Whether or not we want it to happen, the awful, dreadful part of the semester is approaching. In just a few short days, midterms will be upon us. If it has already happened to you, I'm sorry. The studying has commenced, the coffee is being consumed and the all-nighters are beginning. We can’t avoid it. We can’t hide from it. Here are 17 signs that the worst is about to come your way.
1. Dean B. Ellis is getting to be more crowded than usual.
The smart students who’ve skipped ahead and have been at the library for a while are the ones noticing the extra stragglers coming in. It’s one week, maybe two weeks before midterms, and the studying craze begins.
2. Starbucks is starting to see the same faces more than once a day.
Coffee keeps us awake and prepared for tests, right?
3. All of a sudden, Netflix doesn’t become the main tab you open up anymore.
4. Your sleep schedule starts to get weird.
Sleep in the day and work at night? Or is it the other way around?
5. You’re counting down the days till it’s over and it hasn’t even started yet.
SOS.
6. Your roommates start to wonder where you are.
Sorry, I had to make the library my home if I wanted to get everything done before midterms.
7. Instead of hearing parties all night, it’s actually silent.
Saturday nights aren’t for turning up anymore. At least for a couple of weeks anyway.
8. You start to crave human interaction.
All you’ve been doing is hiding in your room or the library.
9. The syllabus is haunting.
Getting closer and closer to the day of the test.
10. Your laundry basket in your room is starting to look like more like a mountain of clothes.
There is no time to wash clothes; this is a time to wear workout clothes. They don’t get gross if you don’t work out, right?
11. You start to miss all your favorite TV shows for the sake of studying.
Dang you, midterms!
12. You pick the class you know you’re going to do the worst in and cry the hardest for and study that first.
13. Your professor starts to say, “Hint hint: this will be on the test” a little more than usual.
Stop it. I know the exam is coming, so please don’t remind me.
14. You start to call your mom more than once a day.
Each time with a new problem to have a mental breakdown over.
15. You start praying a little more than usual.
Please don’t make me fail out of college. Please don’t make me a hobo.
16. You find out who’s the smartest in the class and try to become friends with them as quickly as possible.
17. You ignore your parents' calls about your final grades.
We all go through a little crisis during each wave of midterms. Hopefully, this wave is easy enough to not make you question your choice in major, lifestyle or love for Netflix. Keep calm and eat plenty of Einsteins, you got this.
