11 Struggles Only Math Majors Will Totally Get

Math majors might have it hardest between making jokes that only they get and being asked to calculate tips all the time. Sure, English majors need to write endless essays and science students spend their lives taring scales, but they probably didn't ever get a two-hour test with only three problems on it. Whether you're someone who uses math in their job or does their best to avoid talking about it, we've rounded up the struggles only you'll understand.

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Becoming bilingual on accident

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Which came in handy when you needed to translate your homework

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Trying to make any problem set fun

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Creating study guides that could cover the walls of your room

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Coming up with proofs of why you don't need to study

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Spending your life's fortune on textbooks

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Competing with your friends on who had the neatest problem set

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Finding a board without chalk was a nightmare

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Decorating your graduation cap in a nerdy joke because you deserve it

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Knowing to expect these answers anytime you tell someone your major

We get it — now please don't ask us to calculate the tip for dinner.