1. There is always that one kid in each of your history classes that makes a comment or shares a "fun fact" about the lecture topic whenever the professor asks if anyone has a question.

2. You become infuriated when a non-history major asks an incredibly ignorant question about a historic topic you believe everyone should already know about.

3. You can write a minimum of 10 pages in your sleep.

4. The professors who have you write an essay instead of taking a final exam were obviously sent from God to show us he loves us.

5. But the professors who make you take comprehensive exams at the end of the semester are basically the living spawn of Satan and want to watch all of us burn.

6. When all of your classes want you to write 10+ page research papers and turn them in all at the same time.

7. When a professor cancels a class meeting to give you time to write your paper for that class.

8. That feeling as a TA when a student actually comes to your office hours and thanks you for your help.

9. When someone asks the professor a question and he says, "it's in the syllabus."

10. The feeling when the professor says your historical claim is exactly right and you pulled it right out of your ass.

11. When you finally get all of your research, essays, and exams done and get to go home for your holiday breaks.