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The Struggles of Being Basic During the Fall Season

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Mass Amherst chapter.

Autumn is quickly approaching. The temperature is dropping, the leaves are slowly changing colors, and girls’ basic-ness is about to be at an all time high. Here is a complete list of the struggles us basic Collegiettes deal with during the fall season: 

1. Constantly craving a Pumpkin Spice Latte from Starbucks…

2. Then realizing how many calories it actually has…

3. But you drink it anyways #NOSHAME…

4. Wanting to post an #OOTD picture every day of your fall outfits, because they’re SO different from everyone else’s…

5. But then realizing you look just as basic as everyone else…

6. Not having a guy to take you on a cute apple picking date…

7. But then realizing going with your girlfriends is so much better!

8. Because then you can take all the basic apple picking pictures you want without feeling judged…

9. Realizing Halloween is right around the corner…

10. And you’re pale…

11. But too poor for a tanning package.

12. You promise yourself that you’ll at least think of a creative costume to wear…

13. But in the end, you’re just too lazy. Cat ears it is.

14. Rolling your eyes at all the fall foliage pictures taking over your Instagram news feed…

15. But then posting one yourself because you simply can’t resist.

16. Trying to find the perfect spot to take your classic “It’s fall!” picture featuring leather boots stepping on crunchy leaves…

17. In private…

18. Because you don’t want anyone seeing how basic you actually are.

19. But, the fall season just makes it so hard not to be basic. 

 

20. So, Fall: bring on the pumpkin spices, crunchy leaves, and unoriginal Halloween costumes…

21. Us basic Collegiettes will be ready for you. 

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