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Midterms: As Told by the Real Housewives

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at U Conn chapter.

It has begun. We can no longer ignore our professors who off-the-cuff  mention the midterm exam when it is still weeks away. 

It’s official – midterms week month is here.

As we push through hours of studying, let’s look at what our glamorous and irrational Bravo favorites would think if they were in our places.

 

Up until this point, the semester going pretty well.

It’s been all fun, laughs, and football games up until this point.

Until the professor mentions the midterm…

Already!?

…but there’s no time left in class to actually discuss the exam.

Of course there’s not. 

So, you attend the review session where the TA just reads off the syllabus.

Aren’t you glad you rearranged your schedule in order to attend the review session?

You figure you should probably study and head off to Homer.

Here we go!

You desperately search for a table because cubicles are no good.

Cubicles = boxes of sadness. Never settle for a cublicle.

You end up settling in on the 4th floor AKA the silent floor (AKA purgatory).

Library is full of other sad, studying souls.

When you open up your computer, the last episode of your KUWTK binge session begins to play full volume. Cue the dirty looks.  

Please don’t judge for what one does in the privacy of their own home. 

But the second someone else sneezes, you’re baffled that they cannot respect the rules of the 4th floor.

Yes, I am staring at you because you’re far too loud for the 4th floor.

Naturally, you open up Facebook and proceed to like your best friend’s embarrassing photos from 7th grade.

#Procastination

Next, you spend 20 minutes looks at your roommate’s ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend’s best friend’s Instagram account.

Can’t. Look. Away. 

After all that hard work, you head to Bookworms. 

Iced Caramello and Peanut M&M’s, please.

Alas, after hours of real studying you decide to go home and get some rest.

What an exhausting study session!

Alarms goes off and you drag yourself to class for the dreaded exam.

*Spend 10 minutes calculating what grade you would recieve in the class if you just skipped the exam.*

The TA spends the first 20 minutes explaining how to use a scantron.

You literally color in the lines of the appropriate baby circles – why do we need this tutorial every time?

You forgot a #2 pencil and have to ask a stranger for mercy.

In your bag you have 5 lipglosses but not a single pencil. This can’t be happening

You’re off to the races and bubbling in your answers.

“Sure, ‘B’ sounds like a logical answer.”

Finally, you’ve arrived to the “No answer is wrong” question.

This is YOUR MOMENT. 

“Explain why you think this.”

“I agree with the author because I agree with the author.” 

All done! Time to awkwardly climb over your peers and had in the exam.

Can’t be sure if the exam or the silently stepping over 6 backpacks while carrying your own personal belongings is more challenging. 

That’s it! You’re a free bird.

There’s really no better feeling.

…only four more exams to go.

Hang in there girl. We believe in you but if you need some help, we’ve got your back there too.

 

 

 

Mary is a senior studying Communication and Entrepreneurship. She is an avid instagrammer, a sucker for anything on Bravo, and is passionate about the beauty industry.  When she is not busy with Phi Sigma Pi, Autism Speaks U, and Her Campus, she can be found writing for her personal beauty blog. Follow her on instagram @marysecondo.