Going back to school is probably one of the worst feelings that a person can feel. Especially when it comes to college. It can feel almost like a loss. To prove it, here are the five stages of grief, and how they pertain to the impending doom of school.
1. Denial
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This is always the easiest. Just pretend life is grand, and that school is not in fact starting in ten days time.
2. Anger
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This is where it gets difficult. This is where you bitch and whine at the fact that you'll lose both your freedom and happiness sooner than you'd like.
3. Bargaining
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You'll give anything not to have to go back. Anything.
4. Depression
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The sadness creeps in, and there is nothing more you can do but sit in misery when you realize school is right around the corner.
5. Acceptance
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Obviously, this is the last stage, when you finally come to terms with going back to school. And naturally, this happens half-way through the semester, when you realize finals are around the corner, and the whole process repeats again.
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