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15 Things That Happen When New Jersey Girls Go Away for College

If you’re a Jersey girl, you know going away to college was a whole new world. Whether you decided to go north, south or west, these things likely happened to you:

1. They miss their bagels. Like, a lot.

2. They have to learn how to pump gas.

3. Everyone asks if their hometown is like “Jersey Shore.”

4. Everyone thinks they have an accent.

5. They become BFFs will all the other Jersey girls.

6. They have to tell people the difference between North and South Jersey.

7. They have to say goodbye to late-night Wawa runs.

8. They have to hear people call NJ “the armpit of America.”


9. They have to eat Dominoes instead of pizzeria pizza.

10. They miss being within a one mile radius of 20 pizzerias, nail salons and banks.

11. They wish the malls were as awesome as back home.

12. They have to answer “Why didn’t you go to school in New Jersey?”

13. …and “Why are Jersey people so obsessed with Jersey?”

14. They get to hear everyone sh*t on their state.

15. And they always end up being the life of the party!

Rachel graduated from the Honors College at James Madison University in May 2017 and is pursuing a career in the media/PR industry. She majored in Media Arts & Design with a concentration in journalism and minored in Spanish and Creative Writing. She loves spending time with friends and family, traveling, and going to the beach.