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6 Stages Of Getting Ready To Go Back To School

Preparing to go back to school is stressful, and I go through these stages every year.

Danielle Lee
Sep 02, 2016
SUNY Purchase
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6 Stages Of Getting Ready To Go Back To School

I am currently in the process of getting ready to return to school for my senior year. Every single year the process of packing is the same. For starters, I always procrastinate. I think this is because I never know exactly where to start. No matter how many times I've gone through packing for school, I always have trouble getting started. Making a shopping list, forgetting to buy things on the shopping list, and freaking out about school are all part of the scary process that is packing and getting ready to return to school.


1. Realizing I've procrastinated for too long

It's always within the last week at home before going back to school that I realize that I have done no packing, no shopping, nothing to prepare myself for the upcoming school year. Realizing that I really need to get everything done within the week is a very, very stressful realization. You'd think I would learn with the amount of times I have gone through this, but it is the same every year.

2. Making my shopping list

I get very overwhelmed when I see how long my back to school shopping list can get. Since I live in an apartment, I have a lot more things that I need to get. So, the list can get very very long. I have found that it is best to make my list as organized as possible including boxes next to each item to check off as I buy them.

3. Going shopping

I typically don't mind shopping, but for some reason to me back to school shopping is the worst. Especially because with all of the things I need, the prices really start to add up.

4. Getting home and remembering all of the things I forgot to buy

The second I get home I usually realize a whole list of things that I need which I forgot to buy, which means another boring shopping trip.

5. Trying to pack my clothes

Since I go to an out of state school, I don't get to come home as often. Which means, I need to take all of my clothes with me, or I won't have them when I need them. Trying to get everything to fit in as small a suitcase I can is extremely frustrating.

6. The feeling of finally being packed and ready for school

Finally being finished with back to school packing, even if it is just hours before its time to leave, is an amazing feeling. The next thing I have to worry about is unpacking my stuff once I get to school and organizing my apartment.

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