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14 Things They Don't Tell You About College

I wish I knew what to expect.

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Senior Fall is a mess, is it not? All of these adults pushing you to apply to the best schools around, telling you how to answer application questions, and constantly reminding you that going to college is essential to succeeding in life. Needless to say, the constant pressure gets overwhelming and makes for many sleepless nights that no amount of under-eye concealer can hide. Senior Spring is stressful, but much more manageable. Prom planning, dorm decor shopping, and maintaining a mediocre GPA to graduate. This is when adults tell you that college will be the time of your life, that you will make life-long friends, and you will soon be making special bonds with your roommates. Oh, but I so wish they had warned us of the horrors.


1. Endless studying

You actually have to try, and boy does it take a lot of time.

2. Extreme exhaustion

What is sleep? I have no idea anymore.

3. Roommate drama


Even if you get along perfectly fine, some shade will be thrown at one point or another.

4. Professor problems


Some are sweet and understanding, but others are grumpy and simply do not give a damn.

5. Junk food diet


Chips, soda, and Ramen may not be healthy by any means, but they are cheap and do the job, so they will have to do for these four years.

6. Still being treated like a child

They want you to be mature and do adult things, but their talking down to you will never end.

7. Cafeteria/food court staff become family


The stir fry lady is basically my mom now - she knows what I need and never fails me.

8. Scheduling your own appointments

It is such a normal thing to do but suddenly you are shy.

9. Being freaked out when your roommate sleeps somewhere else

Too spooky.

10. Tinder chronicles


That awkward moment when you match with the dude that sits behind you in class and you never make eye contact again..

11. Public naps


The food court? The couches in the student center? The lawn? They are all beds.

12. Living in the library

It becomes your second home when you go to the same spot, bring a blanket, snacks, and spend the night a couple times a week.

13. Having no money

Is a burrito worth it? What if I need these five dollars later?

14. Identity crisis

Meeting new people and trying new things make you question everything.


College can be a messy transition and maybe it is not for everybody, but man is it an experience. To graduating seniors, good luck. To my fellow college student peers, we got this.

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