We all thought college was going to be perfect. We expected to work out every day. We expected to get coffee every morning with our best friends before class. We expected to party all night. We expected to eat out often. We expected independence and freedom, and what did we get?
We got broke. That's what we got.
Only college students can understand what other college students go through financially. That's why I know you'll all be able to relate to these 15 things.
1. You don't get gas until your gas light comes on.
2. You financed your laptop.
3. You check your bank account before you swipe your card.
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4. You regret buying fast food but do it anyway.
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5. You think that because you didn't get Wendy's yesterday, today it's okay.
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6. You ask every store if they offer a student discount.
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7. You persistently ask yourself what you could sell.
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8. You're wherever the free food is.
9. You wish you were good enough at sports to get an athletic scholarship and go pro...but you're not.
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10. You contemplate on rather or not school is really worth it.
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