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11 Signs You're Ready To Go Back To College

And you might be a little excited

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11 Signs You're Ready To Go Back To College
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Going back to school isn't an exciting thing -- except for the 11 reasons below. We all have certain parts we love of the fall semester starting. Maybe it's not school related, but it sure is weather and activity driven!

1. You slightly start to look forward to having to go back to classes because that means you’ll have something else to do besides working 24/7.

It's sad, but true. Except for that point where working and classes become your entire life -- how did this happen?

2. You get excited about back to school shopping.

Especially those school supplies! I need a new agenda, new pencils, new book bag. I need it all!

3. Getting a new agenda/planner is an exciting task and you want to keep it perfect forever.

Two months later: scribbles everywhere, rips in the cover, papers torn, etc.

4. You’re still willing to talk about the upcoming school year with family.

Why not brag about your success of surviving another academic year without losing your cool?

5. You're excited to see your college friends.

It has only been three months since you have seen them, but everything is always better with your friends.

6. You're counting down the days until football season.

Fall weather, dark colors, Halloween, pumpkin spice and bonfires. How could life get any better?

7. The welcoming of chilly weather.

It has been a long short, hot summer -- I'm ready for 60 to 70 degree weather and sweaters.

8. You're looking forward to getting a refund check.

You can try to deny it, but you know it's true. Refund checks are a glorious blessing for broke college students. This means rents paid, books are bought, groceries are stocked, and you're slowly dying inside watching your debt go up, but that's OK! At least you're good in the now.

9. You're looking forward to not being around family 24/7.

Family -- can't live with them, can't live without them. OK, we can live with them, we just prefer not to.

10. You know that once the semester actually starts you'll regret getting excited to go back.

Why did I ever think this was a good idea? Twenty-one credit hours, three extra-curricular activities -- what was I thinking?

11. Once the semester starts you’ll be on the way to finishing another year towards your degree!

It's about damn time! I'm out of here!

College can be fun and stressful, but the above 11 points are some reasons why we all get excited over a new year. We can talk about the realities once it hit the middle of the fall semester and the honeymoon phase is over. I'm sure my mind will have changed, at that point.

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