Spring break is one of the best things about college. You get a whole week off to literally do whatever you want. Some people go on vacation, some find comfort in their couch. Either way, coming back to school after it is like having the worst hangover after a fun night out. It's really rough at first, but you recover after a little while.
1. Meeting back up with your bffs after a long week apart.
When you come back to campus, the first thing you want to do is find your friends. Forget unpacking, you're more interested in finding out what crazy adventures your friends went on over the week that you were all separated.
2. Realizing that it was SPRING break.
Winter coats and huge sweaters are tucked away, hidden until November. Because most of the time, spring break is the official start of the warm weather. Who isn't excited about the fact that you finally get to break the T-shirts and shorts out?
3. Hibernation is over.
Since it starts to warm up after spring break, students actually spend more time out of their dorm rooms and on the turf. In the dead of winter, campus is usually completely empty. Everyone wants to be covered in blankets on their beds watching Netflix. However, now that it's getting warmer, everyone is going to be outside enjoying the sun and campus is going to start feeling like a campus again.
4. Forgetting that class is actually a thing we have to do.
Spring break gives you a whole week of pure, unadulterated laziness. There's no homework, nothing to study for, and the couch and Netflix become your two best friends. With that being said, nothing is worse than realizing class starts back up the next day.
5. The torture of getting up early is real.
Sure, not everyone likes to sleep in. But whether we're up at 9 o'clock or sleep in until 11, when it comes time to getting out of bed for that early morning class, it is torture. No matter how much sleep you catch up on over break, you will still probably find yourself in zombie-mode as you make your way to class.
6. Home-cooked meals are replaced by the dining hall.
Mom's cooking is so good that the dining hall is almost worse after coming back, if that's even possible. Instead of a different delicious, home-cooked meal every day, you find yourself waiting in line at Pencader to eat a burger three days of the week.
7. Campus is alive with parties again.
After a long week at home, everyone is super excited to get back to the party scene. Frats are always there for us, always ready with a keg and good music for a fun night out.
8. Dages.
Spring means warm weather and warm weather means dages. Who doesn't want to stand in a backyard and drink all day? Plus, on really good days, you might even find yourself in the backyard of a frat that has a slip-n-slide.
9. You finally get to break out your Forever21 dage attire.
Dages are totally different than house parties for many reasons. One of the biggest ones for girls is that everyone will see what you're wearing. With that being said, it's time to break out the super casual Forever21 dresses and rompers.
10. The realization that you have to schedule classes for next year.
Recovering from spring break is already a hassle, but then they decide to give you a little over a week to get your shit together for next year. Scheduling is always stressful. One major could have a class that everyone is fighting to get into and another could have a class where the only time for it is at 8 A.M. Anxiety reaches a new high at this point.
11. And that finals are just around the corner.
If you are a college student, you will go through the hell that is also known as "Finals Week." Sure, it's not at the front of everyone's minds because it's still at least a month away, but it's always a thought that sits in the back of your mind. Finals are terrifying and almost impossible to be completely prepared for. But thankfully, spring break marks the halfway point and it's almost like a neon sign that tells you to start getting your shit together.
12. Summer plans can start to be made.
Spring break isn't summer. You have to come back to a few more months of school. But it does mean that summer is getting closer and closer. This means that you can finally start planning adventures and road trips with your friends. What concerts are you going to see? Who's going to come visit? It's the best time of the year and plans can never be made too early.
Spring break is one of the best gifts you could give to a college student. They leave school stressed out and come back totally relaxed. And while it doesn't stay that way for too long after we step foot on campus, there are still some things that we could look forward to in coming back to school. To the person who came up with the lovely idea of spring break, bless you.
