The Best Summer Ever: Expectations Vs Reality (19 pics)

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Reality: You move back in with your parents.

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Expectation: You land an awesome PAID internship at a cool company.

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Reality: You end up working for less than minimum wage at the mall.

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Expectation: Of course you find the time & money to backpack through Europe for a few weeks.

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Reality: Family vacation!

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Expectation: You have an epic summer romance.

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Reality: Finding a fling is hard. Staying in with Netflix isn’t.

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Expectation: You use your free time to catch up on great works of literature and Oscar-winning documentaries.

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Reality: You devote every hour to the best summer shows.

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Expectation: You keep yourself college-ready by getting ahead on your academic reading list.

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Reality: I’m sorry, reading?

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Expectation: You’ll hit the beach, get your tan on & hook a hottie.

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Reality: Tanning isn’t for everyone.

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Expectation: You’ll reunite with your best friends from high school.

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Reality: You barely make it through one dinner with them.

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Expectation: You work really hard for the perfect beach body.

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Reality: Your beach bod is immediately ruined by your daily diet of ice cream.

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HAPPY SUMMER 2014!