The Sophomore Slump is a very real sensation in which second year college students begin to feel a lack of motivation and become increasingly lazy. Here are some classic signs you may be experiencing a sophomore slump of your own.
1. Procrastination is your new best friend, and you two are very happy together.
You spend a majority of your time complaining about all of the work you have to do, and then not doing any of it or putting it off until the last possible second.
2. Coffee is your other new best friend.
After you figured out that, with excess amounts of cream and sugar, coffee is actually quite delicious, it has now become a necessary part of your day. The caffeine provides you with enough energy to get to class and maybe even do some homework.
3. You have existential crises on a regular basis.
"What am I doing with my life!? Why am I majoring in this!?" You suddenly doubt all of the decisions you have previously made regarding your future. It feels like everyone else has their whole lives figured out, and it freaks you out that you have no clue.
4. Emotional breakdowns are second nature.
Because you are constantly in existential crises and drinking excess amounts of coffee, it is much easier for you to have a breakdown. Something as simple as losing your favorite pen could leave you in hysterics. I mean, it was your favorite. There has to be some sort of sentimental value to that, right? Guess you can't finish that homework now.
5. You are constantly counting the days until your next break.
"Come on, buddy. Only 54 more days; we can do this..." As you are putting off your work or complaining about that one horrible class that bores you to tears, you check your academic calendar in an attempt to psych yourself up. It usually has the opposite effect, and you end up complaining more.
6. Taking naps is pretty much the only thing getting you through this semester.
Naps are a regular part of your day, and they are also another effective form of procrastination. Sometimes, when you have a lot of work to do (every day, all the time, forever), you decide that a nap is much more appealing. This is what I like to call a "procrasti-nap".
7. You are beyond done with people asking about your future.
The question, "So, what are you going to do with your life?" is the literal bane of your existence. It is the best you can do to hold it together and laugh off this question. On the inside, you are screaming.
8. You never want to go to class ever again.
How bad could it really be if you skipped your 8AM just this once? It is a daily battle of working up the courage to get yourself to class. Caffeine and a class participation grade are really your only motivating factors.
9. Things in general annoy you much more than they did freshman year.
The magic of freshman year has washed away, and you are now left with a very un-magical view of your college experience. Nothing is new anymore, so you have a much more cynical view of things. You realize how irritating freshmen can be, and you judge them freely and often. When someone does something embarrassing, the typical response is, "they must be a freshman." When you were a freshman, you did not realize how embarrassing you truly were.
10. You act a lot like a frustrated elderly person.
You take naps constantly. You complain about everything. You're grumpy all the time. You sometimes would prefer lying around and watching Netflix all day to going out (or doing work of any kind). You are annoyed by young people (even though you belong to that group). The only real difference is that older people don't have to figure out what to do with their lives because they're retired. You, on the other hand, still have some figuring out to do.
