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Back To School As Told By 'Gilmore Girls'

Jan 12, 2016

Hollywood Reporter

Christmas is over, the new year is here, and now it's time to go back to school! Between best friend reunions and stressful preparation, move in weekend alone is full of ups and downs that are best explained by everyone's favorite coffee obsessed mother-daughter duo, the Gilmore Girls.

1. Leaving your family

No matter how excited you are to go back to school, it's sad to leave your family after being with them again for a whole month and spending the holidays together.

2. Seeing your roommates again

Reunited and it feels so good!!! If you're lucky like me and love your roommates, lots of hugging ensues!

3. Having to unpack everything...

"Hey, I'm here come help me bring my stuff up!"

"How far away did you have to park?"

"Okay, how much can we possibly carry and still be able to unlock all the doors and go up 3 floors?"

"Is it bad if I don't put everything away tonight?"

4. And then a late night "we're back!" celebration

Let's just pretend that all the unpacking justifies the unjustifiable amount of food we get to eat tonight. After all, we're celebrating our reunion!

5. Unfortunately, even getting up early is oversleeping on the day before classes start.

I mean, of all of the relatable things Rory Gilmore has said, this one is pretty high up on the list of the most relatable... Sometimes in college, you have so much to do that any sleep at all is just too much sleep.

6. Because, of course, there's an endless list of things that need to be done before then.

I guess a couple of days is supposed to be enough to prepare for an entire semester? Caffeine is such a blessing.

7. Grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, schedule organization...

There's no time for sleep, but you also need sleep so you're ready for classes. Honestly, there's no way to win in this situation...

8. And then you start getting emails from your teachers...

This is when you remember that coming back to college means more than coming back to fun and friends. Hooray for rude awakenings?

9. Everything does finally get settled, but classes are still in the back of your mind the rest of the night...

At least college kids are good at pretending real life isn't real...

10. Oh well, nothing left to do but eat your feelings!

Night two of binge eating whoops... You'll start your diet once classes start, right?

11. And kick butt on your first day of class!

Waking up in the morning is hard, but the first classes are never as bad as you think they will be. Thank goodness for syllabus week!

Have a wonderful semester everybody! May you all have time for a "Gilmore Girls" binge session!

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