You're getting ready to go back to school. You have the excitement of leaving home and being free again, the visions of redecorating your room, and the motivation to learn again. However, these thoughts don't stay the same. Here are the four stages of getting ready to go back to school.

1. Excitement.

Gathering your school supplies and new wardrobe is exciting! Knowing you're going to be with your family away from home gets you pumped for college, and you can't wait to be in your new dorm. This stage happens in the beginning and usually lasts for a short amount of time.

2. Anxiety.

You start to think about how much money you need and who you are going to meet and if this year is going to be as good as last years. THEN you start to think about how much work you are going to have, and you think about how many all nighters you are going to have to pull because you watched too many episodes of "Grey's Anatomy" on Netflix last night. This stage usually lasts your entire college career.

3. Happiness.

Finally getting to school and seeing your friends is a fun and beautiful moment -- so is catching up all night and talking about our summer. This lasts for about a night, because then you have to do work.

4. Being tired forever.

This stage lasts forever. As a college student, you are always down for a nap. It doesn't matter the time or how long. It could just be for 10 minutes -- it's still amazing.

Despite all the complaining and work, I am excited to go back to school.