As a college freshman, I look like a deer caught in the headlights with finals driving the car full speed ahead. While the final papers, end of the semester quizzes, and of course (my favorite) procrastination starts to pile up, hitting snooze and hiding under the covers becomes easier every day.
1. You often are mistaken as a homeless person...almost too often.
The lyrics "sweatpants, hair tie, chillin' with no make-up on.." come to mind instantaneously. One of the many perks of being a college student is that you can roll out of bed on Monday and go to class on Friday wearing the same clothes and everyone will look at you and say "Me too..". So enjoy the four years of being "homeless", and wear those sweatpants for four days...we won't judge you.
2. Coffee becomes an important food group, and may I emphasize the word IMPORTANT?
While running on no sleep, and having to pull several all nighters, some days you feel yourself holding your eye-lids open. That is when you pull yourself together, grab a cup of good old Joe, and accept the warm hug from caffeine helping you get back to the grind.
3. You begin to question if sleep still exists and if you still exist.
Will I ever go to sleep? Will I ever see my bed again? What day is it? What is my name? Who am I? We have all had these questions rummaging through our minds while sitting through our 8 a.m. And the answer is, yes sleep still exists and you still exist, maybe not right this moment but after finals for sure. Hang in there, you're half way there...."woah livin' on a prayer..".
4. You contemplate dropping out of college 5...6..maybe 7 times a day.
At this very moment I am sitting here thinking about $60,000 dollars that I could be using to be on a private island soaking up the sun, sipping my fruity tooty drink, listening to the ocean waves, and soaking up the sun. Okay back to reality.....
5. Procrastination on top of procrastination on top of procrastination.
Do aliens exist? How many cheese puffs can I fit into my mouth at one time? Do the squirrels on campus get an education too? What is my dog thinking about right now? Do fish have feelings? Why does my room smell like cheerios?
6. Showering becomes a luxury.
Between classes, coffee breaks, procrastination, mini naps, and crying, finding the time to shower becomes seemingly impossible. Sometimes days goes by, maybe even a week, and you start to realize that the bad smell everyone is talking about is following you everywhere you go.
7. Crying becomes normalized.
You cry so much that you forget what it feels like not to cry. You cry in class, in the shower, while eating dinner, and even in your sleep. Instead of having people ask you what is wrong, they start crying with you because finals are just that bad.
