The Self-Citation Championship

Surviving Physics, Math, and Chemistry only to get absolutely bodied by Biology is the scientific equivalent of thinking you've cleared the final boss, then discovering there's another phase. The mitochondria might be the powerhouse of the cell, but Biology is the powerhouse of student breakdowns. That moment when you realize memorizing 739 Latin terms is somehow harder than balancing equations or calculating trajectories. Biology doesn't just ask for your brain—it demands your soul and your sleep schedule too.

That moment when your brain enters mathematical rigor mortis during an exam. The sand of time drips away while you're desperately trying to remember if induction is supposed to start with n=0 or n=1. Meanwhile, your professor probably designed the proof to be solvable in three elegant steps that will seem blindingly obvious once you see the solution. Mathematical trauma is real, folks.

The gradual deterioration of handwriting during a calculus exam is directly proportional to the difficulty of the derivatives being solved. Started with careful notation, ended with hieroglyphics that would baffle archaeologists. The final fraction isn't even mathematically valid—it's just a desperate cry for help from a brain that's given up on proper notation. In my 15 years of grading papers, I've developed a special skill: translating mathematical chicken scratch into what students meant to write.

Physics teachers have mastered the dramatic setup! The meme shows a teacher channeling their inner Palpatine from Star Wars, about to tell the "tragedy" of two cars traveling in a straight line - which is basically the setup for EVERY conservation of momentum problem ever created. It's that moment when your physics teacher tries to make collisions sound like an epic saga instead of just "car go smash." The dramatic storytelling approach is the universal signal that you're about to calculate velocity changes for the next 45 minutes! Physics teachers really think they're dropping the hottest lore when they're just describing Newton's laws with extra flair!

The professor's dramatic mushroom monologue is peak academia! Fungi are truly the chaotic neutral of taxonomy - they're not plants (no photosynthesis), not animals (no mobility), but their own magnificent kingdom. The professor's existential crisis about mushrooms is completely justified! Some fungi species form the largest living organisms on Earth, can survive in space, and share more DNA with humans than plants do. No wonder the prof gets all mystical - when your research subject defies conventional understanding and occasionally glows in the dark, you'd start sounding like a wizard too!

The evolution of an engineering student's mathematical journey in two perfect frames! First year: Happy SpongeBob confidently solving 2+2=4 with the enthusiasm of someone who thinks they've mastered calculus. Fast forward to senior year: Traumatized SpongeBob with beard and eye bags staring at a blackboard that looks like someone sneezed Greek symbols onto differential equations. The transition from "I can do basic arithmetic!" to "Is that pi multiplied by the square root of my diminishing will to live?" is painfully accurate. Engineers don't just solve problems—they create new ones by inventing notations that make ordinary humans question their sanity. The board isn't math anymore; it's mathematical hieroglyphics designed specifically to make your brain short-circuit!