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19 Times "The Office" Perfectly Described College Life

There's no real difference between Dunder Mifflin and college.

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19 Times "The Office" Perfectly Described College Life
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The semester has officially started! Whether it's your first year on campus on you're returning to college life, there are so many things that go along with higher education. And what better way to describe our time here than with Michael Scott and the rest of the crew from "The Office"? Here are 19 times "The Office" perfectly described college life:

1. Finding yourself doing an assignment the night before it's due.

2. When you and your friend successfully get your professor off-topic for the entire class.

3. One week into your first college class like:

4. Freshmen at their first college party.

5. Trying to keep freshmen from going to parties.

6. Emailing your professor at 3am with a question.

7. When class gets cancelled.

8. Your parents asking what your grades are like this semester.

9. When the elevator in your building is out of order.


10. "Cheating will not be tolerated in this class."


11. Faking sick for class then seeing your professor later that day.


12. That annoying kid who always reminds the professor about the homework.


13. Having to get a new school ID.


14. "It looks like everyone is really understanding this new chapter!"


15. Walking to class and getting stuck behind slow people.

16. Halfway through your 8 a.m. class like:


17. When your friends ask you to hang out after a long day.


18. Seeing the professor that kept you from making the Dean's list.

19. Realizing you're going to graduate on time.


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