1. Diets don’t work
2. No drama from high school matters anymore, and it should never have
3. Nothing is as good as a home cooked meal
4. It’s best to talk to people when you need to get something off your chest
5. I didn’t need to know my major and have my life planned ahead of me so far in advance
6. I like to be alone a lot
7. My handwriting isn’t as nice as I thought it was (found this out in lectures where professors speak too fast)
8. I spend too much spare time on social media
9. Walking is a beautiful thing
10. Keeping my room clean is necessary but wasn’t always done
11. Coffee and water can save your life
12. Soda is a drink from the devil and I dropped drinking it (finally listened, mom)
13. My dorm bed will never be comfortable
14. Nothing will ever be more comfortable than my bed back home
15. Dogs really are a form of therapy
16. My homework still doesn’t get done until the deadline (didn’t actually learn from doing this)
17. Netflix is needed
18. In a library, no reading or checking out of books really happens
19. Fish are good pets (when you’re deprived of all other pets not allowed in dorms)
20. Becoming friends with people who work in the café has its perks
21. I really love/ hate elevators
22. I can be friends with anyone who is different than me, similarities or differences don’t define our friendship
23. I really need a job
24. my school has more resources than I could ever imagine (thankful for that)
25. I can actually live in a box if I wanted to (since college forced me to)
26. I don’t need to wear makeup every day and I’ll be OK
27. I need more long sleeve T’s and athletic shorts cause that’s about all I wear now
28. How to wake up 30 minutes before class and make it on time (an everyday thing)
29. Making time to Facetime/call friends and family is a need
30. Group chats with friends from home and talking in them daily does wonders for your friendship
31. Getting involved is scary but so beneficial
32. I waste so much money on fast food
33. I waste too much money in general
34. Talking to my suitemates/roommate every day made college easier
35. I can wear what I want no one’s opinions, comments or actions will stop me
36. My mom was probably right (many different scenarios)
37. I have never felt creepier online before but that’s how you meet people these days
38. I still don’t have a Linked in (maybe I’ll learn that my sophomore year)
39. No matter how many times I say I’m going to the gym today, I don’t
40. It’s nearly impossible to eat healthy in the café
41. Cereal is an important meal
42. A lot of people are very passive and I am direct
43. I learned what a feminist actually was and can agree I am one finally
44. Don’t discuss topics you’re not familiar with, look them up
45. Women and Gender’s courses aren’t that bad
46. Math is still very bad, and still very pointless for my major
47. Being a kiss up to professors in college is good
48. Rate my professor is a gift from the gods
49. Councilors in high school are very different than the ones in college (College councilors won’t help you make your schedule)
50. It always pays off to be nice
51. I actually like when strangers smile at me
52. Spotify premium is premium
53. Laundry, I learned how to do laundry and it’s not bad
54. Misplacing my shower shoes is a literal nightmare
55. Hats are a key accessory
56. Polaroid pictures capture the best memories
57. Taking videos, or at least snap videos are always fun to look back at
58. Rain jackets and umbrellas do wonders
59. Skipping class because of bad weather makes you lazy, I’m lazy
60. I have so much free time but always complain about being so busy
61. The weather app has become one of my most used apps
62. I need more socks (because mine are all dirty or disappear)
63. Girls aren’t so catty (knock on wood but so far so good)
64. Once I stopped lifting girls up and not tearing them down I became happier
65. I will always want endless back rubs
66. Bringing a pillow/blankets to the library is socially acceptable (as many students claim they live there)
67. “I live at the lib” is a coined term.
68. Ordering food to the library makes you an asshole but a smart asshole
69. Condoms are everywhere (shout out to practicing safe sex I guess)
70. Giving my phone to someone else while doing homework gets work done
71. Becoming close with my roommate was the key reasoning in why my year went so smoothly
72. Always do the extra credit if you have the opportunity
73. Having slip on shoes is key
74. Makeup remover should be used every night
75. Every human being cries
76. Group projects still suck but they got even suckier
77. I should have never dropped Spanish in high school
78. Making friends with people in your classes will make them much easier
79. There’s always going to be someone you don’t like and the beauty of college is you don’t have to be by them or ever see them.
80. I never want to host a party
81. People are generally not very smart while intoxicated
82. $2 tacos are my new favorite meal
83. Not having a car is a lot easier than I thought it would be
84. Wearing sunglasses to class is still weird (I think, not sure though)
85. I need to put lotion in my backpack (this is actually a reminder since I never learned to do this)
86. Purchasing a nice water bottle is so worth it, you will use it every day and thank yourself
87. Your family/friends at home would probably love an update on your life at any given point
88. It’s OK to do things you want to do even if others don’t agree with them
89. Breakfast is still the most important meal of the day, especially on the weekends
90. People watching is such a thrill
91. Volunteering is so easy to do
92. It’s not OK to BS homework especially papers
93. The dorm showers don’t clean themselves and should be cleaned more than once each semester
94. Parka season is actually about 7 out of 9 months
95. I should have taken stuff home little by little so move out was easier
96. It’s OK to order pizza again if you really want pizza
97. Professors are willing to work with you if you are willing to work with them
98. There is no one you need to impress but yourself
99. I have an amazing support system
100. I live a pretty good life.
