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The Evolution Of A Typical College Student

It's not an exact science.

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Freshman Year

First week of freshman year: Alright, this is it. I am in college. I will be responsible. I will do all my homework. I will go to every single on of my classes. I will work out. And I will have a healthy social life.

A month into it: Ugh, I missed my 8 a.m. for like the twentieth time this semester. AM I SERIOUSLY FAILING THIS CLASS?? WHAT DID I DO WRONG? Oh, right.... I never went to class.

College (or life) never goes the way you plan it. You party way too much and sleep in even more. Everything is out of whack because you are in control. And if you choose to mess up, you get to. Because your parents aren't there to punish you.

Maybe you end up on academic probation, so you promise yourself to be better the next year.

Sophomore Year

You know how you made that promise to do better? JUST KIDDING. You kinda do it. You still party way too much, you stay up way too late and miss class far too often. But it's good, your GPA is looking good. You got this!

Junior Year

This is the year you kind of have to become an adult, even though you don't feel like it. You feel the pressure of the real world coming at you but you don't really know what to do. Your resume doesn't fill up to half the page! So you start to stress out about getting a job after graduation and paying off your loans. About 69% of you wants to quit and hide from the government because... loans.

Senior Year

Oh no! It's almost time for graduation! You kind of never want to graduate but on the other end, you can't wait to get f**k out of this town. You have work, internships, applications, and just life in general... but no time to relax. You think to yourself, "Is this what rest of my life will be like from now on?". But it's okay because you're about to graaaaadduuuuaaateeee!

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