Go to college, they said.
It’ll be fun, they said.
OK — it is fun sometimes. And we’re all grateful for the opportunity to further our education…
…but someone could’ve at least warned us how expensive toilet paper is. We had no idea we’d soon be “borrowing” industrial rolls from public restrooms.
Or they could’ve mentioned how many times we’d wipe our tears with our student loan bills — and parking tickets.
Fellow college students, the struggle is real. But the good thing is, we’re all in this together.
Here are 14 times we felt each other’s pain about the cost of college.
1. When you start thinking about where you want to spend the next four years of your life and then wonder how you’re expected to pay for it.
College costs $30,493 and I only have $20.27
— Relateable. (@tbhreIateable) June 12, 2016
ME LOOKING AT HOW MUCH STUFF IN COLLEGE COSTS https://t.co/WjNk58TEXl — Maddi (@MaddiSeyfarth) June 12, 2016
You meant $30, right? Not $30,000?
2. Once you get your FAFSA back, you wonder why you even wasted your time filling it out.
FAFSA be like….”Have fun at college” http://pic.twitter.com/sexLu8V07M — College Life (@8_Semesters) June 22, 2016
Thanks. I’ll just go buy a pencil from the bookstore.
3. So you start filling out scholarship applications, but aren’t really sure how to convince random strangers to give you thousands of dollars.
Today’s kids be applying for scholarships like … http://pic.twitter.com/RYtRLoqMss — Talkative Rocker (@beewol) August 9, 2015
Help me, I’m poor. (Here are 100 scholarships and 100 weird scholarships to get you started.)
4. And then you get your bill before the semester starts.
Lmao, college in a nutshell http://pic.twitter.com/1dwcp068lt — ϟAdisϟ (@machine_gun_kid) March 5, 2015
So that’s what “miscellaneous fees” are.
5. Then you start shopping for used books, hoping to save some money, but honestly they’re crazy expensive too…
College books be like
http://pic.twitter.com/KEpsneEa7t — El Nefe (@Neffcessity) August 15, 2015
At least sell them back afterward.
6. …but then a kind upperclassman tells you about textbook PDFs.
(We don’t actually encourage this, but just know… it’s a thing.)
7. You have to remind yourself that 8 a.m. class you can’t stay awake through costs more than your car.
Caffeinate yourself. Glue your eyelids open. Do something. ANYTHING.
8. When that reimbursement hits and you forget about the peasantry you experienced 24 hours earlier.
When that direct deposit hit and you act bougie like you didn’t just have only $4.58 in your account yesterday http://pic.twitter.com/xJXwyDhzgZ — College Student (@ColIegeStudent) June 14, 2016
Yeah, I know guac costs extra. It’s fine.
9. …but then it’s gone faster than it came.
when my parents ask me why I only have two dollars in my bank account http://pic.twitter.com/KrLfI7g0HZ — Relateable. (@tbhreIateable) June 14, 2016
WHY DID I GET EXTRA GUAC?!?! WHY?!
10. Suddenly every single thing you do becomes a monumental financial decision that will affect you for the rest of your life.
If I can’t pay with loose change, I’m not going.
11. Including when you finally ask that hottie in your hall for a date…
“@Deadcollision: When bae wants to go out to eat but you on a budget http://pic.twitter.com/yFw7N0bbHN“College Life in a nutshell
— …. (@gorgeousReedz) February 16, 2015
Oh, don’t worry, it’s on me tonight.
12. …and then you two go out for a drink afterwards…
I’ll have a vodka soda. Hold the soda.
13. …but then decide that it would be more cost-efficient to drink at home.
As a broke college student this is a great deal. Try not to notice the Fedloan letter on the ground…
Listen, if you chug it, it doesn’t taste so bad.
14. And, when you finally graduate, you face the impending doom of all of those student loans just waiting to gather interest within the coming years.
We know how to conquer these things. Check out our easy ways to pay off student loans.
Your Turn: How did you manage to deal with how expensive college was? Tell us in the comments below!
Kelly Smith is an editorial intern at The Penny Hoarder and a senior at The University of Tampa. She goes to her mom’s house on the weekends and steals all of her food.
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