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This week was my first college experience registering for classes. Since Villanova handles freshman fall schedules, freshmen have their first registration after their first semester. After going through it, I hope that I never have to register for classes again (but that's unfortunately not a possibility). It’s looking like my spring semesters' schedule will be as tough as the Giants’ season this year. I had one of the last time slots on the last day of registration, which explains my five 8:30s next semester. Here I am, content to whine about my schedule problems online where it will definitely not have an impact.

Registration time

The first class time is also the same as my registration time - 8:30. Registration is about a week long, and as a freshman I am on the last day with a late slot. By the time I looked at my options, half of the classes were gone, especially the good times and good professors. In addition, I had recommended my teachers to a few friends who had earlier times, and they got their classes.

The week leading up

Before registration, students were able to create potential schedules on the website, Schedulr. There were some who had four schedules created, while I had only one, and slowly watched my preferred classes fill up. I was left to frantically ask friends about teachers they had previously had and then I just had to hope for the best. Unfortunately, that did not work out.

Registering

As a freshman, I had never registered for classes before. Thinking that everybody was trying to get in the same classes I was, registration was a race against the clock. I felt like someone attempting to defuse a bomb. Too bad my schedule turned out to be exactly that - an explosion of terrible classes.

My schedule

I am going to treasure every night of this semester, because in the spring, I have 8:30s every day. Then on a few days a week, I have an awkward six-hour break before my next class. This semester, all my classes were back to back, and two days a week classes begin at 11:30 - which means I can go to bed at 2 a.m, and still get eight hours of sleep. Isn't that the goal in college? If so, I will not be accomplishing that in the spring.

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1. You feel like an elder.

2. You may feel lonely.

3. Senioritis is more real than ever.

4. You may feel a little down sometimes.

5. Fear of missing out won't be as real.

6. You are a college pro.

7. You'll have more free time.

8. You're happy you're still in school.

9. You feel like a guru.

10. You continue to grow.

You can't say that no one told you life was gonna be this way.

1. When dealing with people is too difficult.

2. When food is the best part of your day.

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3. When you meet new people.

4. When you're the third wheel.

5. When life is tough but you're trying to hold it together.

6. When you're the brunt of a joke.

7. When you're too broke for food.

8. When your judgment could be better.

9. When you're not great at socializing.

10. When honesty is the best policy.

11. When you accept your flaws.

12. When work is not going well.

13. When you skip the gym.

14. When you over think.

15. When you swipe right.

16. When you get a crush.

17. When no major life event is happening

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1. When your advisor tells you that you should declare a major soon.

2. Seeing the lost and confused freshmen and remembering that was you a short year ago, and now being grateful you know the ins and outs of the campus.

3. Going to the involvement fair to sign up for more clubs knowing that you are already too involved.

4. When you actually do the reading required for the first class.

5. Seeing your friends for the first time since last semester.

6. When you're already drowning in homework during syllabus week.

7. Realizing you don't have the same excitement for classes as you did as a freshman.

8. Going home and seeing people from high school gets weirder the older you get.

9. You've already established your de-stress routine.

10. Wondering where all the new freshman came from.

11. But ultimately being glad that you have a lot more knowledge than you did a year ago.

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2. For teaching me how to cuddle and being the best cuddle buddy still to this day.

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6. For showing me all the classics and helping me develop a good taste in movies.

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8. For helping me with all of that awful homework that even you couldn't understand.

9 For giving us a taste of our own medicine when we needed it.

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11. For spoiling me as a little girl but making me do chores as I got older. I now understand the point of having a clean house.

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