If you haven't heard of Downton Abbey at this point, you're living under a rock. It's been 2 years since the last episode aired in the UK (brb, SOBBING), and fans still remember every single little detail that made that show great. But even people who never watched know that one of the best parts was the Dowager Countess.
Lady Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham and one of the sassiest, most hilarious characters of all time was played by the incredible Dame Maggie Smith. Basically, this makes her the best. If you, like me, are a college student at dying at the end of a semester and wishing you could just rewatch all of your favorite shows, here's your Downton fix and a summary of your life.
1. When you're studying for finals
You've probably worked straight through the weekend for so long that you forgot what they feel like.
2. When you hope your professor will just cancel the exam
Only as a last resort.
3. When you're trying to write a paper
She's not wrong...
4. When you call your mom having a mental breakdown
"I'm going to fail everything and have to either starve to death or live off of you for the rest of my life"
5. When you're trying to meet with a study group/professor
Is there anything worse than group text/emails? Yes. Having to actually call people.
6. When you study with the people who actually know what's going on
Who needs friends when you can be class allies?
7. When you remember that you're also supposed to be having a social life
On top of studying and trying to get enough sleep, you're supposed to be being social. But you've been wearing the same outfit for the last 3 days...
8. When you put off checking your grades
You know you should look at them, but you also know you're not going to.
9. When your morale has reached an all-time low
Even those of us who don't drink start to feel this way...
10. When people tell you that you're overreacting to your workload
People, I'm not being ridiculous when I say I have two projects, two presentations, an exam, and a paper all due in one week.
11. When your professor says "you won't need to know this for the final exam"
I want to trust you right now, but...
12. When someone says "you'll need to know this if you want to get hired..."
I mean, isn't that why we're subjecting ourselves to this torture?13. When your lack of sleep has given you more emotions than you know what to do with
Sleep deprivation + maximum stress = emotional roller coaster
14. When *that one* professor says they've assigned a "reasonable amount of work"
Yes, Professor Satan, I'll just do your 100+ pages of reading, paper, and presentation for the week right after I finish my 2 exams, 3 other papers, and readings. No biggie.
15. When high schoolers think that what they're doing is stressful
You have to feel just a little bit sassy with them because they're still living at home and going to school that doesn't expect you to have superhuman qualities that mean you don't need to sleep or eat so you can just work all the time.
16. When you inevitably say "ugh! I just don't care anymore!"
"I'm just done!" you say as you open your textbook back up to keep studying.
17. When your professor tries to add extra assignments at the last minute
This. Is. Not. Happening.
18. When you're finally finished with it all
Nothing beats the little post semester celebration you have for yourself! Its usually just eating and sleeping, but hey, it's not like you've gotten to do much of that lately.
