1. You Find Yourself Explaining to People that Your Major is Actually Pretty Hard
It's not just Arts and Crafts, I promise.
2. Five Hours of Sleep is Considered a Good Night's Sleep
With a major as time-consuming as this one, it is not unexpected to stay up all hours of the night working on one thing.
3. You Find Yourself Eating in the "In-Between" Hours
You eat when you can. Which means you either forget to eat or end up eating at random hours of the day.
4. You Spend More Time in the Classroom than You Do Outdoors
Wait... When did it become winter?
5. Non-Major Courses are Pretty Far Down the List
In the end, no one looks to see if you got an A in your core classes, they only care about the effort and work you put into your career.
6. One Hour Can Turn into Five Hours Real Quick
Art Coma - /ärt ˈkōmə/ - noun - The state in which the mind goes into while working without awareness of time. Often results in the confusion of time of day.
Ex: "Dude, I went into another art coma today. Next thing you know it's dark outside. Like, when did that happen?"
7. A Social Life Barely Exists in Your Schedule
Either you have good grades and no social life, or you have a social life and terrible grades. Sadly, there's no in-between.
8. You Possess the Ability to Sleep Anywhere
And I mean anywhere. Seriously, when you are so low on sleep, you can curl up in a closet and squeeze in a quick nap...
9. Your Classmates Aren't Just Your Friends, They're Family
Spending so much time in the classroom you seen your classmates at best and they're worst. While its overwhelming at times, you know that no matter what, they'll be there at the drop of a hat to help you through it.
10. You Can't See Yourself Doing Anything Else
At the end of the day, the struggle of grades, sleepless nights, and the mental breakdowns mean almost nothing compared to the satisfaction of finishing a creatation solely from your mind and your mind alone.