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What It’s Like To Be In College, As Told By “Glee”, “The Office”, and “Community”

Sometimes college feels like this,

…but at other times it’s more like this,

Don’t get me wrong, most of the people you meet are all,

But things can get a little…

For one thing, my roommate is…well…a…

Some days I just want to go up to her and be like,

Plus she eats all my food.

And speaking of food, the Freshman 15 is no joke.

I try to stop eating so much crap, but every time someone offers me some Sour Patch Kids or Easy Mac or Ramen, I just go,

I mean,

School and work make me feel,

When my calculus teacher talks I feel like,

And all the other kids take class waaaayyyy too seriously like,

But in class I feel more like,

And at work, my boss is always putting my shifts on Friday and Saturday nights and I just want to be like,

Ugh, now I’m graduating soon and need to get a real world job.

I go in for interviews and get all,

But no one seems to be hiring and I’m just like,

Then there’s the guy department.

I have a hot TA for my German class. But whenever I’m around him, my German turns to,

To make matters worse, he’s hooking up with this other girl in my class which makes me feel like,

The two of them act all cuddly during our 10pm TA sessions and I’m all,

I don’t understand why guys don’t like me though.

I mean, I look like a supermodel all the time, obviously.

My friends tell me I’m trying too hard, but I’m like,

Seriously though, how hard is it for a guy to come over and say,

After a long week of school, things only get bizarre on the weekends. I can’t keep my thoughts straight.

I become a dance fiend on command.


Parties change throughout the years too. Freshman year:

Sophomore year:

Junior year:

Senior year:


I’m also getting totally lazy. Remember the day of wearing a cute dress and platform wedges? Yeah, I don’t either.  Now I’m all like,

And my hair is like,

Some days everything is just too much.

Yeah, college can be hard sometimes. But remember: we’ve got this.

Lily is a member of Wesleyan University's class of 2016, where she double majored in government and sociology. She's a writer, editor, and social media manager, as well as co-founder of The Prospect (www.theprospect.net), the world’s largest student-run college access organization. In addition to her work with Her Campus, she also serves in editorial roles at HelloFlo and The Muse.
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