11. You have started detesting your summer job.
Working as a crew member for some restaurant or applying for a seasonal position at your favorite froyo store seemed super easy because you'd only be there for three months. But you already hate your boss and it's getting to the point where he or she is cutting your hours because you're going back to school soon. Well, you're over it, and no, you won't be coming back next summer.
10. You have already bought all of your school supplies.
There's nothing quite like some brand new pencils and notebooks (even though you probably already have 30 half-used pens and 2 empty notebooks sitting at home) to say you're ready to get back in class mode - or to doodle all over the syllabus. Either method works.
9. Everywhere you go, you keep seeing people from high school.
Are they back home for the summer too? Did they even go to college? Are they seriously working at the grocery store? Either way, you're glad you don't have to see them again when you move back to college. You didn't like them in high school, and you like them even less now.
8. You parents and siblings are starting to annoy you and treat you like you actually still live there.
Yes, you've been living there since you were a child. Yes, you've been back for three months and the excitement about your return has worn off. No, you did not move back to somehow remind your parents of your ability to do chores, have a curfew (really, Dad?), and babysit your annoying younger siblings. They did just fine while you were in college, right?
7. You're so bored, homework starts to sound appealing.
You know, when summer started, you really thought that going to bed at 5 in the morning and sleeping until noon would actually be pleasant. Now you're sort of annoyed with your own laziness and you've run out of seasons of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Gossip Girl" to re-watch. Guess homework is just about the next best thing.
6. You miss being able to use the "it's college" excuse about everything.
When you're at school and you want to eat pizza at 2 AM, you just order pizza and dignify yourself with the "it's college" excuse. When you're at school and avoiding studying even though you know you have an exam the next day, you tell your friends "it's college," and stay up all night hanging out. When you're at home and your mom tells you that curfew is 10 PM, the "it's college" excuse really doesn't work quite as well. Lucky you, classes start soon and you're ready to go back!
5. You're genuinely excited for your classes to start.
Now, no one wants to admit that they stalked Blackboard all summer, waiting for their syllabi to become available for the new semester, but we know better. You're looking forward to taking more of your major classes and learning about topics you're actually interested in learning about (goodbye, high school, so glad I never have to take another P.E. class again).
4. You're actually looking forward to work week because you get to be around your sisters again.
Work week is probably better known as hell week because of the long hours, constant singing, and religiously going over recruitment procedures. However, you get to see most of your sisters for the first time since your last chapter of the semester in April or May, and you couldn't be more excited to tell them all about your summer.
3. You've recently bought a new academic planner.
Lilly Pulitzer and Erin Condren both released their planners in mid-summer, and you have already bought your favorite design and filled it with chapter meetings, syllabus assignments, and, of course, all of your favorite school breaks (Spring Break at the beach, anyone?)
2. You are seriously missing the school's cafeteria food (also also questioning your judgement).
Even if your school has a grade-A cafeteria, chances are it's just not as nice as a home cooked meal. However, you've had three months of homecooked meals. Now you just want a waffle at 2 AM and some cafeteria pizza and french fries.
1. You're starting to make plans with your best friends again
Summer was fun and exciting because you got to go home. Or, if you're like me, you got to stay in town and watch all your friends go home, instead . You lounged by the pool, worked more hours (extra money, right?), and most of all, you missed all of your college friends because you were all probably hundreds of miles apart. Once you've started planning your first week back get-togethers and reunions, you know that move-in and the first day of classes are just a stone's throw away.
