We survived, my friends: somehow we made it. Syllabus days are over and we've made it into the real-world, down and dirty grind of homework, quizzes, and group projects. The stress is slowly and surely sinking in and you can feel the mental breakdown on your horizon. In this time of peril, who better to relate to our college struggles than "Pride and Prejudice"'s own Elizabeth Bennett?

1. When you look over your required books list.

Why cruel world? $200 dollars for a history textbook I'll most likely never touch again. You wonder if the person at the cash register can see your tears as you hand them your student ID, your wallet, and your soul to pay for this semester's books.

2. When your Prof acts super funny and chill on syllabus day.

This can't be real. This is too good to be true. There's no way life would ever hand you this wonderful gift. Are you laughing from happiness or anxiety? Only time will tell.

3. Then you actually read their syllabus.

The other shoe just dropped. Their true selves have been shown. Mandatory attendance policy? Cumulative final? Oh god.

4. And you realize that this class is required for your major.

That means no dropping. This is it. Until death do us part. Goodbye, social life.

5. Acceptance creeps in like a sad unavoidable truth.

I'll miss you friends, Timothy, Netflix. I promise you'll always be in my heart.

6. After a long day of disappointment you come home to your roommate with no Friday classes.

What is free time, please tell me. I should switch majors. That is definitely the solution.

7. This encounter is quickly followed by a mini stage of denial when you look over all the due dates for the semester alone in your room.

How can midterms be a little over a month away? Send help.

8. Then your prof hits you with the group project sign-up sheet even though it's the second day of class and you know no one.

They obviously don't understand your need for control and the potential amounts of anxiety that will follow by being placed with a random student. You've worked too hard for it to come back to this. When do these group projects end?

9. But then you realize it's the weekend.

See ya on Monday, Prof. I've got all weekend to forget my problems.