Midterm season is upon us, and the ennui hangs thicker in the air than the scent of Dig Inn on 113th and Broadway. As you try to ignore the first caress of autumn’s biting breeze while the deadlines close in, you might daydreaming about taking that full-time SAT tutor position back home or transferring to a sunny California university. Dear reader, do not let the banana slug-shaped devil on your shoulder talk you out of your NYC college student discount. Instead of browsing transfer acceptance rates, pick up your HydroFlask that you dropped seven times last week during your lecture and beeline towards the nearest water fountain. Once you hydrate, it is much easier to romanticize your rat-infested #NYClifestyle! Follow the advice of that cute sticker you ambitiously put on your laptop: hydrate, don’t diedrate. Sometimes you need a liter of water to remind you how good you’re going to look in your grad photo shoot on Low Steps.
