College is both a wonderful and sometimes terrifying experience. Take some time out of your busy day to be thankful!
1. Care packages from Mom and Dad
Hopefully your package will be bigger than these mailboxes.
Sending ramen noodles and Easy Mac is the best way to show you care.
2. Cancelled 8 a.m. classes
Snow days are the best days.
We all know better than to sign up for a class before 10 a.m., but sometimes there is no way around it. Try to go as often as possible, and save those unexcused absences for real reasons. Cancelled classes come to those who wait!
3. When no one else is in the residence hall bathroom
The moment of victory is instantly ruined by a cold toilet seat, or even worse, a warm one.
4. Nights with no homework
Watch seven episodes of “Supernatural” or any other show you can binge watch on Netflix. You’ve earned it.
5. Pay day
Whether the money is from your job or from your grandma, a feast is in order! Splurge for the 10 piece chicken nuggets.
6. Thirsty Thursday
Sometimes, nights get a little too turnt.
And Margarita Monday. And Penny Pints Night. And Winesday. And TGIF.
7. That perfect studying spot in the library
Picture by Jacqueline Fierro of the Texas Tech Library.
With so many people, the library can be stressful and distracting. Finding the perfect study spot may be tricky, but your grades will thank you.
8. Coffee
Whether it is black as night, foamy with milk, or sweet with syrups, it is a daily necessity.
9. The Dollar Menu
French fries should have their own category on the food pyramid.
There is no shame in ordering the cheapest items in the restaurant… unless you are on a date. Do not do that.
10. Tests that are easier than you expected
Even if you pulled an all nighter, it is always worth it when you blow through that test in 30 minutes and ace it.
11. Good roommates
My fiance, Weston Davis, is my roommate. I like him, I guess.
A good roommate is hard to come by, so cherish them when you find one.
12. Lazy Sundays
My lazy Sunday includes nail painting, Starbucks and “Saved By The Bell.”
After an eventful Saturday, a day where all you do is eat junk food and watch Netflix is much needed. Treat yo’ self!
13. College sports
Picture by Lauren Pape.
Whether you are into football or basketball, the atmosphere at sporting events is unbeatable. It is even better if your team is unbeatable, too!
14. Getting to get rid of your textbooks at the end of the semester
It stinks to get pennies back for a textbook you spent $347 on, but knowing you do not have to open that book ever again is almost worth it.
15. Classes you actually enjoy
Sometimes it is the teacher; sometimes it is the content. Having a class you like is crucial to surviving the semester.
16. Good internet connection
Tech alumnus J.B. Felipe spent a lot of time using the internet.
Wi-Fi that works is crucial to a successful college career. You need internet to turn homework in. You also need internet to browse Tumblr while you are procrastinating on homework. Whatever your priorities are, a lot of them will require internet access.
17. Hot professors
If they don’t have a chili pepper on Rate My Professor, don’t even sign up for their class.
Sitting through a long class is a little easier when you have eye candy.
18. Parking spots within walking distance of where you’re going
Parking on a college campus can be a challenge. Choose wisely and avoid parking tickets!
19. A good Tinder match
Junior electronic media and communications major Amanda Sanders used to get on Tinder for entertainment. Obviously, she had a few good laughs.
You swipe left too often. Someday your “Swipe Right” will come!
20. Good friends
Some of my best friends are fellow College of Media & Communication students. I met Erin Willis (left picture) in a photography class my sophomore year. Marcos Palacios (right picture) and I met when we worked at Old Navy together.
You will never be around this many people who like the same things as you do again. Do yourself a favor and find some good friends during your time in college!
21. Double-spaced papers
Professor: “Remember, your papers are due Friday. It must be five pages, double spaced.”
Class sighs in relief.
22. Finally graduating
Former Hub@TTU staff members Evan Dixon, Alicia Keene, Abbie Arroyos, and Shahaley Carr with Chancellor Emeritus Kent Hance at the May 2014 graduation.
After years of learning and living it up, the day you have been waiting for will happen! Welcome to real adulthood and paying back student loans!
#blessed
About Sarah Self-Walbrick
