58 Instagram Captions to Celebrate the New Semester (Class Is *So* Back in Session!)

Picture this: Winter break is over, a new set of classes has begun, and everyone is heading back to campus. It’s time for a new semester! What better way to announce that you’re back — and ready to take on your new classes and adventures — than with an Instagram photo and a fitting caption celebrating the new semester?

Whether you’re ready to pick back up right where you left off before break, or you’re looking forward to a fresh start, there’s an Instagram caption that will help you make your intentions clear. So, get settled into your space, reunite with your roomies, snap some IG-worthy pics, and pair them with one of these caption ideas.

1. Goodbye, winter break. Hello, syllabus week.
2. New semester, new major (again).
3. Here’s to late-night study sessions and early-morning coffee runs!
4. A very warm welcome back.
5. That fresh notebook feeling!
6. In my “doing homework right away” era.
7. Feeling at home in the front of the class.
8. Love getting back into the swing of things!
9. I’m a much better note-taker than last semester.
10. BRB, gonna go crush my first day back.
11. It’s a good semester to have a good semester.
12. One step closer to turning the tassel.
13. Excited to be back with my second family.
14. I have a feeling the tassel’s going to be worth the hassle.
15. Coming up, on this season of college.
16. In my intelligent and productive era.
17. New semester, new me.
18. Last one, best one. 
19. Ooh, I set up the perfect schedule!

1. I came. I saw. I forgot what time my class was.
2. Pretending I’m not already behind on readings.
3. Quizzes, homework, exams, oh my!
4. Phew, I didn’t forget how to get to the dining hall.
5. Thank you, last semester me, for creating the most banging study playlists.
6. One day in — and I haven’t needed to pull an all-nighter yet!
7. Procrastination? Don’t know her!
8. I’m turning in assignments at 11:58 p.m. this semester — 2 minutes to spare is an improvement!
9. Here’s hoping I didn’t forget everything I learned last semester.
10. Repeat after me: “I will not fall asleep in my 8 a.m. lecture.”
11. Get in, loser, it’s a new semester.
12. My alarm is making a comeback. 
13. Had to turn my Canvas notifications back on.
14. 8 a.m.’s are so last semester.
15. My degree is playing hard to get. 
16. We are soooo back!
17. Semester motto: Keep your friends close and your study snacks closer.
18. Basically a victory lap.
19. At least I knew not to enroll in an 8 a.m. this semester. 
20. Is it spring break yet? 
21. Ready or not, (not) here Canvas comes.

1. “You’re gonna go far.” —Noah Kahan, “You’re Gonna Go Far”
2. “Anything could happen.” —Ellie Goulding, “Anything Could Happen”
3. “If I go, there’s just no telling how far I’ll go.” —Auli’i Cravalho, “How Far I’ll Go”
4. “Let’s go back, back to the beginning.” —Hilary Duff, “Come Clean”
5. “This could be the start of something new.” —High School Musical
6. “I’m just beginning. The pen’s in my hand, ending unplanned.” —Natasha Bedingfield, “Unwritten”
7. “Don’t give up, no, no, no. I’m free to be the greatest, I’m alive.” —Sia, “The Greatest”
8. “It always feels good to put something you’re proud of out in the world.” —Sabrina Carpenter
9. “Be about that action, and go do it. Keep your eye on your intention.” —Beyoncé
10. “You do have to actually believe that this could become the biggest thing. You have to put your mind there.” —Alex Cooper
11. “There are no mistakes, only opportunities.” —Tina Fey, Bossypants
12. “If you don’t try things and take risks, you don’t really grow and figure out what you want.” —Zendaya
13. “The best is yet to come.” —Frank Sinatra, “The Best Is Yet to Come” 
14. “Thank u, next.” —Ariana Grande, “Thank U, Next”
15. “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” —Steve Martin
16. “A lot going on at the moment.” —Taylor Swift
17. “I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring.” —David Bowie
18. “Look around for a second. You notice? It’s not so scary anymore.” — Lorelai Gilmore, Gilmore Girls