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Expectations for Getting Up in the Morning vs. Reality

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Erica Boucher Student Contributor, Gettysburg College
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1.  Expectation: You will get up as soon as the first alarm goes off

 

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Reality: You snooze at least once

 

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2. Expectation: You only need to set one alarm

 

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Reality: You need to set about 15, and even then you aren’t sure if you will actually get up

 

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3. Expectation: You will get up with enough time to do your hair and makeup and choose a great outfit

 

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Reality: You snoozed so many times that it’s either mascara or lipstick and you just throw your hair up in a messy bun

 

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4. Expectation: You will be able to finish up your homework in the morning

 

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Reality: You desperately upload whatever you wrote the night before onto moodle so that it makes the deadline

 

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5. Expectation: You will have time to eat a well-balanced breakfast

 

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Reality: You eat whatever is fastest in the seven minutes you have in Servo

 

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6. Expectation: You will have time to print out your paper before class

 

 

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Reality: The printers aren’t working, and your whole class is desperately trying to print at the same time

 

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7. Expectation: You will arrive to class five minutes early and be ready when the professor get there

 

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Reality: You have to run for class and make it just as it hits the start time

 

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My name is Erica Boucher and I am part of Gettysburg College Class of 2019. I'm a huge fan of Harry Potter (and am a total Ravenclaw). I'm the Profile Editor here at HerCampus Gettysburg along with a writer. I love the color blue, singing/dancing to music in my dorm room, and wearing funky socks.