Freshman Year – “Welcome To New York”

Taylor perfectly captured freshman year of college with this song. The excitement of being in a new place where you can be whoever and whatever you want just radiates. There’s a sense of freedom and empowerment you feel! Even on the bad days when you feel like you just can’t make it, you still love it.

“It drives you crazy, but you know you wouldn’t change anything.”

Sophomore Year – “The Story of Us”

Coming in as sophomores, we think we have it all figured out. Then classes start, and we realize that freshman year was a cakewalk compared to what’s in store for us. This is the year when people change their minds, over and over and over again. New major? Sure. New friends? Why not. What about this club? Absolutely. It’s like freshman year was just a trial run and this story is starting all over from the beginning. Sophomore year is hard, but once you get through it you’re so glad you stayed.

“I’m dying to know is it killing you like it’s killing me, yeah?”

Junior Year – “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things”

JUNIOR YEAR! Finally upperclassman. For many, this is the biggest year of their lives. Most college students are finally getting into the meat of their major and on top of that, this is the year many college students will turn 21. But along with all that good, be prepared for all the bad. You will go from a fresh, shiny, happy, party loving young adult one day to a whiny, tired, bitter mess the next. This is the year for discovery. You discover what you want, who you are, and who will stand by you for the rest of your life. It’s terrible, but it’s lovely.

“There I was giving you a second chance, but you stabbed me in the back while shaking my hand.”

Senior Year – “Long Live”

This entire song is built on emotion and memories of the life you’ve had over the years and the great times you’ll never forget. College is rough and full of pain and heartache, but it’s also beautiful and lifechanging. For those who survive it, college can be remembered as the best time of their lives. It was a time of change and growth and love and joy. It had its sadness and tears and sleepless nights, but it will always be remembered for what it truly was – legendary.

“Long live the walls we crashed through, I had the time of my life with you.”