College is a strange time for all of us. It's the weird in-between of being a teenager and realizing that you're officially a full-fledged adult who has to start paying their own bills. There are a lot of things you will likely do in college that will make you question whether or not you're ready for the real world. These are things that you've heard are "bad" your entire life and now you realize that you've done them all. Here are a few things that most college aged kids have done that are totally OK, despite seeming like a problem.

Screwed up.

Because this is so natural, it hurts. College is a time to test limits with your abilities, to realize what you do and don't like and to make choices for yourself. It's a time to fall flat on your face and get back up.

Failed.

This usually goes hand-in-hand with "screwed up." There will be nights that you should've spent studying for an exam when you choose to hang out with friends instead, and the grade that is received reflects that decision.

Met People With Different Opinions.

You actually really need to do this. How can you form your own opinion about something if you don't know what other people believe? How can you stand on decisions you've made without seeing it from all points of view?

Cried.

It's OK to cry. Regardless of how old you are. Some nights, you just need to sit down and cry and let the fact that you're not a real adult come crashing over you. Because that's totally normal.

Had zero dollars in their bank account.

How are you going to appreciate having money to spend on things one day if you haven't ever lived off Ramen and cereal for months on end? That terrifying moment when you check your bank account and it's just change, that will help you learn to budget money quicker than any accounting class ever could.

Lied.

But not on purpose, because at one point you really did want to be a Marine Biologist. In fact, that was your major once upon a time. You didn't realize that you were going to realize that your true passion was Literature.

I guess what I'm saying is this... college is college. It's not a "Get Out Of Jail Free" card, and it's certainly not an excuse to act like an idiot. But it's a time for personal growth and a time to realize who you are going to be for the rest of your life. Sometimes you've got to experience something that you consider to be "bad" in order to realize the good.