A Day In The Life Of A Busy College Student
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A Day In The Life Of A Busy College Student

The Struggle Is So Real.

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A Day In The Life Of A Busy College Student

The life of a college student is totally a struggle. Especially when you're taking six classes at once, working, living a healthy (for the most part) lifestyle, and trying to continue to be involved on campus. Priorities truly have to be balanced. Here's a typical day for a busy college student:

Waking up is truly the biggest struggle of the day...


YES THIS IS WHAT MY ALARMS LOOK LIKE TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING. JUDGE ME. I have to get ready for the day, pick up my study group who has the same schedule as me, drive to school, find a spot, and run to class so we can get a good spot in class. (Nope not lame, I make good grades so I couldn't care less.)

Class starts at 8 AM? Three flights of stairs? Cool.


To be completely real, I sometimes try to say the amount of stairs I have to climb up and down everyday is enough working out to justify Chick Fil A for lunch...

Class ends, what did I just learn?

Don't ask me what I have learned in Organic Chemistry today. Or Microbiology. Or Environmental Toxicology. I need time to get it together...

LOL. Sooo it's only noon..... Lunch?

This is definitely the highlight of my time on campus during the day. I love all of the options I have to choose from on campus. The caf is always free if you have a friend with a buddy pass, and the Sub has a lot of healthy foods. Then again, I did all of that stair stepping earlier, I have earned the milkshake from Chick Fil A right? Cheat meals are okay.

The only reason i'm going to Calculus is because you're making me.


Four days a week. An hour a day. I am totally confused for an entire hour, and it is probably 900 degrees in this classroom. But we are all in this together, right? Oh and 3 flights of stairs again. Cool.

NAP TIME.

I need more sleep. I try and fit a good power nap in so I can stay up later to study. I have a date with the library.

Night labs are SO convenient.

Any class in the afternoon is convenient. I hate morning classes. All of my labs for my science classes are in the afternoon, and I am honestly so thankful for it.

Should I workout?

I need to go for a run. But I could watch netflix, sleep more, lay in bed, DO NOTHING. Most of the time I do go to the Planet Fitness and get a good workout in, but sometimes I can't resist an extra hour or two of sleep.

Hello, Library. I haven't seen you since yesterday.....


I am in the library on campus at least 5 or 6 days out of the week. My study group (#blessed) meets there, we try and use an open classroom, and pretty much camp out there all night. We are there hours upon hours everyday. The library is open until 2 AM.... We might as well utilize all of their hours.....

Dinner break from studying IS NECESSARY.

If I don't get food while studying I wouldn't survive. I have to have something.

SOS The library is now closed and I am literally so tired.


Okay, yes I am going to bed. Wait this is due in the morning. Okay done. Oh Facebook. Oh Twitter. Oh Instagram. Oh Vine. SOS ITS 4 AM GOODNIGHT...


That's pretty much how my life goes everyday. Yes I do have fun on the weekends sometimes, but being involved on campus and studying can really get overwhelming. So I try and go out every once and awhile to take a real break from everything. Having great friends is also the best way to get through it all as well!


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