Thoughts I had during my first official twenty minutes of graduate school

As I prepare to begin my last week of our three week long May term (and my first official term in graduate school--I was still technically in undergrad until now) I wanted to reflect back on my very first day. More specifically, the very first twenty minutes when we got the "you're in grad school now" talk that always sounds very scary and fills me with anxiety. Always something to look forward to. 

After that first day I was exhausted, but I still found the energy to type up a list of the thoughts racing through my mind during those first few minutes. (I thought I might like to look back on it and laugh one day. That still remains to be seen)

• I'm not smart enough for this.
• I should just go to graphic design school.
• After this, I'm NEVER going back to school.
• I really want my master's in strategic leadership.
• I know it's not supposed to be easy, but wouldn't life be so much nicer if it was????
• No, we did NOT overreact on our course evals, that was actually unfair!!!!
• Jesus CEO, we meet again.

And that, my friends, is how you ring in your first term as a graduate student. It can only go up from here (right???)