It is August. With less than a month left until the first day of classes it is time to face the facts; you do actually have to go back to school. It seems like it was just yesterday when you arrived home from taking your last final exam. You had worked hard and were ready to full your summer with Netflix, friends, and vacations. Now, as many of your friends are starting to head back to their colleges out of state and your list of TV shows you had to watch is slowly becoming shorter, you are realizing summer will be over soon. As much as you are dreading it, It is time to buy your books, get supplies, and make everything perfect for the first day back. It is going to be a long year.

1. Realizing summer is over

How did it go by so fast? You are still trying to process the reality of going back to school.

2. Looking for the perfect outfit

You do not want to try too hard but you also don't want to look like you just rolled out of bed. It is all about finding that perfect balance between the two.

3. Making your hair look just right

Of course your hair never looks how you want it too.

4. Arriving on campus ready to have a great day

You wake up early, eat a balanced breakfast, and arrive on campus with time to spare!

5. Walking into your first class and seeing people you know

No one wants to sit alone on the first day of class.

6. When your professor assigns homework on the first day

What ever happened to syllabus week? You definitely are not mentally prepared to have homework today.

7. When a cute boy walks into the classroom

You are feeling good, looking good, and secretly hoping he will sit next to you.

8. When he starts talking about his girlfriend

It's okay, he wasn't really that cute anyway.

9. Realizing all of the classes you picked are going to be super hard

Why did you do this to yourself?

10. Listening to people talk about their summer

Just smile and nod.

11. When you need a book right away but the bookstore wants to charge you double the price the book costs on Amazon

Who has time to wait for three day shipping?

12. Trying to come up with interesting things to say about yourself to new people

Making new friends is hard, but small talk is harder.

13. Sitting in class wondering when you can go eat lunch

Learning makes you starving. As long as it's food, you'll eat it.

14. When you can finally go home

You've had a long day. It's time to relax.

15. Knowing you have to do it all again tomorrow

Summer seems like a distant dream and you're counting down the days until winter break.