10 Things You SWORE You'd Do This Summer

Wake up Quakers, it's July! Your summer is halfway over--can you believe it? No? Just check that Google Calendar that you haven't opened since your last final. Go ahead, let yourself gasp in denial, shock, and utter horror.

And when you're done, read our list of things you swore you'd get done before returning to Penn--but of course haven't even attempted to address yet.

1. Take a break from drinking. Wait, this was a serious goal? Lol.

2. Go to bed earlier. Being the overly ambitious student you are, you swear you won't miss a single lecture this fall. You've scheduled yourself for daily 9ams, which is toootally doable because you're, like, driven. Alas, better get in the habit of waking up early now! If you could just...get...out...of...bed...

3. Learn how to drive. The closest you've come to obtaining your license is failing the permit test because you were too cocky to read the manual ahead of time. (This may or may not be an Editor's anecdote.)

4. Find summer lovin’. Tell me more, tell me mo-…oh, you still didn’t find that Danny-Sandy, JCrew mag worthy romance? That’s a shame, because we all definitely did/have been in a relationship forever! Back to the drawing board. (Read: Tinder/JCrush/You don’t even wanna know.)

5. Get a part-time job. Unpaid internships look great on your resumé and all, but how are you going to afford your drinking habits and "occasional" drunk eating come November? Don't worry, we hear your neighbor is in need of a dogwalker.

6. Go to the gym. But you moved home for the summer, which means you'd have to pay for a gym membership. You would, like, totally work out at Pottruck if you were still on campus, but it just isn't a financially sound decision right now! (See #5.)

7. Take a summer class. Did you miss registration? Us, too…so weird, you would think they’d send out a million reminders about the deadline or something. You must’ve missed (deleted) those. Aw, man!

8. Read an intellectual book. You really thought you could fit in one classic this summer, but it’s not your fault, you just could NOT stop crying!

9. Keep up with the news. “Definitely tomorrow,” you promised yourself. “I just really miss Penn News Today emails!” you exclaimed to a room full of people who showed no emotion and made no sound.

10. Make a change! Let's face it, you're the same you, just 3 months older and not a bit wiser. But so are we, so cheers to us, and enjoy your last 50 days.