There’s no doubt that college is infinitely different than high school. It’s also a fact that you can’t truly realize or appreciate these differences until you’re living the life of a true scholar. Some people notice after their first week, and for others it’s more like the third semester. Either way, if you’ve been to school, there’s a good chance you’ll know what I’m talking about. I’ve taken the time and pooled together my top five experiences that seem to scream “college!” to a significant degree.
Two a.m. became a totally respectable bed time.
After weeks of staying up to finish assignments and binge watch an entire series, your body just gets used to going to sleep ridiculously late. Normal people make sleep a priority, but not college kids. On the plus side, waiting until the wee hours of the morning to do laundry means no more fighting for a washer.
I found myself getting jealous of strange modes of transportation.
Having to walk everywhere can get a bit tiresome, especially while carrying a backpack stuffed to the brim with books. Suddenly I found myself wishing I was the crazy dude on a scooter. No, not a moped, I mean an actual scooter.
There were entire days of solitude.
After finishing an especially long day of studying, I realized I hadn’t actually spoken to a single human in nearly 10 hours. This was after I came to the conclusion that telling the guy at Chipotle what I wanted on my burrito didn’t count as a real conversation.
I was suffering from pet withdrawals.
Being on a campus with no pets is close to torture if you grew up with them. In response, I started getting very excited whenever I saw even the smallest of animals. If it hadn’t been for this, I probably would have never noticed how cute most of the squirrels on campus were.
And begging for caffeine…
A simple trip to Starbucks was anything but simple. This journey required strategically pooling together my measly funds and praying that there was something left on my gift card. Nothing says budget quite like paying for a latte completely in quarters. Cue the nervous laughter.
