We all know that college life is never not stressful. However, some moments stand apart in being heart-stoppingly awful in the most simple but terrible way. In fact, most of the worst instances one experiences are those daily trips on the “struggle bus” that is just annoying enough to ruin a good mood. To those who feel me, my heart goes out to you. Each and every college kid knows what it’s like to have their lives plagued by these moments (and if you don’t, teach me your secrets of living). So without further ado, here’s a couple moments we all experience that bother us far more than they should.
1. Accidentally touching your leg, arm, any body part to the sketchy communal shower curtain:
You don't know what dangers lurk on those surfaces, and you sure as heck don't want to find out.
2. The first time you look in the mirror in the morning after a night out when you didn’t take off your mascara before going to bed:
Nothing scarier than those two huge black spots under your eyes that are nothing short of cringe-worthy.
3. The horrible moment after failing a test before you remember you teacher drops your lowest exam grade:
You know what? It really doesn't matter if you got an F on that math exam, as long as it's all A's on the rest of them.
4. When you get all the way to the dining hall, but forget your student ID in your room and can’t swipe in:
Two options: go back to get your ID, or eat out of a nearby dumpster out of sheer laziness.
5. When you accidentally drop your phone off your lofted bed at night and you swear you heard the sound of shattering glass:
No, this can't be happening. Maybe if I just lay here and ignore the problem, it'll go away.
6. Setting your alarm for 8 p.m. instead of 8 a.m. the day of a final:
If you get up now, you'll only be 30 minutes late. But the bed is so nice and warm...
7. Locking your keys inside your room while you shower, and then have to wait for campus safety in nothing but a towel:
Is there a hole nearby I can disappear into? No? Okay, I'll just wait here and hope not to be seen.
8. Walking into the wrong classroom and obnoxiously disrupting a class at least eight times during syllabus week:
The entire class turns to see the intrusion and the teacher glares and, suddenly, you know what a deer in headlights feels like.
9. Trying to log into Netflix and getting hit with the “too many screens in use” warning because your siblings are also binging on "Grey’s Anatomy":
What am I supposed to do now? Read? Study? I guess I'll go to bed early tonight.
10. Cautiously pouring questionable milk into your coffee after it’s been in your refrigerator for just a little too long:
Okay, this is pretty risky. It takes a whole five minutes to get to Starbucks, but this milk is really sketchy.
11. Realizing you only get four years of college and then you’re off to the real world: