Abby Lee Miller's dance classes are hardcore. So are college classes. Your desires for As quickly turn into simple desires for passing grades as the coursework pushes you to your limit.
You get a sense of this difficulty as soon as get the syllabi. You don't even know what some of the words mean, and the assignments seem way too advanced. Should you give up already?
But, of course, you don't. You can't drop every class, so you wear yourself out with the note-taking because...
You don't really know what's going on, though...
Some of your classmates are stressed, too, but others are more confident...
... some are even confident even though they only show up to class on due dates. You didn't even know these people existed.
Due dates for classes are all on the same week. Midterms are, unfortunately, a thing. You procrastinate on studying for exams, writing papers, and working on projects.
This procrastination then bites you in the butt. Getting your grades back be like...
Even though you know deep down that your professors are giving you tough love, this is basically how you envision them at that moment:
You are also jealous of your friends with good grades...
... and then angry when other people tell you your classes are easy.
As you try to raise your grades, you might have a group project. These are the absolute WORST, especially with unreliable members that were selected for you. Doing this project may go like this...
But you get through, even though midterm week repeats itself in the form of finals week.
You aced your classes!
Okay... this is an exaggeration. You passed... you're moving on... but you can't help but be a little dissatisfied. You gotta step it up next semester.
