This is it, the final stretch. "You can do it!" you parents half-encourage, half-declare over the phone when trying to pump you up. They're trying to help, you know that. However, it feels like everyone else around you is succeeding, while you're kinda stuck, dragging yourself and what's left of your dignity through your last few exams. Don't worry, you're not alone.
1. You came back from Spring Break alive, but since then you've slowly shut down because that taste of freedom gave you zero motivation.
2. You came back and magically all your responsibilities reappeared.
3. There are also date parties you forgot about.
4. Which is basically your only time to let loose because all you do is drink coffee and pretend to study now.
5. When searching for a date, you realize that everyone seems to magically be in serious relationships overnight, and you're over here just doing you.
6. Whenever you take a study break and go on social media, everyone seems to be going out, going to date parties and painting coolers. Where are they getting all this free time?
7. Whenever you do get a taste of freedom from studying and want to let loose, you overdue it because your body forgets what freedom feels like.
8. Out of nowhere, your finals creep up too.
9. You start it off with the utmost confidence, though. You've constantly and haphazardly used the "Projected Final Grade" tool on Moodle for all your classes about six times a day since spring break, you've got this.
10. After the first few finals, you now are starting to slowly deteriorate though.
11. And just when you think you can't get any lower--YOU'RE DONE! YOU'RE FREE! NO MORE FINALS! Your soul is immediately lifted.
12. You bid ado to all of your buddies, pack up your life, and head home for the summer. Hello relaxation and college freedom withdrawals.
And just like that, another semester is over. It goes faster than we think. In the end, we'll look back and miss all of the late nights and ridiculous amounts busy work we were assigned. But for now, we'll take some naps, move all of our laundry from piles on our floors here to piles at home and enjoy the humidity of the summer months.
