Chemistry majors have it rough. From having tough classes, participating in research, studying, and contributing your time to other clubs, there’s hardly enough time for anything else. Confusion and stress are always at an all-time high, no matter what part of the semester it is. The library is your best friend, and you could probably draw every part of the building from memory if you had to.

1. There is no “syllabus week”

Chemistry professors always get started on day one. Some professors don’t even go over the syllabus, but just jump right into the course material. Cue your friends saying “how do you have homework already?”

2. Gen Chem was a breeze

You had chemistry in high school, so when you get to general chemistry in college, the whole year is like review. You don’t have to study all that much and can still make an A in the class.

3. Upper level courses are another story

Okay, general chemistry was easy, so organic can’t be that bad, right? Nope. You think you understand, but you get the test, and then realize you don’t understand at all.

4. Labs are long and tedious

As you climb the metaphorical chemistry ladder, lab classes get harder and harder. Get ready for long hours in the lab, and then add two more hours to that if you mess up your experiment.

5. The squinty eye comes in at least one time per class period

You know the look. When the professor is talking about something that doesn’t make sense because he skipped a step and you missed it, the look comes into play. You squint at the board like that’s going to help, look around to see if anyone else is having trouble, and then squint again at the board.

6. Zoning out in class is a big no

One moment you’re focusing on what the professor is saying, and the next, you’re thinking about what you’ll look like when you’re 40. By the time you have refocused, five minutes have passed and you have no idea what has been said, which leads to…

7. Confusion. So much confusion

Now you’re wishing that your mind hadn’t wandered off. While you’re cursing yourself for not paying attention, you just missed two more minutes of lecture. Yay.

8. You have to take other classes that are even harder

Like physics. Why is physics a thing? You may think something makes sense in physics, but then the teacher explains why your answer is wrong, and you just hang your head in shame. And that happens at least 20 times a semester.

9. You’ve contemplated changing your major about 10 times

Maybe biology would be easier? Or you could just drop out of school. You’re sure my parents would let you live at home indefinitely. Who needs to go to school anyway?

10. Weekends are everything

Weekends are your only free time (kind of). You can do whatever you want, whether it’s catching up on practice problems, getting in some extra study time, or taking about 14 naps over the course of 2 days, you live for the weekends, and always will as long as you’re a chem major.