1. Not doing laundry for weeks.
You can wear the same leggings and sweatshirt for two weeks, but if they don’t smell, you’re still good. Also, you never ever wash your sheets, nobody has got time to climb into their lofted bed unless they’re going to sleep, it’s just the truth.
2. Binge drinking.
No one judges you for drinking too much, ever. Whether it’s one night a week or three, you go girl, nobody is here to judge.
3. Sleeping in until 10 on a weekday.
If you’re lucky enough to not have early classes, you can sleep in as late as you want and everyone else is just jealous of you.
4. Living off your parent’s money.
This is the only time it is ok to borrow money from your parents and live on your own. No one is expecting you to afford rent or food yet, at least most of the time.
5. Wearing workout clothes every day.
You do not need to go to the gym to own running clothes. They’re comfortable and require very little effort to throw on, and maybe you’ll make your way to the gym eventually. Also, if you haven’t showered that day, throw a hat on and no one will know.
6. Never eating real meals.
Coffee for breakfast? A granola bar for lunch? Buttered noodles for dinner? Pizza at 2 am? All acceptable meal choices.
7. Living off of free things.
You can nearly survive on free food if you know where to go looking for it. Club meetings, alumni events, or fairs, all have potential for free food. Also you never, ever, say no to a free t shirt.
8. Sleeping in random places.
If you’ve had a long week, no one will judge you falling asleep at the library, dining hall, or coffee shop. You’d also crash at any friend’s apartment if you’re too lazy to walk home.
9. Calling your mom about everything.
It's still totally fine to call your mom for help with anything. You don't know how to balance a check book, you don't know what to cook for dinner, you're not sure what to do about a boy, or you need to just cry about how overwhelmed you are. No one is exepecting you to figure it out on your own yet.
10. Talking to strangers.
College is the only time you are constantly surrounded by smart people in your age group all of the time. You’d strike up a conversation with anyone at a party, in a discussion for class, or even sometimes on the bus.
11. Eating whatever you want.
Your mom isn’t around to make you eat vegetables or to make you a healthy dinner every night. You’re in charge of your own food and it can be very dangerous. You’ll find yourself eating pizza and cookies and everything in between just because you can and it’s easy, but it’s college and no one cares if you put on five pounds.
12. Casual dating.
Most people are not looking for marriage or anything very serious in college. You’ve got time and freedom to date but little pressure put on your relationships.
13. Being very close with friends.
Every stage of your life brings very close friends. But the friendships with college friends brings a whole new level of closeness. They’re your family at school and you spend literally every day with them, it is an extreme kind of closeness.
