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The 7 Stages Of Post Move-Out Grief

All I wanted during finals week as to go home, 24 hours later all I want to do is go back.

Mary Santos
May 16, 2016
St Lawrence University
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The 7 Stages Of Post Move-Out Grief

Freshman year has come and gone in a blink of an eye. There were good times, there were bad times but luckily the good times were so exceptionally fantastic that you can't even remember the bad times. But unfortunately, after you (finally) finished finals you had to load up all of these good times into the car that had seemed much larger and leave you're new favorite place. Here are the 7 stages of post move-out grief that every college student, freshman or senior, can relate to.


Stage 1. Disbelief

Did you actually just finish finals? Finals are over? This is the best day ever.

Stage 2.Denial

I'm not going home, freshman year just started. There is no need to pack up my room. What's the next orientation activity?

Stage 3. Bargaining

What if we all just decide not to leave? They can't make us all leave.

Stage 4. Guilt

I shouldn't have done that. I should have spent so much more time with my friends. Maybe I should have gone to the library more (jk).

Stage 5. Anger

Why are you making me pack? I do not want to leave mom. Dad stop touching my stuff I'm not ready.

Stage 6. Depression

I don't know why I wanted to go home so bad, I miss my friends. I wonder what they're doing right now. I'm sad. Very, very sad. I'll never see my friends again, summer is too long.

Stage 7. Acceptance

Summer is only three months? Three months till I'm back with my friends, in my favorite place. Let the count down till next semester begin.

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