College is great. It’s full of new friends, interesting classes, and tons of freedom. However, as with anything, college comes with its own set of challenges. Student loans, on-campus living, and long study nights can all pile together to become a huge ball of stress. Although the struggle might be all too real, we might as well laugh about it. Here are 11 struggles of college life, eloquently described by some of my favorite Spongebob gifs.

1. When you microwave something in your dorm and can still smell it hours later.

2. Trying to make it to that 9 am class across campus.

3. Spending all the money you have on textbooks.

4. When you have no idea what your professor has been talking about for the last 20 minutes.

5. When you get to the dining hall before all of your friends do.

6. Trying to function after staying up all night working on a research paper.

7. Taking out student loans.

8. When you’ve been circling around in your car for a solid ten minutes, but you still can’t find parking.

9. When people are coming over and your dorm is still a mess.

10. When you go to a club meeting and there’s free food.

11. When the homesickness finally hits you.