It’s that dreaded time of year again. Over the hump. The Wednesday of the semester. So close yet so far from Thanksgiving and Winter break.

You’re doing all you can to stay afloat, but a storm’s brewing.

The meteorologists predict that it could go one of two ways: 1) hit landfall full speed ahead and bring down everything in its path, or 2) weaken and leave things untouched- yet you’re doing everything in your power to take the necessary precautions to protect that GPA.

You’ve put your parents on notice and accepted the fact that there’s a good chance Dean’s List isn’t saving a spot for your name this semester. Take cover and brace for impact.

Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt personally victimized by midterm exams.

The 10 things students experience during this time of turmoil, as told by a fellow victim:

1. Glancing at the study guide a couple weeks prior to the exam, but being so traumatized by the daunting seven pages of content that you decide it’s best for your well being too close that tab and not come back to it for quite some time.

2. After the PTSD fades, looking up every possible variation of the study guide on Quizlet and continuing that search into every GroupMe.

You can never be too certain.

3. While going over the compilation of Quizlets you realize that the topics most covered on the exam are from the lectures you skipped.

Funny how that works out.

4. You’ve spent so much time rewriting notes and flashcards that you come to the conclusion that you’re developing carpal tunnel.

Who knew studying could be so damaging to the body.

5. You’ve also spent so much time at the library that you’ve forgotten what daylight looks like and it takes a couple seconds for your eyes to adjust to the sun upon venturing back out to the real world.

6. You don’t remember the last time you got a full night sleep or dreamed for that matter.

The promotional ads on the side of your web browser are the closest things you see to dreams.

7. You’ve ordered so much Jimmy Johns and takeout to the library that you’ve merely memorized your credit card information and can type out the address with your eyes closed.

8. When someone asks you a question you automatically respond with the correlation coefficient formula that you’ve been memorizing for your statistics test.

It may not be relevant to the conversation but hey at least you’re still speaking English.

9. It’s finally test day and you’re so delusional at this point that you’re not even sure if you spelled your name correctly on the test.

10. You turn in the test, not sure if you failed or got the highest grade in the class, just happy to get the material out of your hands and head.

Only to repeat the same cycle four more times.

Happy midterms.