Spring semester is great. Summer is almost here, the weather is getting warmer, and the world just seems like a better place. Here are some tell tale signs, that you have almost made it through the year.
1. Shorts and Tank Tops.
People seem to insist on wearing the most summer-oriented outfits they own, even on the coolest of spring days. It's like some people feel that dressing the part of warm weather will make it just magically happen. Unfortunately this is not the case, most of the time, you are cursing yourself for choosing to wear shorts on what was supposed to be that beautiful 65 degree day, and end up soaking it up on what ends up being a 50 degree rainy mess. Nothing makes me more annoyed than seeing some girl wearing literal booty shorts on a cold day. The sun being out does not justify your fashion choices.
2. Impossible to Study.
Something about spring semester makes one realize how amazing nature truly is. Whether you basking in the spring sun rays day drinking, or taking advantage of the beautiful parks and hiking trails surrounding the school, that had been arctic wastelands a month prior. Something about sunny days and a moderate climate makes it so much harder to justify spending time inside studying.
3. Who are you people?!
What is it about warm a day that has people crawling out of the woodwork? There are approximately 200% more people on campus on sunny days, and everyone seems genuinely happy to be there, rather than hunched over and bundled up running to their classes and out of the arctic chill. People are more prone to stop and talk, and the entire atmosphere of campus seems to change from one of wintery contempt to that of sunny contentment.
4. Finals Approaching.
Finals during spring semester always seem to be more difficult to get through. It probably has a lot to do with our inability to focus being inside, with the sun shining through the windows and reminding us how sad our lives truly are. Another theory would be how burned out everyone seems to be. We have made it through almost an entire year of school, and all the bullsh*t that comes with it, and now they expect us to spend another entire week stressing over exams and classes. Personally, my brain stops functioning the moment the weather gets warmer and unfortunately my spring semester grades and final exams always seem to reflect that.
5. Home is Near.
Going home actually becomes a thing again. Instead of looking forward to weekend jaunts back to your hometown for meals that don't come buffet style, or the thought of getting to sleep in your own bed, it becomes a subject of stress. You have to find a job, make summer plans, figure out who you even speak to from high school anymore that you can spend time with, or reconnect again if you cut them all off. Lastly, you have to leave your friends from school, and its like everything you know is changing once again. It's so exciting to go back to a familiar place and feel like a more permanent part of your family again, but its sad to know all the bonds you have made over the past year are going to have to wait another three months to begin again.
