Your college years are some of the best times of your life. You meet new friends, study like crazy, and get ready for life as an adult. Whether you’re preparing for your freshman year, getting ready to graduate, or a parent sending your child off to college, here are 32 GIFS that perfectly sum up college life.

1) When it’s finally move-in day

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2) When you have to drop all your money on textbooks

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3) When the class icebreaker ends

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4) Walking into your first college party

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5) Realizing you’re the clean roommate

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6) How it feels emailing your professor

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7) Taking a nap between classes like

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8) Finally finding a parking spot on campus

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9) After a long night cramming for a test

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10) Getting a better grade on a test than you were expecting

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11) When you make a friend in your class

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12) When class participation is 50% of your grade

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13) When you call home the first time

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14) Signing up for classes and getting stuck on the waitlist

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15) When your alarm goes off for your 8 a.m. class

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16) When you’ve had too many cups of coffee

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17) Watching Netflix when you should be studying

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18) Studying abroad be like

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19) Rewarding yourself with a 4-hour break after 20 minutes of work

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20) When your parents call to ask how Midterms are going

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21) Going on Spring Break

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22) Your brain during Dead Week

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23) When you get assigned another group project

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24) When your computer won’t work

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25) Trying to take notes when the professor is flying through the PowerPoint

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26) Turning in a difficult assignment like

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27) When the professor extends a project deadline

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28) When there’s a question that wasn’t on the study guide

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29) How it feels making the Dean’s List

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30) Finishing your last exam of the semester

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31) When you start applying for jobs

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32) How graduating feels

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