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19 Thank Yous From The Average College Student

Here's a thank you for all the little things.

Gabby Salls

Oct 11, 2016

Western Connecticut State University

19 Thank Yous From The Average College Student

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Every day us college students overlook the little things. We're usually always speaking but, how often do we say thank you for the little things? And I'm not talking the little things like someone holding a door for you, I'm talking the little things that add up to a majority of our lives.

Here are 19 little things us colleges students have to be thankful for:

1. To the friend who meal swiped me because I was broke and hungry

2. To Taco Bell for being open at 2am on a Friday morning.

3. To Uber for literally picking me up whenever and wherever I need it.

4. To the 48 ounces of coffee that I’ve consumed in two hours for keeping me awake.

5. To the mom friend for being far more responsible than the rest of us.

6. To theme parties for giving me a reason to dress insanely cute.

7. To Starbucks for being a life line.

8. To Capital One for giving me a credit card so I can afford 2am Taco Bell

9. To McDonald's for tasting amazing after 12 hours of classes

10. To my mom and all the toilet paper she has supplied thus far into the semester

11. To the kid who gave me your parking spot in the parking garage when I was already 10 minutes late to class

12. To the professor who cancelled class on a Thursday afternoon

13. To the professors who don’t count attendance into your final grade

14. To ibuprofen on a Saturday morning

15. To the friends who let me into the building when my ID is nowhere to be found.

16. To the cafe for feeding me even if it isn’t that great.

17. To Netflix for distracting me from the three essays I should be writing.

18. To anyone who gives out free food, your are the real MVP

19. To the friends who make this journey worth it

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19 Thank Yous From The Average College Student

Here's a thank you for all the little things.

1. To the friend who meal swiped me because I was broke and hungry

2. To Taco Bell for being open at 2am on a Friday morning.

3. To Uber for literally picking me up whenever and wherever I need it.

4. To the 48 ounces of coffee that I’ve consumed in two hours for keeping me awake.

5. To the mom friend for being far more responsible than the rest of us.

6. To theme parties for giving me a reason to dress insanely cute.

7. To Starbucks for being a life line.

8. To Capital One for giving me a credit card so I can afford 2am Taco Bell

9. To McDonald's for tasting amazing after 12 hours of classes

10. To my mom and all the toilet paper she has supplied thus far into the semester

11. To the kid who gave me your parking spot in the parking garage when I was already 10 minutes late to class

12. To the professor who cancelled class on a Thursday afternoon

13. To the professors who don’t count attendance into your final grade

14. To ibuprofen on a Saturday morning

15. To the friends who let me into the building when my ID is nowhere to be found.

16. To the cafe for feeding me even if it isn’t that great.

17. To Netflix for distracting me from the three essays I should be writing.

18. To anyone who gives out free food, your are the real MVP

19. To the friends who make this journey worth it

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It would be so much easier to just pay someone to do it for you

1. Figuring out when to start

2. Searching through list after list to get everything you need

3. Shopping for deals

4. Getting bins to put everything in

5. Figuring what you can’t live without

6. Going through clothes to find what you need

7. Finding out your siblings took something from you

8. Fighting with your parents.

9. Trying to plan things with your roommate

10. The fear of forgetting something

11. Move in day

Relatable moments from one of the best shows I have ever watched.

1. When you fail that midterm you studied so hard for.

2. When your crush finally texts back.

3. When payday comes around.

4. When you accidentally like someone's picture from 108 weeks ago.

5. When someone takes your unassigned assigned seat.

6. When your favorite character in your favorite TV series dies.

7. When that guy/girl you’ve been crushing on agrees to go on a date with you.

8. When you have so much to do, and such little motivation to do it.

9. When someone asks for your last fry.

10. When you try a new health-food craze.

11. When you get new clothing.

12. When you check your bank account.

13. When they're serving good food in the dining hall.

14. When someone tries to tell you what to do.

15. Or just your thoughts about life in general.

We all have that "I don't care" attitude.

1. Most students just take life day by day.

2. That means procrastinating, one day at a time.

3. College students don't mind dressing like crap sometimes.

4. In fact, dressing nice feels weird.

5. College students get so stressed that they contemplate dropping on a daily basis.

6. But most find another solution to deal with that stress.

7. And that solution can be pretty cheap. Anything over $5 is expensive.

8. One of the only things college students will spend money on is coffee.

9. College is just really expensive and you never forget how expensive it is.

10. But hey, we're getting a somewhat high-quality education, right?

11. We all really just want to pet dogs all day.

12. And eat pizza for every meal.

13. And stab the next person who asks us what we want to do with our life.

14. However, despite the stress and student loans, college is amazing and there's plenty of reasons to smile.

Thank you, April, for inspiring us with your wicked relatability.

Life is full of twists and turns, but you have to keep going.

1. Wallow.

2. Cry.

3. Get Angry.

4. Tell Someone You Love Them.

5. Forgive.

6. Let go of the negative people in your life.

7. Be yourself.

8. Swallow Your Pride.

9. Stop Freaking Out Over Your Body.

10. Say No.

11. Accept Love.

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