Costume Ideas That Will Scare Your Psych Midterm Away

Tired of being jumpscared by a NOCAT on the first day in lecture? And then seeing your grade on your first chemistry midterm? And yet you still don’t want to study and would rather spend time crafting a banger Halloween costume instead? Look no further, for here are some easy and cheap costume ideas to scare your professors back.

  1. Ivan Pavlov

His magic bell summons dogs that will immediately start salivating and develop an appetite for paper. Might be useful for making your Psychology midterm mysteriously disappear.

Materials:

  • Fake beard ($10)
  • Bell (obtained from the shadow realm)
  1. Mast cell

Woe! Granules be upon ye! Distract your opponents with pain and itch while you escape from your examination room.

Materials:

  • Ziploc bag ($0.05)
  • Capsules ($5)
  • Solaray Histamine Blend SP-33 ($11.64)
  1. Norepinephrine

Good to have in case you need to decide what to do when your professor brings in a real bear in a demonstration of classical conditioning.

Materials

  • Paper ($1)
  • Straws ($1)
  • Markers ($1)
  • Your sweat, saliva, blood sugar, etc. ($1)
  1. That one group member

When you ever feel like you don’t want to work or talk to people ever again, even if your presence just might contribute to the group, just try this easy method that will leave your group members panicking in search of you.

Materials

  • Plane ticket to Australia ($1349+)
  1. Centromorphosis

There have been reports of novel insect specimens appearing in Centro dishes as of late. Note that this costume may not be as effective against regulars in North Quad who regularly encounter this phenomenon.

Materials

  • Giant roach costume ($67)
  1. Inquiry facilitator

Ah yes, the scariest of them all. The discomfort of having to guide your own learning and having to make your own decisions. Their silent, knowing stare as they scribble things down furiously in a mysterious notebook. Spook, unsettle and freeze your opponents in silent shock with this costume.

Materials

  • The all-knowing stare
  • A notebook to draw flowers on
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