College Confessions

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Me and my roommate, who's actually a close friend of mine, are both aiming for med school. He's always been better than me academically, sitting around a 3.95 GPA, super disciplined, always ahead. Last fall during final exam week in early December, I knew he kept everything on his iPad all his notes, summaries, even exam prep and he never really shared them with anyone. I had memorized his password without him knowing, and one day while he was out, I went on his iPad and DELETED all of his notes. He ended up LWD'ing 2 of his 6 courses and finishing the semester with around a 3.2 GPA. Since then he's been really down... honestly depressed. Even this semester,although he's doing a bit better, he's still not performing like he used to. I regret what I did every single day. At the time I convinced myself it was "necessary" because of the pressure and competition, but now I just feel sick about it. I don't know if I should tell him, or just live with it. What would you do? - U of T

Every time my professor says “any questions?” I ask something dumb just to watch him die inside. Last week I asked if Shakespeare invented TikTok. The silence was chef’s kiss. I’m not learning, I’m just ragebaiting. - Ohio State University)

My boyfriend has been so angry and aggressive lately, constantly snapping over the smallest things. I suspect it's because he obsesses over UFC. He acts like every argument is a fight night, getting all hyped and ready to throw down. I love him, but his energy is exhausting. - University of Central Florida

I’ve been secretly posting pics of my feet on the side for 8 months to pay rent. Told my roommates I’ve been doing ‘freelance graphic design’ work on the side. They always compliment my new fits while I’m literally banking off my toes. I’m not even sorry anymore. - USC

I lied to my best friend about sleeping with their ex just to keep them from getting back together. 3 years later I still flinch when their name pops up. I ruined something beautiful out of pure jealousy. Forgive me if you ever see this. - Swarthmore College

Sophomore year I cheated on every final tiny cheat sheets taped inside my water bottle label. Still hit cum laude with 3.84. I landed my dream job at McKinsey that my roommate also applied to & got rejected for. He never knew I used his exact resume phrasing in my cover letter after he shared it. - Kenyon College

my first semester teaching undergrads, i lost a student's midterm exam. (I knew he turned it in, I knew he didn't do well on it, but when it came time to enter the grades online, his exam disappeared). I said nothing and gave him an A. The next time I saw him in class, we locked eyes and I knew he knew I knew he knew. - IU

I finally have to admit it… I’ve been the one secretly replacing the office coffee with decaf for three months straight. Watched my entire team slowly unravel while pretending to be just as tired as them. Zero remorse. Sorry not sorry. - University of Michigan

I let my roommate think our $1200 water bill was all from his long showers. I was secretly running a crypto mining rig in my closet 24/7 that spiked our usage. He paid the full extra $400 while I stayed quiet. Still feel like trash about it. - Oberlin College

Back in Uni, a girl mocked my presentation one time so I searched for her group and asked the topic they were presenting on. I spent 4 days researching on it and asked her so many questions like it was common knowledge that she cried. Stay blessed precious one. - UBC

I’ve been informed by my boss that my custom Rizzler emoji on Slack can be seen by my entire organization and can only be removed by IT

Freshman year I came home early from a party & found my lit prof (that’s in his mid-40s, married) sitting on our living room couch laughing with my mom after their ‘casual dinner.’ Since she also works at our school. She said it was just grading papers. He left fast. No clue if they did anything freaky. - Syracuse

I was so in love with this one guy I kept chasing. Never once saw him do pouches or suspected anything. When we broke up, I couldn’t eat or sleep, literally shaking for him. Turns out it wasn’t just him I was hooked on… it was the Alp’s he was secretly packing the whole time, transferring straight to me through every kiss. Now I’m down so bad I’m feining for both the guy and the buzz. - Rice

Went on 4 dates with this girl I really clicked with. Great convos, kissed goodnight once. Found out weeks later she’s trans and never told me. Felt blindsided and kinda shitty about it tbh. Wish she’d just said it. - Boston University

I invited my entire group project team over to “finalize the presentation” at my place. We finished in 20 minutes, then someone suggested shots. 4 hours later I’m making out with the quiet kid who’s dating our TA while everyone else films it and chants “submit the slides!!” I still can’t look at PowerPoint the same. - lehigh

For 2 years I paid my roommate $2k/month thinking it was my half of a $4k rent. Just saw the lease: total rent was only $2k the whole time. He’s been taking my $2k + the full rent every month & pocketing the extra $2k. I trusted him completely. Gutted. Sorry doesn’t cut it. - Harvard University

At our tiny startup with only one bathroom stall on the floor, this one employee from another company across from us would always go take a dump everyday at 9am until noon. No idea what he was doing in there but this guy was so annoying. Literally had to hold it in every time we had to go. Never a response either when we banged on the door for him to hurry. This is next level get paid from my 9-5 to do nothing. - McGill

I have a water bottle that I fill up with vodka and take with me everywhere I go, even work. During my shifts I'm lowkey sipping on my vodka and I will usually finish the whole thing before I finish work. I have a back up flask incase, but I usually don't need it. I actually started doing this back in high school when I was 16. Teachers and fellow students always thought I was drinking water. Nobody suspects a thing because I've always got chewing gum, mints and sprays to mask it. Plus the vodka scent isn't as strong as other alcohol. In my opinion anyway. People think I'm super extroverted and friendly, but really I'm just semi drunk all the time. - ASU

Okay so freshman year I was kinda obsessed with my Western Civ prof... like the way he talked, his hair, mannerism and bulge he had in his pants. One night I stayed late in office hours "discussing" my essay, one thing led to another and we hooked up on his couch surrounded by his books. He was my first. Super intense, felt wrong but so right at the time. Still think about it sometimes. It had some girth. - Dartmouth

I had a friend who cheated on EVERY exam, hidden notes, phone apps, even paying others to take tests. He sailed through undergrad like it was nothing. Now? He's in med school at Johns Hopkins. Makes you wonder about the system. - UPenn