You always hear that college is so much harder than high school, but you never really believe it until that first test hits you. I hadn't been too stressed out about school yet. I have had minimal homework, a few articles to read here and there, and plenty of time to do the things with my sorority, go to parties, and get a decent amount of sleep. Once Monday rolled around, I realized that this go-with-the-flow attitude I had going on was about to come to a complete stop. After the fun of the gameday weekend, the reality of Biology hit. I had my first test coming up on Tuesday. That gave me one day to go over 5 chapters of information from freshman year of high school. 4 years free of the organelles and the types of bonds was catching up to me, and not in a good way.

Monday morning, I woke up with dread and stress, knowing what the day would bring. I headed to my first class and could hardly pay attention as I was going over the differences of nonpolar and polar covalent bonds. Once we were dismissed, I booked it to the Chi O house. I settled into my spot in the TV room and began to go through the flashcards on Quizlet. As I starred more and more cards, the stress became worse and worse. I took a break to eat lunch and headed to my second class, still struggling to be fully in tune with my professor.

I hopped on the bus after my second class and went back to the Chi O house for another 3 hours of studying. I walked back to my dorm, knowing I needed a little bit of fresh air before taking on the endless night of terror. Once I got to my dorm, I ate a light snack and then walked to my Supplement Instruction class for Biology. It lasted about an hour, so I walked back to the Chi O house to get dinner and continue studying. I was sitting in the grass outside waiting on a friend, so I was left alone with all the building stress and thoughts of my endless to-do list. Tears began to roll down my face as my friends pulled up in a car beside where I was sitting, dying out laughing of course. I dried it up and laughed it off.

Luckily, we had a bible study after dinner, so I was able to get some peace and continue studying without any freak-outs (for that night at least). We studied for a little bit then took a break to get funnel cake fries to support a child with muscular dystrophy. After the light snack, we studied until about 1 am. I decided I had had enough and finally went to bed.

The next morning, I woke up and suffered through Biology Lab with a bit of sleep deprivation and a desperate need for coffee. I came back to the Chi O house after lab for more studying and lunch. Once I left, I knew that the dreaded event was coming soon. I sat through two more classes, heart racing and leg bouncing. It finally got to test time. I slowly walked into the classroom with a few tears in my eye. I put my things away and said a quick prayer. I sat down and anxiously waited for my enemy to be placed on the desk in front of me. Once I finally got the test, I realized that it wasn't too terribly bad. It took me about 40 minutes to take the exam, and I left with few worries about my grade. Although the first test of college can be very intimidating, I realized that this college thing won't be as bad as I made it out to be the entire 24 hours before. So with that being said, just keep calm and don't be as dramatic as me.