Many people go to college dreaming of one day becoming a doctor. However, only the stupid ones succeed. You may question why we consider these people “stupid” but, after 3 semesters, we question our decision every day. Before committing to a lifetime of schooling you may want to consider these things.

1. There's no such thing as "syllabus week."

Within five minutes of your first lecture you will be taking notes. At the end of the first week you will have a quiz. Don’t expect to be going out with your friends the first week of school. Instead, expect to be hanging with your textbook.

2. Cs get degrees.

You will never get 100 percent on an assignment. Your professor will always find a way to take a point off on every assignment. Even on the simplest problems, in the end you probably forgot Avogadro's number.

3. There will always be someone smarter than you.

You may have been the smartest person in your high school science class, but all of your classmates were also the smartest kids in their science classes. You all got into this school, therefore you are definitely not the smartest person out there. Everyone is just as smart as you are or smarter.

4. Extra credit is not optional.

If your professor offers extra credit it is most likely because the entire class is failing. Extra Credit assignments are just another way for your professor to remind you that you have no idea what you are doing.

5. The library will become your second home.

In the beginning of the year, your friends will ask what you are doing and you will always respond by saying, “I’m in the library doing homework." By the end of the semester, instead of asking you what you’re doing, your friends will just assume that you’re in the library.

6. Sleeping is a luxury.

Running on 5 hours of sleep is normal. Get used to it.

7. People think that you know way more than you do.

When you tell people that you are a science major there is an automatic assumption that you are brilliant. Although this is the case for some, most often you are contemplating your life decisions.

8. It's normal to have no idea what you're doing.

Even the kids who answer the question correctly in class has no idea what they are doing. There’s a difference between understanding when the professor is doing the problem and doing the homework on your own. Your notebook will, most likely, become pages filled with question marks.

9. Science doesn't lie.

You will learn quickly that it's better to not ask why something happens and to just accept the fact that it does happen.

10. Labs will always go over the scheduled time.

If your lab is scheduled for 12:30-4:30 in the afternoon, don't make plans until at least an hour later. You will likely mess up and have to redo the lab.

But, in the end, all those sleepless nights are worth it when you find a cure to cancer.