When you wear sweats the entire week and people start to notice

When one of your classmates STILL brags about having a 4.0 GPA

When you first introduce freshmen to the number of free T-shirts you get during Welcome Week, knowing that you can never have that again

When you need to make a last-minute run to the Boilerhouse before an exam begins

What you think will happen when you try to meet that typical college sweetheart

Versus what really happens

When you call your parents to bring you home after a stressful week… but you don’t have your car

When you’re told that there are no wrong answers in a literature class and you try to explain your answer in today’s class about the reading

You try to tell your professors that you were sick and they still deduct points for your late assignments

When you’re told that a 5-6 page paper is due on the same day as your midterm, but everyone protests that they weren’t told

The one unpaid internship you get during junior year turns out to be a complete bust, but you still try to convince yourself that it’s all for the experience

When people still give you looks for wearing Uggs, but you know that they definitely keep your feet warm

When your roommate comes in and starts ranting about the 12 papers, 20 exams, 38 group projects and 55 presentations she has to do in the next 2 weeks

When you sarcastically ask your professors if there is anything else due for the class
