Freshman year rocks! You take all intro (aka easy) classes, take fewer hours than everyone and have an on-campus meal plan! You are living the life and then you become a sophomore. Beware of the sophomore slump! Side effects include: laziness, lack of motivation and plummeting GPA’s.
Here are six signs you are being victimized by the sophomore slump:
1. You don’t understand the material being covered in class and you find yourself looking around to see if you are the only one
Seriously guys you can try with all of your might to focus on what the professor is saying, but your sophomore brain will wander off to that one party from freshman year or that cute frat boy who’s text you’re impatiently waiting for. Or, you’re so stressed about another class you neglect the others as you Google “High paying jobs that don’t require a college degree.” And don’t lie to me, we’ve all Googled it at some point, or multiple times if you’re anything like me. There is no shame.
2.Your GPA is dropping at an alarming rate and might as well be literally begging you for help
If the phrase “Heaven doesn’t require a 4.0” brings joy and hope to your life then you really understand this one. For some reason, it’s nearly impossible not to get a 4.0 your freshman year or at least, make the deans list. So why is it that as soon as you hit the end of fall semester sophomore year, your GPA drops it lower than the intoxicated girls at your local college bar? This I will never understand. It’s like the magic trick no one understands, or wants to witness again, right?
3. You find yourself giving into peer pressure and attending bar nights with your friends regardless of your paper due the next day
Let’s be honest. We have all done this, no matter how responsible of a student you are. Sometimes you just need to get out and interact with other humans, because if you sit staring at your laptop screen for another minute, you may hurl that pricey MacBook across the library. Whether you’re going out to drink or to socialize, it is guaranteed to be more fun than writing your paper. And hey, C’s get degrees you know?
4. You begin sleeping through every alarm you set, start taking more frequent naps, and still can’t find the energy for simple tasks like grocery shopping or working out
I guess being a lazy underachiever is exhausting. For some reason, you’ll just find yourself falling asleep in strange places, like the bus, in class, or on the library floor. And no, I’m not speaking from personal experience on the last one. Okay, maybe I have fallen asleep on the floor of the library, but I passed my nutrition exam so I have no regrets. And after that library floor nap, you can forget about me taking on grocery shopping. I’d rather eat chick-fil-a for the fifth time in a week and disappoint not only my bank account but my spring break bod in the making as well.
5. Since you can’t find the energy to grocery shop you completely disregard any diet you ever had
This one’s pretty self-explanatory. Refer to the previous five visits to chick-fil-a in one week. Besides, fast food is easier than putting in the effort to make a healthy meal. The bank account and spring break bod can take an “L” on this one.
6. You find yourself constantly pulling last minute all-nighters and still can’t get a decent grade, let alone pass
All-nighters are like that psycho ex-boyfriend you have from high school. No matter how hard you try to avoid them, they always pop into your life some how and at extremely inconvenient times. Let’s not talk about the fact that they are ineffective for the sake of my three tests this week.
The sophomore slump can be quite the challenge but sophomore year is only two semesters and you can do it. Just remember to stay encouraged and to love yourself.
