Lower Spring, You Don’t Even Know

You know what’s overrated? You. But aside from that, I believe that senior spring gets a bit too much hype. Maybe there’s more freedom during these last few months, but we all know that freedom isn’t what Exeter really stands for. Instead, as Exonians, we should celebrate the life of lower spring.

Forget 10 o’clock check-in. Later check-in times only encourage procrastination, sleeping late and arson. Being in the dorm has allowed me to not only finish my homework by an impressive two in the morning, but also furthers my relationship with dormmates. I can often be found with a daily study group that meets to offer sacrifices to the physics gods. (The dorm fac bake cookies.) And besides, friends outside of the dorm means implies a social life, which we all know is both unacceptable and impossible at Exeter.

Sure seniors tend to hang around on the quads and venture into town, but is outside really the safest place to be? I can watch you all from the library and reap the benefits of a stair workout and air conditioning. My English narrative will keep me company and my vitamin D supplements will make up for all the vitamin D I've been missing out on. Lower spring has a sense of security that senior spring just does not offer.

And yeah, there are those seniors who can get away with not doing homework, but the joke’s on them. Homework serves to help your general understanding of the world and totally not stress you out. Every log rule I memorize and every monologue I can successfully recite will help me function as an adult, right? Right?

So really, I’m not as much of a dweeb as all the upperclassmen tell me I am. They’re just jealous. And judging by my two papers, two tests and one oral presentation that are all going down this week, who wouldn’t be?