1. Hearing the words “scientific poster” makes you die a little bit inside
2. Coffee (with extra espresso shots) becomes an essential aspect of your life—especially the night before an exam.
3. After pulling an all-nighter and taking an exam, looks are the least of your concern.
4. There comes a time when the lab is just too much and you eventually give up (temporarily, of course).
5. Thank god for VassarStats.
6. And all of those Crash Course videos that taught you all the science you learned in high school.
7. The library has come to be a second home.
8. And science is your second language.
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9. Orgo is the root of your nightmares.
10. You envy all your non-science-major friends who are often out partying while you are memorizing the basidiomycete life cycle.
11. Therefore, there is an unspoken bond between all science major students, especially those who are premed.
12. A good lab group is essential.
13. Sleep is a rare treasure.
14. Your professors are always passionate, because what’s not to love when it comes to science?
15. Even though being a science major sometimes may make you want your cells to undergo accelerated senescence (aka death), you wouldn’t trade it for anything.
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