The time has come for you to drown your sorrows in textbooks and class notes. It such an unfortunate re-occurrence on campuses across the country & world. It's not fair they start so early. It's not fair they (for some classes) seem to never end once it starts. By the end of the semester, you're strung out, tired, over-worked, and in need of a super long Netflix binge. While this semester has started out fast, it has slowed to a crawl now that "midterms" are upon us and it feels like every passing second is an audible sound on the clock.
1. You become distracted with anything.
It's like your midterms just do not exist anymore. All that matters is the other thirty tabs you have open on your computer. Like Amazon wish lists, or Netflix, or Domino's menu, or the YouTube channels you have to catch up on..
2. Your motivation dwindles, but you continue "working"
You need to find something to do other than your work, so you imagine writing your paper on how much you don't want to write it, instead of on the topic your professor gave the class. Or you do math to calculate the most arbitrary things, like the amount of grains of rice in your take out container, or this:
3. You start wishing someone else can just do the work for you
But there's this thing called "honor code" that makes this an unfortunate incapability. And even if someone did write a paper for you, there's no telling what the paper would be about.
4. Sleep no longer exists
What even is sleep? The amount of time that has passed since you were last able to close your eyes for longer than a sneeze is exponentially related to the amount of midterms and essays you have this week (or next).
5. So much stuff to do, not a lot of time to complete it
Why did you take this many credits again??
6. You're not even sure why midterms are here yet.
Didn't the semester just start?
7. And you find more things to do other than study
Because having a clean dorm is more important, right?
8. Being on campus makes you more stressed than the actual test
Stress breeds stress, and everyone's feelings tells your heart to race.
9. Your body has a strange sense of humor.
And this happens each semester, all semester long.
10. This tweet just explains it all
11. But when it's over, it feels so good!
