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12 Reasons College Is A Bitch

She believed she could but fell asleep and didn't.

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12 Reasons College Is A Bitch
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I have no money. Sleep is a foreign experience. I miss my dogs. Please send help.

1. College or hell, who knows

I don't care what time of day it is as soon as you walk outside the heat punches you in the face and you're covered in sweat before you even get to your first class.

2. Textbooks cost more than my house

$638 for a freaking book and an access code, are you freaking serious right now?

5. Having anxiety makes it impossible to make friends easily 

Someone asked me what country I would visit if I could go anywhere and I said Europe. I said a freaking continent.

6. Parking is a thing of the past 

Apparently Clemson thought 50 parking spots was enough for 50 million people.

7. Not knowing what you want to do with your life but feeling obligated to pick a major

Two days into college I had dropped two classes and changed my major from Animal and Veterinary Sciences to Psychology and now I'm still not sure that's what I want to do.

8. You get 3,000 emails a day 

10/10 I receive more emails than text messages everyday.

9. Clean bathrooms are a rare occasion 

Pee everywhere. Toilet seat. Sink. Floor. Trashcan. Shower. Everywhere.

10. Doing laundry at 3am is the new norm

Always wanted a black eye? The laundry room is the place for that. People will literally fight you over a dryer.

11. Sleep is for the weak

I used to think going to bed at 11:30 was late. Ha! I'm lucky if I'm in bed by 2 these days.

12. Tuition costs are a bitch all by themselves 

Was literally walking out the door to go get food and got an email for first semester bills and had to walk right back inside my house and fix myself some cereal.

College sucks. There's no doubt about it, but I wouldn't trade this experience for the world. Walking 20 miles a day, living off of pop tarts and never getting any sleep is so going to be worth it once I get that degree in my hands.

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