It’s one of the best weeks for college students; syllabus week. All we have to do is sit in a classroom for about 30 minutes and hear the professor talk about the class, which we barely listen to, and then we are free to do whatever we want! And once the weekend hits… Oh, you guessed it; time to turn up times 10! No responsibilities! Let’s go!

Now we return to your regularly scheduled reality.

Sorry to wake you from your fantasy, but for three out of five classes, that’s not what really happens on syllabus week.

Expectation: You sit in a classroom for a maximum of 30 minutes while the teacher quickly runs over the syllabus.

Reality: You sit in the classroom for the entire class time listening to the professor slowly ruin your semester with each word.

Expectation: The professor is done with explaining the syllabus and it’s time to go home early!

Reality: The professor is done with explaining the syllabus and it’s time to start the first lecture!

Expectation: “We won’t be meeting the entire time that your schedule says, that’s way too long."

Reality: “We will be here the entire class. Don’t even think about packing up until I dismiss the class”

Expectation: New class, who’s this? We have to do those icebreakers that everyone hates.

Reality: New class, who’s this? We have to do those icebreakers that everyone hates.

Sorry, that one really wasn’t a reality vs. expectation, it was just a reality we all have to deal with.

Tell me about it, Kendall!

Expectation: “No homework, guys! Go have fun this week(end)!”

Reality: “Go buy your expensive books before the next class and read 100 pages.” A.K.A., you have two days to buy a book and hope it’s not sold out, plus read the whole book.

Expectation: Wow! I really think I’m going to like this semester!

Reality: Wow! I really think I’m going to like to skip all my classes this semester!

(Don’t skip class unless you absolutely have to—you’re paying for it anyway!)

Now, there’s a good chance these realities only happen in a few of your classes, but they happen. We end up having some homework during syllabus week… but no worries, we always figure out a way to turn up before we can’t function from so much schoolwork.

Hope you all survived Syllabus week! Welcome back to another semester!