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25 Problems Every College Student Has

College is fun and all but sometimes the struggle is real…

Jenna Tocatlian
Nov 21, 2016
University of Colorado Boulder
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25 Problems Every College Student Has
The Huffington Post
  1. Living in a room the size of a shoebox with another person
  2. When one person on your floor gets sick, your whole floor gets sick
  3. And your floor will probably be sick for a solid three weeks
  4. Finding the motivation to go to your early morning classes
  5. Walking around campus and being asked “have you voted yet?” a million times when you voted two weeks ago
  6. Deciding which of your 26 assignments to do first
  7. Wanting to go out when you should really stay in and do work
  8. Finding other people’s hair in the communal showers
  9. Knowing you should go to the gym but you really don’t want to
  10. Having been over the dining hall food since the first week
  11. Re-wearing outfits because you have no time to do laundry
  12. There are no days off, three-day weekends aren't a thing
  13. Not having a pet
  14. Trying to be an adult when all you want to do is watch Disney movies
  15. Balancing school, social and extra circulars
  16. Keeping in touch with people from home
  17. Trying to dress nice for class when you feel like a slob on the inside
  18. Hitting a wall of absolutely no motivation
  19. Constantly needing a nap
  20. Attempting to stay organized
  21. Craving your favorite foods from your hometown
  22. Being scared to shower because you never know when a fire drill is gonna happen
  23. Remembering people’s names
  24. So about last night…
  25. Wanting to buy food or clothes or anything but realizing you have $11 in your bank account
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