That’s right people. The days of lounging by the pool and letting the sun kiss your skin while sipping something cold and fruity are through. Late nights are over and early morning are beginning. Aviator sunglasses are about to be replaced by reading glasses. Backpacks are being swapped for beach bags. It can only mean one thing. Summer is over and classes are starting again.
I know, I know, I’m as shocked as you are. I mean literally three minutes ago I was digging my swimsuit out of my closet for the first time in months. OK, so maybe that was three months ago, but you get the picture. Nobody is ready for summer to end and syllabus week to begin. Because syllabus week turns into exam week in no time at all. But let’s face it, it had to come some time.
No matter if you are a new, inexperienced freshman, or a well-seasoned senior, you know that you are in no way prepared for the chaos of the new semester to begin. So for those of you who don’t know, here are eleven things that happen on the first day of the semester.
1. Hearing your alarm go off before 10:00 a.m. for the first time in weeks.
You emerge from under the sheets, a zombie-like creature, doomed to an eternity of 9:00 a.m.'s.
2. Staggering over to your closet, half-asleep, only to realize you have nothing to wear.
It's the first day. You know you can't begin the continuous cycle of t-shirts and leggings yet.
3. Attempting to make a suitable breakfast for yourself.
Because you promised your mom that you would take care of yourself at school. Breakfast is, of course, the most important meal of the day, and I take my breakfast with cream and sugar.
4. Realizing you don't actually know where one of your classes is.
Campus suddenly seems so big when you have class in an obscure building on the opposite side of your dorm.
5. Realizing you only have ten minutes before class starts.
It's probably not okay to skip on the very first day right?
6. Walking into class and seeing someone you know.
Boom, instant friendship. You have just found your study buddy for the next 5 months
7. The professor hands out the syllabus and you immediately become stressed out.
Is it even humanely possible to accomplish this much in a single semester?
8. The professor jumps immediately from syllabus to lecture on the first day.
Um nope. No way. Not gonna happen.
9. But it's okay because in your next class the syllabus says "Attendance will not be graded."
Because everyone needs a mental health day at some point, right?
Afternoon naps are mandatory, and don't usually work when you're in the library trying to study.
11. Getting into bed, exhausted from the day, and realizing you have to do it all over again for the rest of the semester.
You aren't going to be sleeping again until winter break.
Cheers to the college years!
