There gets to be a point in the summer where you're ready to be back at school. Well, we've all hit that point. Only two or three weeks until we all go back. Everyone mostly looks forward to going back for a couple reasons. One is to see all of your friends and the other is being able to be on your own again. You never thought you'd miss leaving a place you've spent all year at. At first, it was missing home that was the problem. Now, it's missing everything about your college town. You can't wait to be back with everyone. Being able to go out and have fun at the places you miss are the things that get you going through the different stages of being ready to be back at school. With the help of "Friends," these are the six stages of moving back to college.
1. The anxious stage
At first, you feel anxious to be back. You feel anxious to see people you haven't seen in months, anxious about the classes and anxious about the experiences.
2. The nervous stage
Next, you feel nervous. You're nervous to go back and be on your own, nervous to have to go back to class and nervous that you'll have to do well enough to get a job (especially during senior year).
3. The dreading stage
The dreading stage comes into play when you realize you'll have to "adult." You'll have to pay bills, go grocery shopping, budget everything and take care of yourself. The one thing you dread most is packing. Packing all of your clothes, everything you're moving into your dorm or apartment, and even things you're positive you'll need but you won't actually use them.
4. The waiting stage
After the dreading stage comes the waiting stage. You've finally had the motivation to pack but now you wait until you can actually move back. You might be waiting for a job to finish up or a lease to start, maybe even waiting until someone can help you move everything.
5. The excited stage
You're excited to be back and see everyone and everything. You can't wait for all of the new experiences this year and to be on your own again! The excited stage lasts for about one week. You can hardly sleep because you're counting down the days.
6. The "it's finally happening" stage
Today is the day! Can you believe it? You didn't sleep at all last night and you got up early this morning. You finally get to move back to your college town. How can you not be excited?!
Everyone gets excited to go back to college. It doesn't matter whether you're a sophomore or a senior. You'll go through many different stages but you always end up at the "it's finally happening" stage. So go on new adventures and enjoy all of your experiences. It goes by quicker than you think.
Sincerely,
A Senior
