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33 Things That Make Every College Girl Happy

Life as a college student doesn't suck, sometimes.

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May 07, 2019

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As a college student, it can become really easy to become a pessimist. While sometimes it seems like nothing goes right, there are days where I have so much to be thankful for. Last semester I started this habit where I would post on my Instagram story about all of the things I was thankful for that day. While sometimes it was hard to come up with things, most of the time it was so easy to remember all of the good things in my life. Doing this really made me realize how grateful I was for the people, experiences, and memories of my first year of college. Realizing all the happy things in my life has made me realize that while life isn't so pretty sometimes, it's really great most of the time.

1. Crossing things off of your to-do list

2. That first sip of iced coffee

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3. Making new friends in classes

4. Finding new study spaces

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5. Fresh sheets

6. Bonding with your roommate over memes and tweets

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7. Crawling into bed after a really long day

8. Seeing a familiar face in passing

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9. Going to bed early

10. Listening to your favorite music on the way to class

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11. Staying in touch with your friends back home

12. Actually understanding what the teacher is lecturing about

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13. The fresh feeling of waking up early before your class

14. Feeling accomplished

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15. Finally finding your friend group

16. Dancing in your dorm room, in the shower or in the elevator

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17. Finding a quizlet with the exact questions you were looking for

18. Warm socks on a cold day

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19. Breakfast/lunch/dinner with your brother or friends

20. Discovering the perfect playlist for doing homework

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21. Going to the library on a Sunday

22. Campus in the fall or spring

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23. Going home over Christmas break

24. The magical feel of the first snow in the winter

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25. Doing all of your laundry and cleaning your room

26. Planning out the week ahead of you

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27. Not being too cold or too hot walking to class

28. Cancelled classes

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29. Walking to class with friends

30. Loving exactly where you are at in life and in college

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Life as a college student doesn't suck, sometimes.

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1. Crossing things off of your to-do list

3. Making new friends in classes

5. Fresh sheets

7. Crawling into bed after a really long day

9. Going to bed early

11. Staying in touch with your friends back home

13. The fresh feeling of waking up early before your class

15. Finally finding your friend group

17. Finding a quizlet with the exact questions you were looking for

19. Breakfast/lunch/dinner with your brother or friends

21. Going to the library on a Sunday

23. Going home over Christmas break

25. Doing all of your laundry and cleaning your room

26. Planning out the week ahead of you

27. Not being too cold or too hot walking to class

28. Cancelled classes

29. Walking to class with friends

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83% of my trends in college would have been shamed in high school.

1. Eat

2. Be seen running across campus

3. Sleep

4. Skip Class

5. Blurt out

6. Wear dresses

7. Wear Crocs

8.Run on 4 hours of sleep

9. Use a Laptop

10. Crying

Because smiling gives you wrinkles.

1. “When I first met you, I thought you were a b*tch.”

2. Somebody asks you if you’re mad at them at least once a day.

3. You always look unamused. Even when you are very amused.

4. Anna Wintour is your spirit animal.

5. You are never approached by people who are tabling on campus.

6. You have to practice smiling before you get your photo taken.

7. The word “judgmental” is thrown at you on the daily.

8. You make people visibly uncomfortable in section by glancing at them.

9. Your parents thought that this was just part of a teenage phase, but this is actually just your face.

10. Your face could get you out of jury duty.

It hits hard in college.

1. Excitement of the final year

2. Trying to take easy classes to make it out alive

3. Does attendance count for a grade?

4. Skipping once won't hurt me

5. Wait that is due?

6. I'm just trying to graduate

7. I'll just do this assignment during my other class

8. Patiently waiting

9. Rejection

10. Accepting that you might have gotten a degree for nothing

11. Probably should have studied for that test

12. Sanity > class

13. Finally an acceptance letter

14. Oh yeah, finals

15. Graduating!

You might not see them everyday anymore, but you're still friends and your text messages prove it.

1. "Should I skip class today?"

2. "Did you hear ________ is engaged?"

3. "When are you coming home?"

4. "I finally talked to the cute guy in my science lecture."

5. GIFs, on GIFs, on GIFs.

6. "I saw the cutest puppy on my walk to class this morning!"

7. "Do you remember when we ________ at ________?"

8. "I miss you."

Sometimes these things are both necessary and inevitable.

1. Spending their money - when they actually don't have any.

2. Take naps. Lots of naps.

3. Staying up late binge-watching a Netflix show when you have an early class.

4. Skip a class to do something completely unnecessary.

5. Putting all your homework off for the night before it's due just so you can do nothing for a night.

6. Going out on a Thursday night when you have a test the next day.

7. Making impulsive decisions.

8. Write an important paper in one night.

9. Classifying Ramen as your main food group.

10. Going on late night food runs - and I mean really late.

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