After three years of reading, writing and analysing books, you're never quite the bookworm you were before you began studying English Literature.
HuffPost UK took a look into the trial and tribulations that English Lit students (past, present and future) at the University of Reading go through. With stacks of books to be read, essays to be written and literature to be analysed, there's never a dull moment!
10 things Reading Uni English Lit students know to be true
The Silent Seminar(01 of10)
We have all gone through this and it is one of the worst things to sit through. Nobody speaks, even those who have actually prepared and read the book. And it gets worse in your final year. Why? To this day, it remains to be one of life's biggest unsolved mysteries (credit:Getty Images)
Being ridiculously proud of how beautiful our campus is(02 of10)
What could be more deeply poetic? (credit:Google Maps)
The Norton Anthology gives you guns(03 of10)
Two words: Norton Anthologies. To this day, these mammoth books that could part crowds, commit GBH and fend off burglars, give us nightmares.Who needs the gym when your degree gives you enviously toned biceps? The only plus side is the looks of awe we get whenever we are seen carrying them! (credit:Jan Stromme via Getty Images)
The library will become your second home(04 of10)
Outside of lectures, seminars and being an ultimate walking talking thesaurus, you will inevitably spend most of your time in the library.You even sit in the same seat and form an attachment to it. Hell hath no fury for the unfortunate victim who decides to sit in "your spot" one day. Take note Sheldon Cooper (credit:Digital Vision. via Getty Images)
The Terror of Deadline Day(05 of10)
The worst day of term. At the start of every term you tell yourself: "I'll be organised this time!" but before you know it, Deadline Day is upon you.The panic of: "Why didn't I start earlier" sets in as you race against the clock and type your fingers to the bone. Copious amounts of coffee are drunk, numerous prayers for a miracle are said, tears are shed, followed by half baked plans to flee the country and live life as a fugitive if you don't hand it in on time.And to make matters even worse? You have to run through HUMSS (credit:Jupiterimages via Getty Images)
Being in a state of constant envy at other departments' facilities(06 of10)
We're looking at you Henley Business School and the Hopkins Building. (credit:Martin Barraud via Getty Images)
Working in Student Media (07 of10)
Who didn't want to be a part of the magic behind The Spark, RU:ON and Junction 11? (credit:Reading University Students Union)
The Lecture Theatre in the Palmer Building(08 of10)
Anything held in the Palmer Building was a big deal (credit:BestPics via Getty Images)
Our professors are truly unique(09 of10)
There's probably no other department at Reading University with staff as colourful, entertaining, truly mind boggling and eccentric as ours. It can get tiring - and confusing - but we wouldn't have it any other way! (credit:Photography by Yulia Reznikov via Getty Images)
The HUMSS Building(10 of10)
Who needs Hogwarts' moving staircases when you've got the HUMSS building?Every time you go inside, you will discover things you've never seen before: the mystical fourth floor and the elusive HUMSS tower.Let us have a moment of silence for those who have either been lost or arrived late to lectures and seminars because of this. (credit:Reading University Memes/Facebok)