22 Pictures That Will Make All University Students Laugh Then CrySkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 24 May 2017 22 Pictures That Will Make All University Students Laugh Then Cry *pays your entire life savings for a textbook you'll only need for 3 months* by Gena-mour BarrettBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink 1 The start of school is when you re most enthusiastic and motivated which lasts about five days Haejin Park / BuzzFeed "Okay, this school year is gonna be MY YEAR", you say, greatly underestimating your ability to sustain motivation over several months. 2 And as soon as you re set an assignment you know it s all downhill from there Mike Hinson / BuzzFeed 3 Receiving your syllabus and seeing the prices of the books you need never ceases to amaze you tumblr: hufflepenguin £200 for a textbook you'll NEVER USE AGAIN. 4 And tbh they never seem to prepare you for the things you *actually* need to know Zoe Burnett / Nora Whelan / BuzzFeed 5 Your diet is pretty questionable when you re at university Andrew Ward / BuzzFeed Home-cooked meals? Never felt that. Never experience that. 6 And it doesn t get much better when you leave either Jenny Chang / BuzzFeed Old habits die hard, I guess. 7 If you have midyear exams you re one of the unlucky ones Maitland Quitmeyer / BuzzFeed 8 Because studying feels like absolute torture Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Cartoon Network / Kayla Yandoli / BuzzFeed 9 And that s if you get any studying done at all Adam Ellis / BuzzFeed 10 Alternatively your course is the one that s essay based buzzfeed.com / BuzzFeed 11 Which of course lures you into a false sense of security and allows you to leave it until the last minute Ahmed Akbar / BuzzFeed 12 Group presentations at university become the absolute bane of your life Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF pastadogs / Spencer Althouse / BuzzFeed 13 Because you re either the person who does all the work or the person who does none at all Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Jemima Skelley / BuzzFeed Don't be that person. 14 But no matter what person you are you can only be one of two BuzzFeed College There is no in-between. 15 There are times when you overestimate just how much work you can do in the time you ve allowed yourself Karina Farek / BuzzFeed 16 And times when you re underestimated which is the perfect chance to prove your Don t Leave It To The Night Before teacher wrong Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF tumblr: just-a-bastille-fan / Kayla Yandoli 17 As soon as it gets closer to the end of the school year a familiar feeling of dread comes over you Karina Farek / BuzzFeed "Three months 'til summer! Two months until my life is over and I fail all my exams! Yay!" 18 And no matter how long you give yourself to study it s still never enough Tahlia Pritchard / BuzzFeed 19 When the exams arrive your brain goes into overdrive Loryn Brantz / BuzzFeed You spend 95% of your time in the library studying or thinking about being in the library studying. 20 But there s nothing like the sweet miracle of finding out that horrific test wasn t that bad after all Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Karina Farek / BuzzFeed THANK YOU, SWEET BABY JESUS. 21 After spending several years praying for the day you no longer get homework you kinda miss it when you no longer have it Adam Ellis / BuzzFeed 22 Because you know what comes after university Applying for jobs Karina Farek / BuzzFeed And that's the real struggle. Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink BuzzFeed DailyKeep up with the latest daily buzz with the BuzzFeed Daily newsletter!This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.