As I'm approaching my fourth semester in college, I decided to create a list of things I have learned so far that I never would have learned if I didn't attend my University. So here is the 37 things I have learned since my first day here.
1. A planner is your best friend
2. You binge watch Netflix more than anything
3. First dates still make you nervous no matter what age you are
4. Paper plates... trust me.
5. Toilet paper is not cheap
6. It's good to have an open mind
7. Pizza taste so much better when it's $5
8. It's easy to get behind
9. Professors aren't scary
10. Everyone is obsessed with taco bell
11. One of the best feelings in the world is getting a text from an old high school friend with a silly memory from back home
12. It's better to talk about things than keeping them bottled up
13. Trying new things is scary
14. Getting involved is so important
15. It's hard maintaining a job, staying involved, and school work
16. It's so easy to burn yourself out
17. Your roommates are your people
18. Crafting is actually really fun, I don't know why I hated it before
19. I realized I can't cook like anything... ever
20. You can microwave pasta.
21. Boys are still stupid
22. Girls are still crazy
23. Changing your major more than once is totally normal
24. The dollar menu at Mcdonalds was basically created for college students
25. Coffee becomes an addiction.
26. You can't have a solid sleep schedule
27. You become so much more passionate about shit you didn't care about in high school
28. Your family is everything, including your biggest support system
29. It's okay to feel homesick, college is a big step
30. Everyone is different and it's totally okay
31. You will meet people who are still obsessed with high school
32. Some people eat ramen with a fork and some eat it with a spoon
33. Skipping class is easy to do but the catching up is hard
34. Going Greek was one of the best decisions of my life.
35. There is literally a club for EVERYTHING
36. It's hard but I can get through it.
37. You will lose connections with people from high school. It happens.