This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Portland chapter.
Whether you love the first day of school or you hate it, there’s no avoiding these stages of settling back into college.
1. Â Seeing your friends again…
2.  SYLLABUS WEEK
3. When the first assignment is due…
4. The bleakness and sadness that is the month of January…
5. Feeling homesick…
6. No more home cooked meals…
7. Trying to survive flu season…
8. @ Any work you were expected to do over break…
9. Trying to stick with a New Years resolution…
10. Wasting your gift money on textbooks…