Even though there’s a certain level of excitement in the air to ring in the new school year, we’re almost always faced with the bittersweet realities of our fairly high beginning of school expectations. Follow the list below to see if real life has gotten the best of your back to school expectations.
1. Getting Organized Expectation:
Buying every planner, binder, notebook and assortment of multi-coloured pens to keep track of your impossibly busy lifestyle and hectic class schedule. Not to mention, promising yourself to fill up your laptop calendar with upcoming events to stay on track for the upcoming year.
Getting Organized Reality:
Having those tools comes in handy for like a week, then resorting to post it notes taped everywhere because you keep forgetting to write in your planner and your multi-coloured pens have somehow grown legs and walked away (I can’t have lost them already… could I?!).
Oh well, you tried.
2. Going to Class Expectation:
Alarm clock set: check. Outfit picked out ahead of time: check. Book bag organized: check. Vowing to be the best student ever and getting to class on time: check.
Going to Class Reality:
Going to class seemed like a good idea until you decided that getting your beauty sleep would be a much better option. Nighty night!
3. Getting Dressed for Class Expectation:
Make up done, hair done, outfit done, everything did. Telling yourself you’ll look super fashion forward and fly AF in the first week of class to make sure you make it on Laurier’s Spotted page this time around.
Getting Dressed for Class Reality:
A messy bun and sweats will do. Forget the hair, it’s a hat day (again!?). And don’t even mention makeup, you’re going for an effortless look right???
4. Taking Notes in Class Expectation:
Spending time and effort to neatly write out the perfect study notes. Then, just because you’ve vowed to be the best student ever this year, you’re going to go the extra mile and copy your notes onto your laptop for further studying. Yes. A+ here I come.
Taking Notes in Class Reality:
Sh#t the prof is talking wayyyy too fast. Might as well watch this Facebook video while you wait for him to slow down. You can always get the notes from someone else later right? Ok, one more Tasty video then I’ll listen, I promise.
5. Social Life Expectation:
Sorry self, you can’t afford a social life this year. It’s all about grades, grades, grades! One party every other weekend will suffice, the rest of the week will be dedicated to studying, writing notes and doing readings! Go you!
Social Life Reality:
Ok, you partied Thursday night, Friday night and Saturday night. Not to mention you went to Phil’s Sunday night too, oops. Going to class hung over isn’t the worse thing right? This is gonna be the last time (said everyone, ever)!
Hope you found these back to school expectations vs. realities somewhat relatable to your everyday life, and all the best this upcoming school year! Go Hawks!