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12 Things Being An Undergrad Has Taught Me

Valuable Lessons I'll Never Forget

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12 Things Being An Undergrad Has Taught Me

1. To-Do Lists are addicting.

I spent more time making to-do lists than actually doing the assignments I put on them.

2. How To Juggle.

Thanks to my undergrad years, I can successfully say I can handle anything. 18 credits, a job, a sorority, executive board of two clubs, an editor, and a weekly hospital volunteer? You call it crazy, I call it my norm.

3. Time Management.

Eh, to be honest, I think we are all still figuring that one out.


4. FOMO.

The fear of missing out.

5. To appreciate home-cooked meals.

Yeah the liberating feeling about the fact that you can eat ice cream for dinner along with a burger, fries and whatever other unhealthy food options your campus has to offer is there, but nothing beats a home cooked meal during your first visit back.

6. Syllabi week is the best week.

Cherish it. It'll be gone before you know it.

7. Amazon is life.

Dear Amazon,

Thank you for providing cheap rental textbooks, free two-day shipping, and everything I will ever need.

Sincerely,

College Students

8. Never throw out clothing.

Why? Just wait for the next themed party.

9. How to deal with stress.

10. An 18 credit semester?

11. Life skills.

You learn more outside the classroom than you do inside. Even though we questioned almost everything we had to do, our undergrad experiences taught us a lot that we wouldn't have gotten anywhere else.

12. It's where you'll meet your lifelong friends.



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