It's that time of year again! It's time for children and adults alike to prepare for another school year. For all you college students out there, here are some sure signs that you are ready for school!

1) The thought of school excites you!

If you are excited for and enthusiastic about school, then you're more than ready to face a new semester. Whether it be the challenging classes and assignments, internships, friends, or clubs that you're involved in, something about school enthralls you and makes you wish you were back on campus right now. When you think of school, you feel joyous.

2) You've already started packing.

If it's barely August and your packing list is all set, congratulations, you are officially excited for school! If you've started packing already, then you are one step ahead of most college students. If you start packing now, then every time you see your massive pile of bags and boxes, you become even more thrilled at the fact that in just three short weeks, you will be strolling over the campus quad.

3) You are trying to decide if you need ALL of your college apparel.

...because you can't wear the same college T-shirt to every hockey game! Yes, hockey games do get hot, especially if you're enthusiastic about your team winning. There truly is a special feeling that you get when walking across campus in your college sweatshirt. You feel proud to be a part of your college family.

4) The thought of dining food is fine, because it makes your mother's meals even better!

Let's be honest, once you get used to it and once you find something that is edible, dining hall food isn't the worst thing you've ever eaten. If you are ready to face the dining hall armed with a fork and an empty stomach, you're ready to go back to school.

5) You have already figured out what time you are doing laundry.

I can't be the only college student who gets up at 7 am on a Saturday morning to do my weekly washing. Or am I? But if you've already tackled the laundry room battle, you've spent enough time thinking about school to be ready to return.

6) You can't wait to step foot into the library.

In fact, you've spent all summer devising a perfect schedule of when to study and where. You also have spent all summer dreaming about your favorite table, or a new place to sit if you're one to like to change things up on occasion.

7) Even dorm bathrooms seem welcoming

Between the messes that bathrooms are famous for, and the leave-your-mess-for-others-to-clean that college students are famous for, you aren't too worried about the dorm showers as long as you have your shower shoes! But to be clear, dorm bathrooms are disgusting and I'd much rather shower at home.

8) You can't wait to see your friends!

No explanation needed.

9) FREEDOM!

You love your family dearly, but no matter how much you love them, you enjoy being out on your own. At college, you are entirely responsible for everything, which while overwhelming at times, is an exceptionally wonderful feeling. Also, you can stay out late whenever you want and as late as you want. Just be mindful that you only have your alarm clock to wake you up for your 8 am, not your mother.

10) You envision watching the sky and relaxing at your favorite place on campus.

Hawkins Pond. Enough said. (See article cover photo.)

So, pack that car and hit the road. A new semester is on final approach!