6 Stages of the Penn State Wi-Fi Not Working

Samantha Oskie Student Contributor, Pennsylvania State University

Rachael David Student Contributor, Pennsylvania State University

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at PSU chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

In today’s society, Internet is needed for everything. For example, class notes, online projects, Facebook, Instagram, etc. But what happens when we get that error message saying, “Could not connect to the Internet”? Here are the six stages of the Wi-Fi not working on campus:

1. Maybe I’m connected to the wrong Wi-Fi

Not connected to the Internet? I’m probably still connected to my router in my room. No big deal. Let me just switch this.

2. Okay, this is definitely the right Wi-Fi

I swear this says I’m connected to the campus Wi-Fi…

3. I need to figure this out RIGHT NOW

I’m just going to disconnect and try again… and again. Maybe one more time. I’ll just give it a minute. It’s definitely going to connect.

4. PANIC

Class is about to start and still no Internet. The entire room is frantically whispering to the person next to them. Random “Felicia’s phone” options are popping up on the Wi-Fi list. WHAT IS A HOT SPOT? HOW DO I GET ONE?

5. Finally connecting to that random Wi-Fi with one bar

Don’t fail me now, attwifi. I just need to open this PowerPoint before class starts.

6. THE WI-FI IS BACK

*internal sigh of relief*

There you have it, collegiettes! Next time the Wi-Fi isn’t working, just remember to take a deep breath – you’re not alone in the struggle.

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Samantha Oskie

Rachael David

PSU

Rachael David is currently a senior at Penn State University and serves as the Campus Correspondent for Her Campus Penn State. She is majoring in public relations and minoring in psychology. Her love of creative writing and all things Penn State is what inspired her to become a member of the HC team in the fall of 2013. Her background experience includes working for the Undergraduate Admissions Office at Penn State as a social media intern in the spring of 2014 and is currently working as a social media intern for an internet marketing company in Harrisburg called WebpageFX. This past summer she also served as a PR intern for Tierney Communications. Rachael enjoys anything media related especially catching up on her favorite shows, including Saturday Night Live and any show on Food Network. She has a passion for food but also loves being active and spending her free time running or hiking. She hopes to gain more experience in all aspects of the media industry during college and plans on pursuing a career writing for a life & style publication in the future.