After fifteen long weeks of hard work, sleep deprivation, and never ending stress, the time has finally come: the end of the semester. As someone who couldn’t be happier about the last week of the semester, not counting finals week, I have reflected on all of the things that I will miss about college life while I enjoy my break. My friends, my classes, my professors, feeling like I have a purpose in life by gaining an education and moving a step closer to my ultimate goal. I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ll even miss the campus food! All the amazing things to be missed aside, there is still a never-ending list of things that I will not miss during my month off. For now, here are twenty things that I will not even remotely miss during the upcoming break!
- Apologizing to my bed every morning for leaving it at 5am.
- Putting on makeup everyday and getting dressed.
- The morning commute.
- Having to socialize with classmates I know I won’t associate with next semester.
- Having my schedule completely clash with those of my best friends.
- Having to respond to “Can you meet up today?” texts with, “Sorry, too busy studying!”
- BlackBoard. Enough said.
- Connect assignments.
- 11:59pm deadlines. I’m definitely not going to miss those.
- Actively resisting f’real milkshakes; admit it, those things are the definition of heaven on Earth.
- Midterm exams. Final exams. Any kind of exam will not be missed.
- Three hour breaks.
- Listening to a million Spotify ads while doing homework. There’s nothing worse than reading The Fall of the House of Usher while listening to a GEICO commercial, especially when you can’t focus on homework without music.
- Having random guys approach me and pry for personal information even though I’ve expressed your lack of interest. Seriously, walk away.
- Walking around campus in the rain.
- Group projects.
- Public Speaking. 9am is too early for me to even think a coherent thought, let alone present one to the entire class.
- Being weeks behind on my favorite shows because of the workload. Winter Break means binging on all of my favorite shows and catching up!
- Coming to campus only to realize my class has been cancelled. In hindsight, checking my email before I leave the house is probably a good idea.
- Having the current state of my life be perfectly described by Evil Kermit memes. Relatable memes make up 99% of my camera roll, no shame.
