All college students can relate to the "second-semester slump."
In your first semester, you're ready to take on the world and have all the motivation to do anything. The second semester seems to be a lot harder and you basically want nothing to do with the college life. My friends and I are going through this second-semester slump, so here are the 10 phases of second semester explained by the cast of "Parks and Rec:"
1. “OK, I’m going to try really hard this semester. This is my semester!”
This was the naive beginning stage of the semester. We all know that this motivation lasted all of two weeks...maybe. 110 percent quickly turned into like.......a solid 85 percent, on a good day.
2. “This semester is like, a lot harder than I thought it would be…”
First semester went really well, so I took a harder course load. Big mistake. What have I done?
3. “Oh look! I failed my first accounting quiz! Off to a great start!”
After taking college algebra first semester and killing it, I figured, "Why not take accounting? What's the worst that could happen?" Well, I could fail my first quiz. That could happen........
4. “I thought I wouldn’t miss my mom as much this semester. Wrong.”
OK, honestly, it was just silly to think I would miss my mom any less. Obviously that will never happen. I think I might even text and call her more often this semester.
5. “I also miss my friends still. Why didn’t we just go to college together like we wanted to?”
I cannot even tell you how many times my friends and I were like, "Why don't we just all go to community college together and live home?" I wonder every day why we didn't do this, because I miss them so much.
6. “I feel like I have a lot more work this semester, but I watch a lot more Netflix this semester too… does that make me a bad student? Oh well.”
My work load is 10 times more this semester, but does that stop me from watching every season of "Gossip Girl," "Parks and Rec" and let us not forget "fUlLeR hOuSe"? No, no it does not. It just makes it a little bit more of a risk, and I like to consider myself a risk-taker, so there!
7. “Can I just skip this class? Nope. Nope. Tuition. Nope.”
The constant battle between "I want to skip this class" and tuition costing more than most modest cars. You always choose the class because you know if your parents found out you skipped a class, your life would be more than over. Always choose the class.
8. “Is it spring break yet? I just wanna sleep.”
I think I've been waiting for spring break since the last day of winter break. It's been a long road. Waiting for spring break is like waiting for rain in this drought: useless and disappointing.
9. “What do you mean I have finals in every class? Do you really think my anxiety can handle that?”
I feel as though professors talk to each other to make sure their students are never happy or well rested. They do everything in their power to make us anxious and scared. Kids, stay in high school as long as you can.
10. “I need summer break. Now.”
I haven't even had spring break yet and I'm ready for summer already. But, when days get hard and summer feels way too far off, vodka is always there to comfort you.
