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College Students All Too Familiar Mid-Semester Stress As Told By 10 F.R.I.E.N.D.S GIFs

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Ally Miller

Nov 06, 2018

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College Students All Too Familiar Mid-Semester Stress As Told By 10 F.R.I.E.N.D.S GIFs

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Mid-semester blues are a real thing and there's no better way to express those struggles than through the best television show of all time. Know confidently that you are NOT the only one feeling like you hit a brick wall by the first week in November. Fortunately, the FRIENDS gang does a great job of expressing exactly how we feel.

1. Wait. How did I spend so much money in a week? S.O.S. How do you start a GoFundMe page?

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Ohhhhh now I get all of the broke college kid jokes. Where do people get all the money to eat out every single night of the week? I am TOO busy for this crap.

2. Why are y'all still going out on a Tuesday night? It is cold and you are not wearing enough clothing for this.

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For real though, I don't understand how these people manage to pass their classes AND have the social life they do. ALSO, am I the only one that thinks 30 degrees is cold? How are you not frozen solid right now?

3. Wait. Hold on? WHEN is that exam?

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Wait. Crap. Hold on. How the heck did I miss this? Didn't we have an exam like last week? What do you mean that was a month ago?

4. Do you people not have exams? Why are you playing music at 2 a.m. in the middle of the week?

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Go. To. Sleep! It is LATE. It is the middle of the week. WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW YOU PEOPLE HAVE THIS MUCH ENERGY.

5. WHY do hours of studying not equal great grades?

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Two hours of studying, 75. 5 hours of studying 75. Should it make a difference? Yes! Does it? Not even a little bit.

6. I have more things on my planner than can be accomplished in a single day.

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Really, please do explain how one gets 34 hours of work completed in 24 hours. One planner isn't enough, I need two. I need sleep. I need a shower.

7. For Halloween this year I'm dressing up as the farthest thing from a college student I can find.

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A chance to become something or someone different for the weekend? Yeah, I'll take it! At this point, I'll give anything to have an excuse to not study for a night.

8. Live footage of finals season sneaking up on me.

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Two months is so long, woah, that's so much time! Wait, the weeks are flying by. How do I make them slow down? I AM NOT READY! I just got here!

9. Yes, I'm going to decorate for Christmas in October because I NEED JOY.

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See, it makes sense. We go home so early in the month of December, decorating at a normal person time would leave no time for all of the happiness that the holidays bring.

10. Stressed or not, mid-semester is the greatest bonding experience and I wouldn't change it for the world.

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As hard as this season may be, most of us would still wish it would slow down a bit and goodness knows we couldn't make it through without those around us.

As you cram for exams, break out the winter clothing, stress about money, worry about finals and embody the ideals of The Grinch in the middle of October, remember that there is no better time to bond with those around you. Enjoy it while it lasts, before you know it, we'll be returning for the spring semester.

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"Do you have a plan?" "I don't even have a pla"

1. Wait. How did I spend so much money in a week? S.O.S. How do you start a GoFundMe page?

2. Why are y'all still going out on a Tuesday night? It is cold and you are not wearing enough clothing for this.

3. Wait. Hold on? WHEN is that exam?

4. Do you people not have exams? Why are you playing music at 2 a.m. in the middle of the week?

5. WHY do hours of studying not equal great grades?

6. I have more things on my planner than can be accomplished in a single day.

7. For Halloween this year I'm dressing up as the farthest thing from a college student I can find.

8. Live footage of finals season sneaking up on me.

9. Yes, I'm going to decorate for Christmas in October because I NEED JOY.

10. Stressed or not, mid-semester is the greatest bonding experience and I wouldn't change it for the world.

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

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Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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