Recommended for you

Start writing a post

Politics and Activism

College Is Nothing Without Your Parents

Your parents are always going to be your number one supporters.

Zachary Goldberger

Feb 17, 2016

North Carolina State University

breakthroughmiami.org

Let’s be honest, we never actually leave home when we embark on our college years. Even though we become the independent knowledge-seekers we never thought we could be, our parents never leave our side. From late night “oh sh*t” calls to the frequent “can you send some money my way” conversations, your parents are always there for you and can fix the problems you know you may not be able to fix yourself.

Can you read my homework assignment? I have no idea what is going on.

I am not ashamed to say that I have had to call my parents to ask what an assignment entails or have my mom look over my papers to make sure I am actually making sense.

If I see tomorrow that money has been deposited, I would not mind.

Seeing a raise in your bank account is one of the most heartwarming moments while at school.

The commonsense questions we should know the answers to: Do I set the wash to hot or cold water? Foil is good in the microwave, right? Or is that the oven?

Do not be embarrassed. We ask them the questions we are too nervous to ask our friends, in case of a "You got in to college?" look.

I’m in need of a care package, if you have the free time…

What date is the real expiration date?

Always trying to get that extra week out of your groceries is like a competitive sport when you live on your own.

I got a percent on my test! I also need __.

Squeezing in the extra good news never hurts in case of something you need soon, or when the next argument about the data overage occurs.

Should I do this? I need to do this. I should probably do it. Right?

Would this taste good?

Creating a combination of all the leftovers or any spare food you have in the pantry is like an eighth grade science experiment.

But school is my job.

I know having a job would be great for me, but I am really trying to focus on my studies.

Your parents are always going to be your number one supporters, and be there for the questions you cannot ask anyone else. Understand that even a junior needs to call his mom at 2 a.m. asking for help on a paper. Much love, Mom and Dad.

Report this Content

This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.

Student Life

The 12 Stages Of Course Registration, As Told By "Friends"

No one best represents the struggle like our favorite 90s squad.

The State University of New York at Stony Brook

3282

YouTube

As college students, we are all familiar with the horror show that is course registration week. Whether you are an incoming freshman or selecting classes for your last semester, I am certain that you can relate to how traumatic this can be.

1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

Bonus points if it is more than two.

Keep Reading...Show less

registration

Featured

Economic Benefits of Higher Wages

Nobody deserves to be living in poverty.

Florida International University

301537

Illistrated image of people crowded with banners to support a cause

StableDiffusion

Raising the minimum wage to a livable wage would not only benefit workers and their families, it would also have positive impacts on the economy and society. Studies have shown that by increasing the minimum wage, poverty and inequality can be reduced by enabling workers to meet their basic needs and reducing income disparities.

I come from a low-income family. A family, like many others in the United States, which has lived paycheck to paycheck. My family and other families in my community have been trying to make ends meet by living on the minimum wage. We are proof that it doesn't work.

Keep Reading...Show less

Entertainment

13 Times April Ludgate Perfectly Explained College

Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

1346

Every college student knows and understands the struggle of forcing themselves to continue to care about school. Between the piles of homework, the hours of studying and the painfully long lectures, the desire to dropout is something that is constantly weighing on each and every one of us, but the glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel helps to keep us motivated. While we are somehow managing to stay enrolled and (semi) alert, that does not mean that our inner-demons aren't telling us otherwise, and who is better to explain inner-demons than the beloved April Ludgate herself? Because of her dark-spirit and lack of filter, April has successfully been able to describe the emotional roller-coaster that is college on at least 13 different occasions and here they are.

Keep Reading...Show less

april ludgate

Recommended for you

College Is Nothing Without Your Parents

Your parents are always going to be your number one supporters.

Can you read my homework assignment? I have no idea what is going on.

If I see tomorrow that money has been deposited, I would not mind.

The commonsense questions we should know the answers to: Do I set the wash to hot or cold water? Foil is good in the microwave, right? Or is that the oven?

I’m in need of a care package, if you have the free time…

What date is the real expiration date?

I got a __ percent on my test! I also need ____.

Should I do this? I need to do this. I should probably do it. Right?

Would this taste good?

But school is my job.

Subscribe to our Newsletter

No one best represents the struggle like our favorite 90s squad.

1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

When your capability of "adulting" is put to the test

Nobody deserves to be living in poverty.

"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

What is the current minimum wage at the federal level?

What are the benefits of raising the minimum wage?

What are the states that have set a $15/hour minimum wage?

Told through Parks & Recreation GIFs

Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

Trending Topics

Top Creators

Trending Stories

Best of Politics and Activism

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments

I got a percent on my test! I also need __.

Subscribe to our
Newsletter