10 stages a college student goes through every semester
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Since spring break is in 2 weeks (FINALLY!), I decided to share with you guys some stages we all go through as college students.
1. Motivated/ Determination
So, you're about to start a new semester and you are completely determined that you're going to get all those A's that you want and raise that GPA. You're so sure of yourself and all you know is that you're ready to finish this semester with a bang. That determination and motivation are the only two things you need to get through a semester, so make sure you don't lose them.
2. Am I going to have to drop this class?
You've officially finished your first week of the semester and you're thinking to yourself, "do I really need to drop this class? is this really what I signed up for? do I actually think I'm going to be able to wake up at 8 am, twice a week?" These factors are all going to be important things to think about and to take into consideration before the drop/add period is over.
3. Stress is slowly approaching
The semester is in full swing now. You're getting assignment thrown at you left and right and you have 5 different exams to study for. You are slowly but surely losing hope on why you're in college. And the one question you keep asking yourself is, "why am I doing this to myself?"
4. Assignment or going out?
So, your friends are planning on going out this weekend but you currently have a paper to write and an exam to study, so you're now faced with a very difficult decision to make. "Do I go out and enjoy my college life or do I spend the whole weekend locked away in my dorm room, working on assignments?" This is when prioritizing comes into play. You can think about it this way, do you want a good grade or do you want to have a good time?
5.Midterms
Congrats, you've officially done with the 1st half of the semester. The downside is, assignments, projects, and exams are about to rapidly increase. But before that happens, you have to actually sit down and study for your midterm exams (yay, fun). Cue longer nights and crying yourself to sleep.
6. The calm before the storm
Now that midterms have come and passed, you can finally take a break - just kidding. After the midterm season is over, you now need to prepare yourself for the calm before the storm, which happens to be the fact that everything is due before final exams. I don't know why all of the assignments are due at the same time, but I swear these professors do it on purpose.
7. The dreaded presentations
You know it's the end of the semester when you have 20 different presentations. For most of us, presentations usually means having a nervous breakdown. No one likes to present and I swear these professors can sense that, which is why they love to constantly see us get up in front of the class so much.
8. The 1,000 different assignments that are all due on the same day
This has happened to me every single semester and I never understood why. For the majority of my classes, I relatively won't have that many assignments at the beginning of the semester but once it hits the end of the semester, I end up having so many assignments that are due on the same day. It's ridiculous. I never understood why professors don't just spread out the assignment throughout the semester, so we're not all drowning in work towards the end.
9. Final exams
It's the moment that you've been dreading throughout the whole semester. When it comes to finals for most of us, it usually means sleep deprivation, a crap ton of coffee, and junk food. It also comes with an onslaught of panicking and stress. You're constantly overthinking about whether or not you're going to pass or fail that exam because in some instances, failing that one exam, means you fail that whole class, which basically means you fail at life.
10. Sleeping for 24 hours straight
Okay, so you're finally done with finals and the semester. That means you can finally go home to your actual bed and get some actual sleep because you deserve that sleep. You probably haven't had a good night of sleep in a while. You can finally go and lay down on your bed and hibernate, eat all that junk food that your mom bought you, and binge watch as many movies and shows as you want.
Since spring break is in 2 weeks (FINALLY!), I decided to share with you guys some stages we all go through as college students.
1. Motivated/ Determination
So, you're about to start a new semester and you are completely determined that you're going to get all those A's that you want and raise that GPA. You're so sure of yourself and all you know is that you're ready to finish this semester with a bang. That determination and motivation are the only two things you need to get through a semester, so make sure you don't lose them.
You've officially finished your first week of the semester and you're thinking to yourself, "do I really need to drop this class? is this really what I signed up for? do I actually think I'm going to be able to wake up at 8 am, twice a week?" These factors are all going to be important things to think about and to take into consideration before the drop/add period is over.
The semester is in full swing now. You're getting assignment thrown at you left and right and you have 5 different exams to study for. You are slowly but surely losing hope on why you're in college. And the one question you keep asking yourself is, "why am I doing this to myself?"
4. Assignment or going out?
So, your friends are planning on going out this weekend but you currently have a paper to write and an exam to study, so you're now faced with a very difficult decision to make. "Do I go out and enjoy my college life or do I spend the whole weekend locked away in my dorm room, working on assignments?" This is when prioritizing comes into play. You can think about it this way, do you want a good grade or do you want to have a good time?
5.Midterms
Congrats, you've officially done with the 1st half of the semester. The downside is, assignments, projects, and exams are about to rapidly increase. But before that happens, you have to actually sit down and study for your midterm exams (yay, fun). Cue longer nights and crying yourself to sleep.
6. The calm before the storm
Now that midterms have come and passed, you can finally take a break - just kidding. After the midterm season is over, you now need to prepare yourself for the calm before the storm, which happens to be the fact that everything is due before final exams. I don't know why all of the assignments are due at the same time, but I swear these professors do it on purpose.
7. The dreaded presentations
You know it's the end of the semester when you have 20 different presentations. For most of us, presentations usually means having a nervous breakdown. No one likes to present and I swear these professors can sense that, which is why they love to constantly see us get up in front of the class so much.
8. The 1,000 different assignments that are all due on the same day
This has happened to me every single semester and I never understood why. For the majority of my classes, I relatively won't have that many assignments at the beginning of the semester but once it hits the end of the semester, I end up having so many assignments that are due on the same day. It's ridiculous. I never understood why professors don't just spread out the assignment throughout the semester, so we're not all drowning in work towards the end.
9. Final exams
It's the moment that you've been dreading throughout the whole semester. When it comes to finals for most of us, it usually means sleep deprivation, a crap ton of coffee, and junk food. It also comes with an onslaught of panicking and stress. You're constantly overthinking about whether or not you're going to pass or fail that exam because in some instances, failing that one exam, means you fail that whole class, which basically means you fail at life.
10. Sleeping for 24 hours straight
Okay, so you're finally done with finals and the semester. That means you can finally go home to your actual bed and get some actual sleep because you deserve that sleep. You probably haven't had a good night of sleep in a while. You can finally go and lay down on your bed and hibernate, eat all that junk food that your mom bought you, and binge watch as many movies and shows as you want.
Nice list! This would make a great presentation! :)
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