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College As Told By The Movie 'Elf'

In honor of the holidays, I wanted to describe the college experience for those of you who are curious

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College As Told By The Movie 'Elf'
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College has its ups and its downs, and there are a few particular things that only seem to happen there that can be described surprisingly well by a movie we all know and love. So here goes nothing, this is my interpretation of college as told by 'Elf'

1) Eating meals in college.

It's no surprise that college students don't exactly know what they're doing, even when it comes to things as simple as food. I can't tell you how many times I go to the caf and have the most random assortment of food that seems to resemble Buddy's typical meals when he's in New York.


2) Drinking A LOT of coffee. Because all-nighters are a thing.

Coffee is a necessity for college students due to their lack of sleep about 90% of the time because of the enormous piles of homework, essays, and other assorted projects just waiting for them in the depths of their backpacks. You may not like it Buddy, but it'll get you through the day.



3) When we see our family again, we get really excited.

I personally only get to see my family over the break, so going home is an exciting time. I get overly affectionate and sometimes it comes out a little something like this. Who am I kidding, when I see my dog or my bed again it looks a little something like this. I love my family and our home to pieces, so those months apart feel like ages.



4) It's the little things that make our days.

It's easy to get down in the dumps when it comes to college life and the daily grind. There are lots of hard days and then there are especially hard days. It's things like cancelled classes, small children, free food, and dogs that make our days that much better.



5) We usually call our parents way too often. Like, WAY too often.

I haven't called my mom this much since... ever. I call her after class, I call her when something exciting happens, I call her when I'm sad after I eat, after I take a nap, when I have nothing to do... you name it and I'll find a reason to call my mom. It's great. We're college students, on our own, making our way in the cold, cruel world. It's hard to go cold turkey when your parents have just been there your entire life.


6) Getting a boyfriend/girlfriend.

You'd think we're more mature and that we'd have this whole thing figured out but really, we don't. We still have those blank moments when we're around our crush, nothing has changed, we're just older and a lot better at dressing ourselves (some of the time). Most of the time, this is what it looks like when I'm asking someone out. Because who could resist food?


7) It's easy to get distracted.

When you want to do anything but you homework, anything is a distraction. Even as fascinating name such as Fransisco. When there's a five-page essay due tomorrow that you haven't even started, it's especially easy to fall into this trap.


8) Though we may be college students, we still act like seven-year-olds.

We may be forced to conform to society's standard and it may not be socially acceptable for us to throw temper tantrums (but when has that ever stopped us, honestly), we still jump at the chance to run around in those revolving doors or press those buttons on toys and run away when they make a loud noise. Some things, you just never outgrow.


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