1. The Walk to Class
No matter how long your journey to campus is, it’s all equally miserable once the cold has made you completely numb. Just one look at all the freezing faces of your peers will convince that winter really is the worst season.
2. The Constant Coughing
No, I’m not talking about your own. I’m talking about your daily struggle to hear your professor in each class because everyone around you has suddenly developed tuberculosis. If you can catch a single word said in between the sniffling and sneezing, consider yourself lucky. Just do your best to pay attention and if that guy behind me coughs on my neck one more time I’m going to snap.
3. The Paranoia of Getting Sick
Even the most laid back of us gets a knot in their stomach when sitting in a classroom filled with people not well enough to be there. You’ve got three tests, a project, and a date party coming up and Oh Lord I REALLY can’t get sick this week. Is my throat hurting?
4. The Actual Getting Sick
Being sick in college is the worst. After you’ve gotten over the "I need my mom" phase, you actually have to figure out what to do on your own. You never realized how complicated doctor’s appointments or filling prescriptions could be until you had to do it on your own.
5. Everything is Dead
Remember how pretty campus used to be? When the sun was shining, everything was alive and green? Yeah, I’m starting to forget too. Winter does a pretty good job of making everything look barren and gray. Between the rain, snow, and constant clouds, a little sunshine would be nice soon.
6. Game Day Nostalgia
One of the best parts of college is the football. A college campus transforms into one of the greatest places on earth on a game day. People come from all around, tailgating is incredible, and there’s nothing like sitting in a college student section cheering on your team. Even though it was just a few months ago and just a few months away, walking past an empty stadium will leave you with an equally empty feeling inside.
7. Spring Break Is Forever Away
The one thought getting you through the winter season is Spring Break. Friends, fun, and hopefully some warmer weather await. And the more you think about it, the longer away it seems. Can you possibly wait for all these weeks to pass? And then in a weird twist, when you begin to think of actually putting on a bathing suit again, the break seems overwhelming close and I really should’ve started working out sooner.
8. You Feel Ugly
Winter is just a bad time for everyone. It’s really hard to feel attractive when you haven’t seen the sun in 3 months. Everyone feels pale, everyone feels out of shape, and everyone feels like they look huge in three layers of clothing. It’s natural, and all there is to do is hang on until the weather starts to warm up and everything feels right in the world again.
