14 Things That Don’t Change After College

People are always telling us how different our lives will be once we’re done with college. But as certified members of the real world, we’re here to tell you that’s not always the truth. Here are 14 things we’ve noticed that don’t change after college.

1. There will be times when “pajamas all day” will become your mantra.

2. You’ll still find an excuse to cancel plans.

3. Netflix will continue to ask if you’re still watching.

4. You won’t be able to cook any better than you did before. 

Because no one ever said a diploma would guarantee a full-on Julia Child transformation.

5. Your relationships will never match up to Chuck and Blair’s.

6. That pile of dirty laundry keeps getting bigger.

7. You might be broke for a while, and that will be pretty sad.

8. Annoying people are everywhere.

9. Procrastination isn’t just for homework.

10. You probably won’t know what you’re doing with your life.

11. Friendships will come and go.

12. Exercise will be even less appealing at a gym you have to pay to use.

13. A 401K, taxes and insurance are still just lofty adult concepts you’ll pretend to know about.

14. Your twenties will be nothing like Friends.

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