So it seems like everything is perfect! You're having an amazing day, the sun is out, and you're surrounded by people you love. Then all of a sudden everything is different. You remember. Your fatal flaw of not checking your planner comes back to bite you. Responsibility comes over you like a dark cloud. You have multiple exams and homework, all due tomorrow.

Stage 1- Panic

Oh no!!! You cannot believe you were forgetful enough to overlook your own impending doom. The fact that such big things were so small in your memory leaves you in awe. “How could I be so dumb!?”

Stage 2- Calm, Cool, Collected

A wave of serenity washes over you. Relaxing thoughts of “I have time” and “I got this” washes away the panic. You believe everything will be okay.

Stage 3- Hard Work

You start off strong. You can't be stopped. Anything put in your path will be destroyed. You're on top of the world and can accomplish everything.

Stage 4- Procrastination

Your newfound will power begins to fail you. You start getting distracted. WHATS THAT!? A plain white wall you say!? That white wall becomes the most interesting piece of artwork you have ever seen. Then your phone goes off, there are texts and Instagram notifications making your fingers tingle. You give in.

Stage 5- Snacking

A type of procrastination and what students often come to after hard work and determination. Saying that you were hungry is probably the best excuse for a break, even if maybe you just had dinner and hour or two ago. Hopefully this snack is fruit or some veggie sticks but let's be real, it's probably pretzels and Nutella or popcorn.

Stage 6- The Oh Shit Stage

You realize you have gotten far away from your task and begin to refocus. Your head, now more clear than it was before from your well deserved break, will do you good. You begin reviewing your material again, with a refreshed energized brain.

Stage 7- The Sleepy Stage

Eyelids heavy, yawning, head feeling foggy. You feel slower than before, motivation is running short. You think, “is this all worth it”, you know it is but that can't help the thoughts from running through your head.

Stage 8- Shower

You shower in hopes that it'll wake you up. You begin to get confused on saying today or last night. Everything is weird and you definitely checked behind the shower curtain before stepping in because everything is a little creepier than it usually is late at night.

Stage 9- Wet Hair Chillin With No Makeup On

After your shower you deserve another break. You begin refreshing social media that no one else has checked or posted anything on in hours. It feels good and you want to sleep but you known you can't.

Stage 10- The Hard Work Stage

You've become so tired you're awake and you begin working at your full potential even though you may feel like a walking, or should I say typing, zombie. All in numb, you must finish.

Stage 11-The Googling Stage

“How to get a job without a college degree?”

“High paying jobs with no education”

“Will my parents disown me if I drop out?”

“Strip clubs near me”

“Why am I a terrible student”

“Can I get paid to breathe?”

Stage 12- The Homestretch

You're not far from going to your 8 am and acing that test you've been trying to study for. From here you can go one of two ways, depending on the subject and how much sleep you got the night before last. The ideal route is to finish all your work, not fall asleep, go to class, then take the world’s most deserved nap. The alternate route happens every so often, and it is the most terrible way to pull an all nighter. You wake up at 7:50 at your desk or maybe in your bed if you thought you were able to study there without drifting into a deep sleep. You go to class unprepared and suffer the consequences.

No matter which ending you had, Happy Napping!