21 Relatable Memes Every College Student Needs To Laugh Through Those Painful Morning Lectures

Believe me, these memes are the only antidote to surviving that 8 am class.

Jesse

• Published in Funny
• October 14, 2024

College life is the ultimate rollercoaster, with the highs being dorm parties and the lows being 8 am lectures. It’s a land where you’re somehow both thriving—and barely hanging on by a thread. 

With midterms looming, assignments piling up, and that ever-present struggle to balance your social life with a somewhat decent GPA, it’s a wonder any of us survive the semester. 

It feels like just yesterday you were skipping across campus, convinced that this was going to be your most organized semester yet. Fast forward a few weeks, and now you’re clinging to your third cup of coffee, simply hoping that your professor won’t notice the dead look in your eyes.

Who even decided that deadlines and sleep deprivation were the pillars of higher education, anyway? 

Luckily, between juggling group projects, cramming for exams, and trying to remember when laundry day was supposed to happen, there's one thing that gets us all through: memes. 

Yes, the glorious, relatable college memes that somehow capture the chaos of student life in a single image. Because if we can’t laugh about our 2 am existential crises, what else can we do?

So, if you're currently staring at your never-ending to-do list or pretending to take notes while secretly zoning out in class, take a breather.  

Here are 21 hilarious college memes guaranteed to make you laugh through that excruciatingly boring lecture—and maybe give you the energy to make it through the day!

1. Brain fried, confidence intact

2. “Barely holding it together, but never been better.”

3. If you can’t even decode your own writing, it’s probably a sign that things have gone off the rails

4. When ‘etc.’ is your go-to because you either know too much or absolutely nothing else

5. Writing a master’s thesis? More like sending a constant SOS

6. If you don’t run on pure seasoned chaos, can you even call yourself a final-year student?

7. Hopefully, it’ll be tears of joy by then

8. The true college experience? Struggling with Wi-Fi that’s ‘secure’ but never works.

9. Come on, Internet drama is pure entertainment

10. Legend has it that the professor still has night terrors about it to this day

11. Brace yourself. Canvas is coming.

12. Sometimes, you have to focus on the stuff that really matters—like updating your playlist

13. Because how else would you generate energy to face your problems?

14. “Brain says nope.”

15. “With all due respect, ma’am, I barely had control over my own mind at that hour.”

16. Showing first years the crying cave is such a heartwarming tradition

17. Pro tip: Always trust that first gut feeling

18. The audacity!

19. “Challenge accepted.”

20. That awkward silence after your speech where the room is filled with twenty identical unimpressed expressions

21. Multitasking: ignoring responsibility in favor of distractions that bring happiness and joy

College is tough, but laughter makes it a little easier. The next time you’re trudging to class or pulling an all-nighter, remember these memes and smile—it’s all part of the adventure. Keep going; you've got this!

Jesse