October has arrived, which means it is officially time for pumpkins, hot lattes and leggings to become a part of your daily wardrobe. Along with the ghosts and witches that lurk in the night during this month, there is an even scarier monster that arrives during the month of October - Midterms. It seems like just yesterday you were sitting in class receiving the syllabus from your professor and now you're expected to take one of the most important exams for the course. Here are the eight stages of Midterm Season.
1. Denial
When you first look at your syllabus in the beginning of the semester, you skip over the section that told you when your midterm would be. In August, the month of October feels far away and you have more important things to worry about.
2. Confusion
When your professor casually mentions your midterm coming up in one week, you exchange looks of terror with your classmates. You double check your syllabus and to your surprise, the date of your midterm has been there the whole time.
3. Unrealistic Confidence
After your initial shock that you have a midterm already, you brush it off and tell yourself that it won't be that bad. You pay attention most of the time in class and you'll just make sure you review your notes before the exam. You got this.
4. First Try At Studying
You sit down and tell yourself you'll start to make a study guide for the exam. You open a word document, but then you decide you want to see if you have any notifications on Facebook. Before you know it, its 1 a.m. and you've watched several Buzz Feed videos and that word document is still blank. You might as well get some sleep and try again tomorrow.
5. Panic
The exam is in two days and your professor takes a few minutes to go over what materials will be on the midterm. You stare in horror as he lists off topics you know nothing about and you hate yourself for not studying earlier. You tell yourself you will not leave your room until you have studied the material.
6. Second Try At Studying
You get home from class and sit down at your desk to begin studying. You put five solid minutes into looking at your notes and realize that you need a snack. Then your roommates come back, then you're talking about weekend plans, and then before you know it, it's 1 a.m. and time for bed.
7. Full Blown Anxiety
It's the day before the exam and you begin contemplating all of your life decisions. Why did you not start studying earlier? You begin frantically asking your classmates if they have studied yet and you check to see what percentage this test is of the final grade. You force yourself to study at the library, and before you know it, it's 1 a.m. and you're still going strong.
8. Last Minute Breakdown/Pep Talk
It's the morning of the exam and you were up all night studying. You're about to sit down in class, but you want to review your notes one more time. Can you do this? Are you Ready? The answer is yes you are! Time to ace this midterm like you were born to take it.
So Have A Happy Midterm Season Everyone And Remember...
