Congratulations! You made it through another year of school and are getting that much closer to entering the real world and wondering what the heck you're going to do for your future. Summer vacation is supposed to be a time to forget all of the previous semester struggles and just enjoy your time off. However, I've begun to feel that with every summer, or any sort of vacation has been quite dreadful.

It has come to a point where I can't tell the difference between being on vacation and, dare I say it, still being in school. *Throws holy water and begins saying different prayers.* Allow me to explain why summer has just turned into just an extended school semester.

1) You're sleeping schedule is abnormal.

You're either getting less than 4 hours or more than 9 hours of sleep a night. In school it's because you're studying. On summer vacation it's because you have no responsibilities and way too much free time.

2) You binge watch Netflix... a lot.

In school, Netflix turns your one hour study break into a 12 hour binge watch, while in summer it's more of an alternative to going outside on those hot, humid days.

3) Procrastination still exists no matter what time of the year. (i.e. tuition, plans with friends, your future.)

Let's face it, if you're given 20 years to work on one assignment, you'll still do it the night before it's due. Same goes when it comes to getting around to things you promised yourself you'd dedicate time for, (going to the gym, cleaning your room, figuring out what you want to do with your life,) it's not going to happen unless it's in a panic induced state.

4) You can never keep your days straight.

In school, you have so many things going on you can never fully be positive what day of the week it is without looking at the calendar or going by what class you have that day. Now with all that sleep you have or have not been getting you can't seem to figure out which day is which. Luckily, you can narrow it down by figuring out which one of your favorite shows is playing that day.

5) Avoiding people.

In school you get away most of the time with not really knowing anyone. Only when you get stuck in group assignments do you ever interact with anyone in your classes. In summer it's just a little easier to ignore people because you can sit in your room with the AC on high while you hide from the world.

6) You're broke.

In school you're broke because of expenses like commuting, food, textbooks, tuition, etc. In summer you're broke because you're recovering from said expenses. Plus there's no worry in spending money if you only leave your house one day out of two weeks to go out and socialize.

7) You never seem to have anyone to hangout with.

Since some of your closest friends might go to different schools it's hard to always make time to see each other. Summer is supposed to promise some time together. But unfortunately everyone has other plans. Internships, jobs, vacations, and other obligations can keep you guys from seeing each other and that usually puts a damper on things.

8) And last but not least, you feel like it never ends!