The First Day of a New Semester
Posted January 22, 2016 by Katie Caskey
Well, it’s that time again. Break has ended, we’ve all made our way back to Boston from our respective hometowns and states, and we are “ready” to start strong on a fresh semester of grad school. Here is this grad student’s minute-by-minute thoughts throughout her first day…and don’t judge. You all thought the same things!
10:00pm (the previous night) – “I’m going to set my alarm for 7:00 and give myself plenty of time to eat a good breakfast and get organized for class! Nothing like starting off on a healthy note!”
7:00am – “Curse you alarm clock!”
7:01am – “Snooze.”
7:10am – “One more snooze.”
7:19am – “Why, oh why, did I decide to get up this early?”
7:20am – “Ok, I’m up.”
7:30am – “Haven’t gone grocery shopping since I got back…guess it’s popcorn for breakfast.”
7:32am – “Yay! I found some cereal! My roommates won’t mind loaning me some milk, right?”
7:50am – “Nothing on this earth feels better than a warm shower.”
8:00am – “Nothing on this earth feels worse than remembering you forgot a clean towel while you’re in the shower!”
8:30am – “What to wear for the first day? I want to look cute and professional, but I want to be warm and comfortable. Decisions, decisions…”
8:40am – “Ok, I’ve been standing here staring at my closet long enough. Just pick something!”
8:50am – “Wow! Dressed, fed, and ready for the day before 9:00am! I am ROCKING this semester so far!”
9:00am – “Now what?”
9:01am – “Starbucks!!!”
10:00am – “Thank goodness for chai tea!”
10:30am – “I’ve been sitting here too long. I should buy a bagel or something so I don’t feel like one of those Starbucks lurkers.”
11:00am – “Ok, now I can start heading to school without looking too eager. Right?”
11:30am – “Good ole’ Simmons! Greetings friend!”
11:35am – “None of my classmates are here yet. Just enough time for another chai tea!”
12:00pm – “My friends!!!”
12:30pm – “I’ve missed my library peeps! These weirdos are my tribe! J”
12:45pm – “Oh, crap! I should probably figure out which room my class is in.”
12:55pm – “Yay! Class! Notes! Lecture! Discussion!”
1:05pm – “Not the syllabus! Anything but the syllabus!”
1:20pm – “Finally. Now we can get to discussing all that reading we had to do over break! This better be some awesome discussion!”
3:00pm – “Ok, I’m liking this so far. This could be a great semester!”
5:00pm – “Finally back home from class. I forgot what Boston rush hour is like!”
5:05pm – “I seriously need to go grocery shopping! Eh, I’ll just have popcorn.”
5:30pm – “I should get started on next week’s reading. No rest for the weary.”
6:00pm – “I’ll just close my eyes for a quick sec…zzzzz”
7:10pm – “I love naps!”
7:30pm – “Really, homework would be a good thing to start…”
8:00pm – “Ok, I’ll start homework tomorrow. Who am I kidding…Netflix is calling!”
9:00pm – “What a day! One down….I don’t even want to think how many there are to go. But they’re gonna be great!”
9:01pm – “I’m gonna set my alarm early again tomorrow! Maybe I’ll even manage some grocery shopping!”