1. Oblivion

Thank God I got through those three classes. Can’t wait to Netflix the rest of the afternoon and go out later tonight! Starting school again really isn’t that bad!

2. Shock

You wake up the next morning, not in the absolute best state, and glance at your notebooks and syllabuses just for kicks. Turns out, you have collectively about 150 pages of reading and a short paper due- in just a few hours. Scrambling to get ready, your XL coffee propels you to focus and get it done as quickly as possible before class.

3. Denial

This is not as bad as you thought! Just skim the pages, get the main idea, and keep going. You can totally do this in the next 15 minutes.

4. Regret

Your lack of ability to offer any meaningful contributions in class discussions stemming from your complete lack of preparation quickly becomes evident- and it induces more regret than you anticipated. Probably should’ve read a little deeper into that chapter.

5. False promises

Things will be different next time. You’re not going to go out tonight. You’re going to stay in and get that problem set done more than a half hour before class starts. Then you hear your friends blow-drying their hair and blasting Spotify’s Teen Party playlist. Maybe you’ll just go to your neighbor’s pregame for a few minutes...