7 Meltdowns Every College Student Experiences | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Student Life

7 Meltdowns Every College Student Experiences

It’s not always rainbows and unicorns.

310
7 Meltdowns Every College Student Experiences
Pexels: Alexander Drummer

Let’s be real. College is an amazing environment, but the difficulty of living on your own, in addition to the stress of keeping up your grades, can be overwhelming. Here are some of the most common thoughts college students have during their meltdowns.

1. "I have no friends"

You’re sitting in your dorm room on a Saturday night, aimlessly searching through Facebook and Snapchat stories. It seems like everybody else is living the college experience, having a grand old time without you. Cue meltdown.


2. "I'm gaining so much weight"


It’s currently 3 AM, and you’re on your third bowl of instant ramen (you might be more MSG than human at that point). You had ice cream for breakfast, brownies for lunch and cookies for dinner the day before. Cue meltdown.


3. "I just want good food"


Dining halls just can’t seem to get it right. Your taste buds are screaming for one, just one, mouth-watering, delectable meal. Cue meltdown.


4. "I have no money"


You have to pay club dues this week. You just got a bill form the student health center for your visit the other day. Your friend is asking you to Venmo back the money you owe them for buying you Cookout last night. You watch as the money in your bank account slowly dwindles away. Cue meltdown.


5. "My schedule is too much"


With 3 midterms, sorority activities, and your best friend’s birthday coming up, there just doesn’t seem to be enough hours in a day to get everything done. Cue meltdown.


6. "Is 1 hour of sleep enough?"


There is no such thing as sleep.


7. "What am I doing with my life?"


You thought you had it all figured out. You’re going to major in Computer Science, get a once-in-a-lifetime internship over the summer, and get an amazing job offer right out of college. Except you just bombed two of your Computer Science classes, and now your GPA is going to tank, along with the rest of your career. Time to change majors and rethink your life. Cue meltdown.


Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
two women enjoying confetti

Summer: a time (usually) free from school work and a time to relax with your friends and family. Maybe you go on a vacation or maybe you work all summer, but the time off really does help. When you're in college you become super close with so many people it's hard to think that you won't see many of them for three months. But, then you get that text saying, "Hey, clear your schedule next weekend, I'm coming up" and you begin to flip out. Here are the emotions you go through as your best friend makes her trip to your house.

Keep Reading...Show less
Kourtney Kardashian

Winter break is over, we're all back at our respective colleges, and the first week of classes is underway. This is a little bit how that week tends to go.

The professor starts to go over something more than the syllabus

You get homework assigned on the first day of class

There are multiple group projects on the syllabus

You learn attendance is mandatory and will be taken every class

Professor starts chatting about their personal life and what inspired them to teach this class

Participation is mandatory and you have to play "icebreaker games"

Everybody is going out because its 'syllabus week' but you're laying in bed watching Grey's Anatomy

Looking outside anytime past 8 PM every night of this week

Nobody actually has any idea what's happening this entire week

Syllabus week is over and you realize you actually have to try now...or not

Now it's time to get back into the REAL swing of things. Second semester is really here and we all have to deal with it.

panera bread

Whether you specialized in ringing people up or preparing the food, if you worked at Panera Bread it holds a special place in your heart. Here are some signs that you worked at Panera in high school.

1. You own so many pairs of khaki pants you don’t even know what to do with them

Definitely the worst part about working at Panera was the uniform and having someone cute come in. Please don’t look at me in my hat.

Keep Reading...Show less
Drake
Hypetrak

1. Nails done hair done everything did / Oh you fancy huh

You're pretty much feeling yourself. New haircut, clothes, shoes, everything. New year, new you, right? You're ready for this semester to kick off.

Keep Reading...Show less
7 Ways to Make Your Language More Transgender and Nonbinary Inclusive

With more people becoming aware of transgender and non-binary people, there have been a lot of questions circulating online and elsewhere about how to be more inclusive. Language is very important in making a space safer for trans and non-binary individuals. With language, there is an established and built-in measure of whether a place could be safe or unsafe. If the wrong language is used, the place is unsafe and shows a lack of education on trans and non-binary issues. With the right language and education, there can be more safe spaces for trans and non-binary people to exist without feeling the need to hide their identities or feel threatened for merely existing.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments