They’re unavoidable. When you see it on your list of required classes, you delve deep in the depths of course archives to see if there’s any chance of a loophole, of any other time frame. You know it’s useless. You’re stuck with it.

The three-hour class.

Technically it’s probably not three hours –– it’s two and half, maybe. But is there really a difference? The sun is in a completely different spot in the sky by the time you’re done, and you feel like part of you died in that classroom.

1. But first, it’s not that bad.

2. In fact, you’re pretty sure you overreacted when you registered for it.

3. You can do this

4. Then you realize it’s only been five minutes.

5. The first stage of frustration sets in.

6. You become very interested in anything on your laptop that isn’t your notes.

7. But you need to pay attention.

8. You’re trying so hard.

9. Why is this so impossible?

10. You start to contemplate all that’s wrong in your life.

11. Then you move on to the problems in the world.

12. Oh my God you zoned out for twenty minutes. What have they been talking about?

13. You can only listen for about three minutes at a time now.

14. At around the hour fifteen mark you know you’re never going to make it through.

15. But thank god there’s the break!

16. You sprint to get coffee to keep you awake for the rest of this terrible part of your life.

17. You’re good for a little while, those ten minutes really helped.

18. But that panic starts to set back in.

19. You already ate your snacks that were supposed to last you the whole class.

20. You’ve given up trying to pay attention.

21. You’re just waiting out the clock.

22. Is this a trick or something? The clock has to be broken!

23. But finally, three hours later, it’s over.

24. You had so many plans of things you would get done after class.

25. But we all know how this story ends.

Hey, at least you’re done!