As the semester begins, the stress levels of every nursing major spikes through the roof. It's a lot of stress being a nursing major. Everyone is trying to hold it together, but in reality I'm sure that every nursing major has had or is on the verge of having a mental breakdown.

Every nursing major is overwhelmed with the stress and anxiety that the semester will bring us and it's only the first couple of weeks.

1. Why are there so many syllabi? Why are they so overwhelming?

I have physically felt my brain begin to melt as I read every one of my syllabi. Online practice tests, mastering patho quizzes, nursing APA papers, oh my! The amount of information in those packets gives me a headache and my heart races.

2. How in the world is there already a test a week from now?

We just got here! How, how, how? I'm not ready for all of this yet. I mean, I've only had two classes and we are having a test. Send your thoughts and prayers, folks, because it's 'bout to be a bumpy ride.

3. I won't have more then one mental breakdown.

Please refer to thought No. 2; that is the reason for the three mental breakdowns that I've had in the past week. You know what they say, making it through nursing school one mental breakdown at a time ...

4. Why do I have so much work and everyone else has none?

I have more work then I've ever had and everyone else is just, "Oh, what homework? Nah, I don't have any." I just absolutely love reading chapters upon chapters about drugs effecting the body.

5. Why does every medication sound like the name of a dinosaur?

OK, so why does every medical term sound like another language? I'm not even taking a language and I'm learning a whole new one. I'm pretty sure Escitalopram and Paroxetine are the names of dinosaurs, not medications.

6. I need an endless supply of caffeinated beverages.

I feel tired all the time; I'm honestly running off of caffeinated beverages at this point in time. Honestly, I need an endless supply of iced chai teas and caramel macchiatos to get me through these first few weeks and the rest of the semester.

Overall, despite all of the complaints, nursing is such a great major and I love it so much. I wouldn't trade it for the world because one day I'll get to have an effect on somebody's life.