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18 Thoughts Every College Student Has During Syllabus Week

Although syllabus week seems boring and monotonous, it’s also the easiest and most pointless week of the entire year for college students. Getting back into a routine and the swing of things is both stressful and exciting for students so a week of discussing what’s expected of us and how the course will run may spark many emotions. Here are some of the things that college students experience during syllabus week: 18) “Wait…we actually have homework on the first day?” 17) “YES I have friends in this class!” 16) “I’m going to the bar. I don’t care if it’s a Monday. It’s not like we’re doing anything tomorrow anyways.”

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An Open Letter To Parents and Students on Freshman Move-In Day

Freshman move-in day is one of the most bizarre and emotional days in a person’s life. Not just for the student, but for the entire family. It’s the first day you really grow up and learn what it’s like to live on your own, and for parents, it’s the moment you let go of control over your children. The emotions everyone feels on move-in day are extremely diverse and change throughout the process. You’re excited, then you’re anxious, then you’re nervous, sad, lonely. You get relieved, feel free and independent, but lost all at the same time. The experience is different for everyone, but coming from a household of just my mom and me, this day was one of the hardest yet most exciting days I’ve endured thus far. Leaving my best friend, my mom, was something I didn’t think I would ever be ready for, but as time passes,

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15 Things Sophomore Year Has Taught Me

The year of the sophomore slump leads you to learning a lot. It isn’t freshman year anymore and you’re starting to find your place on campus along with everyone else. You’re no longer the youngest and can’t get away with everything that you used to. College is constantly teaching you lessons, but sophomore year teaches you some of the most important. Not everything is as new and exciting as it once seemed freshman year Your group of friends will change even if you swore you’d be best friends forever   The sophomore slump is REAL

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Hungover Thoughts You And Your Friends Have After A Long Night of Drinking

We’ve all been there: waking up with feelings of regret, pain, and anxiety towards all of your terrible decisions the night before. Not only is your head pounding, your stomach aching, and your feet cramping, but there are all sorts of horrible thoughts running through your head. Here are a few of the things we think when we wake up from a long night out: 17) “I’m never drinking again.”16) “I bet if I had one more drink I would have died.”15) “How did I make it home last night?”

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Unspoken Rules of a Best Friendship

Like life, friendship doesn’t come with a rulebook. There’s no manual in the world on how to carry out the most beneficial and long-lasting friendships. It takes two people who just get each other in every way to make it work, and there’s just some things that can’t be taught. Here are some of those unspoken rules that we all must follow: Always tell the truth, even if it’s going to hurt: It’s better to be hurt with the truth than pleased with a lie. Not many people are truthful in this world, but your best friend should definitely be one of them. The truth might hurt, but someone needs to say it. If she looks bad in a picture, don’t Instagram it no matter how good you look: This could be hard if your Instagram has been deprived of uploads lately and you FINALLY got a picture you look good