even now.

7. The "Still Think They're in High School"

It's an understandable mistake for some freshman since high school did just end only a few months ago. It really becomes a problem when you have upperclassmen acting like they're still in high school. They think they can still get away with not doing homework, not participating in class and instigate drama like it's their calling in life. If you're trying to escape high school, you might want to avoid this type of person.

8. The Art Major

Every school has the art majors. The quirky people who always seem just a tad stressed. You'll often find them running around taking pictures for a last minute art project or sitting on the grass sketching something. The decorations in their dorm are always amazing and their Halloween costumes were out of this world.

9. The Valedictorian Gone Wild

They were the perfect kid in high school. They were top of the class, star athletes, class president, maybe even all three. They were they perfect student, the perfect child, perfect in every way. Now that they're away from home, they've let loose and you love to watch the Snapchat updates on Saturday mornings.

10. The Hermit

You actually might not meet this person since they seem to live in their dorm room. You rarely see them at classes and they might only come for exam days. They're never at social events and rarely emerge to eat meals in the dining hall. This is the kind of person you'll see at graduation and say "who was that?"

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