We all hear conversations like the following during this time of the year:
“Hey, what are you doing tonight?”
“I don’t know. Maybe my 15 page term paper, reading a whole novel, studying for my test, or maybe finishing my presentation. Oh, wait, and putting a gun to my head and pulling the trigger.”
It’s November, halfway between midterms and finals, and inevitably you’re stressed. Hell, I’m stressed and I can’t tell you how many times I have said that I wouldn’t procrastinate. Who wants to be doing work when college is supposed to be the best times of your life? Relax and breathe.
As professors slowly strip away our youthful innocence by forcing us to bury our heads in books and stare blankly at computer screens, find a way to successfully deal with stress.
As an almost second semester senior, which all of us know is an excellent feeling, let me give you a little advice to all underclassmen on how to deal with stress around this time in the semester.
Unless you started out your college career with a 4.0, there is no need to flip into Jessie Spano mode anytime multiple professors request papers to be due at the same time. Remember, as horrible as this is, C’s get degrees.
Remember, it always gets done. Don’t ask me how, but it does. I wouldn’t be graduating in about seven months if it didn’t. Reward yourself for a hard day’s work. Don’t let these four years go by without having fun because you were constantly doing work.
I would love to say that you should try to start working on huge projects when they are first assigned, but honestly, who doesn’t procrastinate? Don’t bother attempting to get it done early; you’re going to be working on it over Thanksgiving.
Everyone wants to do well in college and make their parents proud. But I think our mental health and stability are a little more important than whether or not we have a 3.8 or a 2.3 GPA when we graduate.
Figure out what works for you and follow through with it. I have not completely tested my hypotheses, so don’t pass the blame on me when you fail out. Oh yeah, Relax and breathe. You’re doing fine.
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