I think it's pretty safe to say that most people have a love/hate relationship with summer. On the one hand, classes are out, pools are open, and you could have limitless free time. On the other hand, it's hot, it's boring, and if you're away from all your school friends, it can drag on.

Stage One: Freedom

You've been working so hard all semester to pass your classes, and now you're finally free. You're relieved and excited to put your free time to use. You don't know what you're going to do first. You could read that new book you got for Christmas or go to the pool or call up your friends. The summer is yours to enjoy.

Stage Two: Staying up late every night

To be honest, you did this during the school year too, but this time you're doing it because you want to hang out with friends not because you need to study.

Stage Three: Sleeping all day

You can finally sleep in as late as you want which is good when you stay up every night. The only downside is that you sleep the day away.

Stage Four: Boredom

After the first two weeks, you start to fall into a routine. You sleep in because you have nothing better to do. You snack. You try to work out. You give up, and you repeat.

Stage Five: Too hot outside to do anything

The pool feels like bathwater. Even going outside to get into your car is a struggle. The heat zaps all of your energy. You're always sweating, even when you're sitting in front of the air conditioning.

Stage Six: Missing your college friends

At this point you haven't seen your college friends for at least a month. Sure, you've been texting and snapchatting, but that's not the same as seeing them in person.

Stage Seven: Keeping busy

You've decided in order to make the most of your summer, you're going to be productive. You apply for at least twenty summer jobs, start teaching yourself a foreign language, and start a summer project that you probably will never finish.

Stage Eight: Too busy

After the fourth job interview, you've decided that you're taking on too much. Too bad you already committed to two jobs. You're starting to miss being bored.

Stage Nine: Family vacation

You finally catch a break, if you can call spending every minute of the next week on the beach with your parents and younger sibling a break. But hey, at least you're at the beach.

Stage Ten: Ready for the fall

Yeah, homework isn't fun, but you're ready to get back into the swing of things. You miss your roommate and your friends. You miss your tiny dorm room and your freedom. You even miss the meal plan just a little bit.

Stage Eleven: Sad that it's almost over

The summer might have had it's ups and downs, but you most certainly don't want to go back to classes and homework. You're already counting down the days until winter break.