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As "Summer Seventeen" is coming to a close, it's time to get ready for the next chapter of our lives and one of the hardest ways to do so is by packing. Deciding what to bring and what not to bring is a constant struggle. And those things that you don't NEED to bring, but REALLY want to, will somehow make their way with you to college...

1. Your dog

2. Or cat

3. A coffeemaker

4. The guy at Starbucks who knows your name and makes your coffee in the morning

5. BAGELS... so many bagels

6. Every pair of leggings you own because you don't want them to get lonely

7. That tank top you haven't worn since that one time freshmen year

8. And the heels you wore to junior prom...

9. Might as well bring a nice dress

10. Or two

11. Or three

You can never have too many

12. An ironing board for those nice dresses

Wrinkled dresses are so not cute

13. Can't forget Mom

14. OK... If you're bringing Mom, might as well squeeze Dad in there too

Who knows what kind of bugs live out there?

15. Oh and Grandma's secret chocolate chip cookie recipe

16. Butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, salt, vanilla, chocolate chips, and an oven

17. Fidget Spinners

18. A personal body guard

19. The 102 colored pencils set your aunt gave you for your ninth birthday

20. A toaster for avocado toast

21. Every single stuffed animal you've owned since you came out the womb

22. Speakers and strobe lights for a lit time

23. Your favorite Bath & Body Works Candle

24. And the matching scented hand soap

25. A Razor scooter for traveling across campus

26. Your own wifi router

So you won't have to deal with sucky wifi

27. The work of art you made in Kindergarten with an interpretation of your family

28. A life size cardboard cutout of Justin Bieber circa 2010

You just need somebody to love

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#25: A razor scooter for traveling across campus

1. Your dog

2. Or cat

3. A coffeemaker

4. The guy at Starbucks who knows your name and makes your coffee in the morning

5. BAGELS... so many bagels

6. Every pair of leggings you own because you don't want them to get lonely

7. That tank top you haven't worn since that one time freshmen year

8. And the heels you wore to junior prom...

9. Might as well bring a nice dress

10. Or two

11. Or three

12. An ironing board for those nice dresses

13. Can't forget Mom

14. OK... If you're bringing Mom, might as well squeeze Dad in there too

15. Oh and Grandma's secret chocolate chip cookie recipe

16. Butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, salt, vanilla, chocolate chips, and an oven

17. Fidget Spinners

18. A personal body guard

19. The 102 colored pencils set your aunt gave you for your ninth birthday

20. A toaster for avocado toast

21. Every single stuffed animal you've owned since you came out the womb

22. Speakers and strobe lights for a lit time

23. Your favorite Bath & Body Works Candle

24. And the matching scented hand soap

25. A Razor scooter for traveling across campus

26. Your own wifi router

27. The work of art you made in Kindergarten with an interpretation of your family

28. A life size cardboard cutout of Justin Bieber circa 2010

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Because smiling gives you wrinkles.

1. “When I first met you, I thought you were a b*tch.”

2. Somebody asks you if you’re mad at them at least once a day.

3. You always look unamused. Even when you are very amused.

4. Anna Wintour is your spirit animal.

5. You are never approached by people who are tabling on campus.

6. You have to practice smiling before you get your photo taken.

7. The word “judgmental” is thrown at you on the daily.

8. You make people visibly uncomfortable in section by glancing at them.

9. Your parents thought that this was just part of a teenage phase, but this is actually just your face.

10. Your face could get you out of jury duty.

It hits hard in college.

1. Excitement of the final year

2. Trying to take easy classes to make it out alive

3. Does attendance count for a grade?

4. Skipping once won't hurt me

5. Wait that is due?

6. I'm just trying to graduate

7. I'll just do this assignment during my other class

8. Patiently waiting

9. Rejection

10. Accepting that you might have gotten a degree for nothing

11. Probably should have studied for that test

12. Sanity > class

13. Finally an acceptance letter

14. Oh yeah, finals

15. Graduating!

You might not see them everyday anymore, but you're still friends and your text messages prove it.

1. "Should I skip class today?"

2. "Did you hear ________ is engaged?"

3. "When are you coming home?"

4. "I finally talked to the cute guy in my science lecture."

5. GIFs, on GIFs, on GIFs.

6. "I saw the cutest puppy on my walk to class this morning!"

7. "Do you remember when we ________ at ________?"

8. "I miss you."

Sometimes these things are both necessary and inevitable.

1. Spending their money - when they actually don't have any.

2. Take naps. Lots of naps.

3. Staying up late binge-watching a Netflix show when you have an early class.

4. Skip a class to do something completely unnecessary.

5. Putting all your homework off for the night before it's due just so you can do nothing for a night.

6. Going out on a Thursday night when you have a test the next day.

7. Making impulsive decisions.

8. Write an important paper in one night.

9. Classifying Ramen as your main food group.

10. Going on late night food runs - and I mean really late.

11. Having more than 3 cups of coffee a day.

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