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7 Things I NEVER Thought I Would Say During My First Week Of Class

I need a nap.

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7 Things I NEVER Thought I Would Say During My First Week Of Class
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1. “I need a nap.”


I’ve always hated taking naps, and I try as hard as I can to not take them. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to feel so tired and so overwhelmed in my first week of class.

Reading through all the syllabi, updating my planner, scheduling meetings, attending information sessions, signing up for organizations, meeting new people, memorizing routes to classes… Exhausting! On my 5th day of class, I came back to my dorm and crashed. And let me tell you… it felt great.

2. “Sure, I’ll play cards!”

I’m a studious and ambitious person, and I’ve been pretty good at allotting enough time to get all my work done without getting distracted. But in my first week of class, I spent more time watching movies, playing cards, and staying up late talking than I care to admit.

3. “Oh, it’s fine that you walked in on me this morning. Don’t worry about it.”

Boundaries are nonexistent. So what if we forget to knock sometimes? We’re only human.

4. “I love my professor!”

After hearing horror stories about college and professors (and spending a little too much time on ratemyprofessors.com), I was pleasantly surprised to have such interesting, engaging, and nice professors. They’re eager and willing to help and make themselves easily accessible to students.

5. “No, Dad, I don’t want the Netflix password.”


Who in their right minds would ever say this, right? I just don’t have enough time to watch Netflix! Not only do I have work to fill my time, but there are so many cool student organizations to join and new friends to make! And any free time I do have, I would like to use to sleep. :-)

6. “I need to cut my nails.”


As gross as it might be, I’ve always been a nail-biter. Any free second I had, I would start chewing on my nails. But I’ve had NO FREE TIME (are you sensing a theme here?), which means my nails have grown to unprecedented lengths.

7. “I miss my parents.”

I mean, I knew I would miss them, but I never thought I would miss them this much within the first 5 days of class.

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