Let's face it, school is hard. On the good days it makes you want to pull your hair out. On the bad days it leaves you in bed eating ice cream straight out of the tub while simultaneously ignoring two, half written papers sitting on your desk and a test that needs to be studied for. Failing tests and missing deadlines are just a part of college! it's okay, we've all been there and for the most part we've all been thinking the same things.
1. "Do I really need to go to class today?"
Some how that eight a.m. class always rolls around way too soon. You tried to avoid scheduling it because you knew you wouldn't want to go. Yet here you are, alarm blaring at seven in the morning and you just want to go back to bed. The professor is just going to put you back to sleep, but you get up and go anyways because you really can't afford to skip again.
2. "I really hate textbooks."
You just dropped $400 on textbooks. Wouldn't it be a shame if you never used them? Well that's what's going to happen. Either you won't need them or you won't have the energy to open them, that is until you need to cram the night before a test because you didn't read once all semester. At least you might burn a few calories carrying them all over campus in your backpack!
3. "I just need a nap."
For some reason we convince ourselves that we really only need a few hours of sleep a night. Some of us because we need to study and do homework, others of us because we have no self control and watched eight episodes of Netflix the night before (sorry not sorry). Either way it's now two in the afternoon and you have 10 minutes to kill. What do you do? You go back to bed. Those extra seven minutes are going to make the difference, you're sure of it.
4."Is it time for a break yet?"
Having classes all day sure has a way of making summer vacation seem even sweeter. Of course daydreaming about the beach doesn't help you get your homework done, but it's nice none the less. You convince yourself that if you can just make it to spring break then you'll turn your grades around once you get back. You won't actually do it, but it sure beats doing it right now.
5. "Screw it, I'm dropping out."
You just failed the biggest test of the semester. Your grade is probably wrecked and your professor "just doesn't believe in extra credit". There's no point in staying in school, you know you're just going to fail out anyways. Might as well just drop out all together. Mom and dad's couch is sounding better and better every day.
6."Maybe if I just changed my major..."
What is it about other people's homework that seems so much easier than yours? You think it would be so much better if you were doing some other kind of work. I mean how hard can those other classes really be, right? It has to be better than the seven hours of anatomy homework you're about to do.
7. "I just need to call my mom."
Moms always seems to have a funny way of knowing what to do. You've been in the library all day and all you want to do is call home and see what's been going on there. Once you call you know she'll ask what's wrong and you'll get to vent as much as you want, no judgement. Sometimes you just need to tell someone all about what that girl in your class said to you, and you know your mom is all about that gossip.
