Midterms are like the preview of finals week that no one wants or needs. They're like that person you know you have to invite to your birthday even though all they do is bother you and overstay their welcome. Whether it's taking a bunch of tests or submitting a bunch of papers, midterms are hard, stressful and downright annoying. If you're new to the idea of midterms, here are some signs you may be dangerously close to, or in the middle of, midterm season.
1. You find yourself crying at least once a day.
Convincing yourself everything's going to be okay gets exponentially harder when you realize you have four midterms in the span of two days.
2. You're at the library/in a study room more than you're in your actual room.
If it's 12 a.m. and you've just realized you haven't left the library since you got there at 3 p.m., you may be studying for midterms.
3. You weren't stressed a week ago.
Midterms always seem to come out and hit you when you least expect it. Maybe next time you'll rethink going out every Tuesday-Saturday.
4. You're getting two hours of sleep every night.
Note: this lack of sleep must be caused by the fact that you're doing work until you finally look away from your notes and realize the sun is rising( not because you're up talking to friends/ doing something other than studying or doing work).
5. You're drinking an excessive amount of coffee/energy drinks.
Sleep? What's that? I don't need sleep, I just need more coffee!
6. Or if you don't drink either of those, you find yourself drinking these.
You've made a new best friend, Red Bull, and for the next two weeks, you'll be spending every day together.
7. You eat dinner at 2 a.m. because that's when you're forced to finally leave the library.
At this point, you've probably also realized your starving, so you devour your 2 a.m. Dominos.8. You call home way more than necessary.
"Mom can you come pick me up? I'm scared." - Random kid from "Mean Girls," and also you.
9. You stay in to study on the weekend.
There's no time for a weekend when 25% of your grade hangs in the balance.
10. You don't see your friends that live right next door for days.
Don't worry, they understand because they're doing the exact same thing.
11. You feel like school is consuming you and you'll never make it to the end of the semester.
12. You realize you still have finals to get through and decide you might join the circus instead.
It's okay everyone, midterms will be over soon (but not soon enough). You can do it!
