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Fall Semester Ups & Downs As Told by “New Girl”

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Nicole Jacobs Student Contributor, University of Illinois - Chicago
UIC Contributor Student Contributor, University of Illinois - Chicago
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UIC chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

So the Fall term is finally here and you’re either an upperclassmen hanging with your usual group of girlies or an overly excited, nervous freshman worried about the first day of classes.

But once you’ve bonded with your roomie and made some great friends on campus through organizations or Greek life you’re all like

Then you realize you don’t remember anything you learned from last semester and are in class like

But it’s okay because you’ll catch up and get into school mode eventually. That is until the weekends hit…

After the crazy shenanigans that went down that night you realize one of your besties has been hooking up with your crush

Then you both realize how fighting over boys is a waste of time and you go back to that other cutie you’ve been eyeing for the past couple of weeks and need your best friend’s advice

Sparks fly between the two of you and before you know it, you’re in a relationship and completely in love

 But then something goes wrong and there is a bump in the road. Neither one of you want to lose the other and realize it would be best if the two of you just stay friends

So the two of you break up and you don’t know what to do with yourself

With time and pints and pints of Ben & Jerry’s you finally get over your ex and realize how silly it was to obsess over one relationship in college, since of course, there are plenty of other fish in the sea

But you still fear being forever alone living in a city full of beautiful people

You start to lose hope, stop having fun at parties, become anti-social and just stay most nights by yourself

But then you realize how much of a party pooper you’ve been and start to embrace being single, have more girls’ nights out, do well in your classes, and think you can conquer the world!

Then you start living life again and are like this

You’re so proud of all your accomplishments in the classroom

And with life in general

But then you spot a campus cutie from a far….

I think you know what happens after this….  [:

Good luck this semester collegiettes! Always remember to have fun while it lasts, but make time to study too so you can live your dream job!

Nicole is a proud city girl born and raised in beautiful Chicago. She is currently a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago as a Business Marketing major and a part of the Women's Line Up Team at Nike Chicago. She loves everything to do with fitness & health, music, urban life, and sports! In her spare time she loves to run, ride her fixie along the lakefront, do yoga, and volunteer! She is a die hard Chicago Bulls fan with a huge sweet tooth. Nicole's dream is to have a career in marketing with a focus in brand management or advertisement and sales promotion.
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