1. When re-writes start taking a toll on you

2. When you get re-writes on an essay you thought was perfectly written

3. When writer's block is real

4. When you have to use personal outside sources

5. When writer's block finally clears

6. When you see that professor that took a red pen to your essay

7. When your professor approves slang terms in an essay

8. When your professor uses your essay as a positive example

9. When your professors assign long essays over holiday breaks

10. When your knowledge of APA, MLA 7, MLA 8, Chicago, and Turabian formatting all start colliding

11. When you hear that final exams will be replaced with essays

12. When you take the opportunity in a creative writing assignment to secretly roast a classmate/professor

13. When your classmate asks if there's a word/page requirement for an essay

14. When you get the OK to use Wikipedia as a source

15. When you start experimenting with fancy contractions

16. When you take creative metaphoric liberty

17. When you get that perfect grade on an essay you spent *way* too long writing