WOO!!! Spring semester!!
Just kidding…
When coming back to school after the glorious 6-8 week vacation that is winter break, spring semester seems like a daunting and tiring stretch of time to get a lot done.
But more importantly, it seems like the 16 weeks that separates you from summer.
Spring semester also brings really high expectations for students. Among getting good grades and doing well in school, you also have to use those 16 weeks wisely to get fit for that summer bod that you so desperately want by May.
If you’re like me at all, you forget this periodically and the only thing currently getting you through the semester is a Netflix binge and a countdown towards summer. Inspired by my currently Netflix addiction, here are the 10 stages of this tedious semester as told by Nathan, Brooke, Peyton, Lucas and all of our favorite cast members of OTH.
Stage One: Hope
YAY! Winter break is over and we are all flocking back to campus. After that nice, and needed time off, we are all excited to come back and see all of our friends who went home to different places after finals were over!! We are going to kill it this semester and stay on top of our homework and studying and definitely not slack off in the same way we did last semester
Stage Two: Determination
Syllubus days. You walk in to your first class and see a new professor and sit down. The professor passes out the syllubus and you know you’re going to get an A in this class. You take out your new notebook and pens and write down everything the professor says because you want to start this semester off strong!
You can have that A, Nate!
Stage 3: Invincibility
You know what I’m talking about. These are the first couple of weeks of the semester where you’ve only been given out one assignment and nothing is in the grade book yet and you’re just chillin out on cloud 9 without a care in the world.
Stage 4: Sudden Panic
Oh no… suddenly that one grade in the grade book turned into three and now next week you have three midterms, two term papers, and a lab due all on Monday. Not to mention you have to go to work and you have extra curriculars to keep up with. Oh, and don’t forget the gym!
because it isn’t ugh
Stage five: Mid-Semester Acceptance
Well, all of your grades totally went down after all of those midterms last week and now you’re basically not going to graduate and not going to get into grad school and your life is basically over, better memorize Pretty Woman because that’s going to be your life now #prostitution
Stage Six: Random Momentum
No, you know what? You don’t have to sell your organs to pay my rent! YOU will get your grades up and YOU WILL TAKE BACK THIS SEMESTER. You will be in all of your office hours, so HI professors. You are willing to do what it takes to get back on track. They don’t know what you’re capable of.
Stage Seven: Insomnia
If you’re going to get your grade up, you’re going to need to stay up all night and study. Or just until you pass out. Which ever comes first. Your new best friend is Red Bull or Rockstar or a Starbucks Refresher. Oh and who can forget coffee?
Stage Eight: Deliriousness
FINALS WEEK. You’ve now done everything you can to possibly get your grade up, you haven’t slept in three weeks, you haven’t entered the gym or have had a social life in months, you’ve contemplated leaving it all to run away to mexico and live your life downing unlimited shots of tequila on a beach somewhere and to top it all off, you are now starting to smell and people can kind of notice…. You’re going a little crazy. Your RBF is in full force. Let’s hope you pass your finals…
Stage Nine: Relief
You’re done!!!! There is now nothing more you can do. You’re kind of stressed waiting to see your final transcripts but whatever its summer now!!! WOOOOO Now its time to sleep for 24039902 hours and eat everything in your fridge and go out and bask in the glorious summer sun!! You’ve EARNED these next three months of pure bliss.
Stage Ten: Anxiety
…Until next semester