It is currently 5:07 in the morning on a Thursday night and I am yet to get an ounce of sleep..well I guess it is Friday morning now. I thought that I came into to college super prepared mentally and physically and damn was I wrong. It might be the poor choice in choosing to have 8:00 AM classes four times a week or maybe the fact that I just genuinely didn't know what I was in for. I met up with a sophomore on campus a few days ago, and she asked me, "are you sleeping?" Of course I responded yes because I technically was getting sleep, just not a whole lot of it. I called my mom a few days ago and said, "you know what this is hard, this whole college thing is not all it's cracked up to be." Being a mother, she proceeded to tell me for the hundredth time..."just get it done and over with now." Theoretically, she is not wrong. I cannot even fathom of going back to school as an adult (not like the 18 year old adult, but the real deal). RESPECT to those people, though. Any who, I just thought I would share what my typical day looks like and maybe some people will send some prayers my way? It would be much appreciated it...
7:00 AM
My phone rings that obnoxious noise that I seem to be too lazy to fix. I drag my exhausted self out of bed and try to make myself look what somewhat presentable to make for the bags under my eyes.
8:00 - 9:30 AM
For an hour an a half, I get to sit and listen about stoichiometry, quantum numbers, conceptual thinking and all the over fun subjects in Chemistry. I force myself to sit in the front row so that 1. I don't fall asleep and 2. I don't fall asleep. I like to think it makes me look studious but I probably just look like the typical nerd.
9:40 - 11:10 AM
Guess what I get to do? Yep. That's right, you guessed it! I get to sit through another lecture. My english class kind of intimidates me because there are only a few freshman so I'm typically pretty quiet and try to pay attention but I get distracted since she goes off topic so quickly.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Since my breakfast typically consists of coffee and maybe a croissant here and there, I try to actually eat some food of substance before I get hangry.
*NAP TIME*
2:00 - 6:00 PM
Homework!!!
6:15 - 7:15 PM
I typically have been pretty good about working out since I got here because you know what the rumor is...freshman 15!
7:30 - 8:00 PM
Either eats a super healthy dinner or indulges (oops)!
*SHOWER*
8:30 PM - 12:00 AM
....more homework!!!
12:00 - 12:30 AM
This is probably the worst part of the day because that nap I took early, is not letting me sleep. So this is the time I usually contemplate ordering Insomnia Cookies and just decide why not do more homework that I didn't finish!
12:30 - 3:30 AM
I attempt to get organized or get ahead somehow, but typically realize that I'm still confused on the concepts in chemistry and calculus that we learned a week ago.
3:30 AM - ....AM?
Sometimes I just feel like why bother sleeping? I will be more tired if I only get a few hours and I will unfortunately not be able to drag myself to my 8:00 AM chemistry class. So this is where I am now. I watched an episode of Criminal Minds, edited a few possible insta-worthy pictures, and wondered how even though I am insanely busy and overwhelmed, I wouldn't have it any other way.
Now I know it sounds like I am complaining, but to be completely honest, college was nothing like high school. The classes are 10x harder, there aren't enough hours in the day, but I guess that's college. College takes grit. So if you are a college student or you see a college student, be nice to them because they are most likely very stressed.
"Sometimes the greatest dreams are the ones your heart fears."
xoxo
cgl
