I can bet that college students all over the country are desperately waiting for the week of uninhibited freedom. It's a time to do crazily exciting things, get completely wasted that you black out and everything in between. Unfortunately, before we pack our bags and gleefully march our way off campus, there's still a lot of work to be done. Here are the five feelings of pre-break chaos that I'm experiencing right now. Hopefully I'm not alone!
1. Euphoric
After a few weeks of back-to-back assignments and morning-to-late-afternoon classes (I've yet to master creating the perfect schedule), it's refreshing to suddenly realize that you have such-and-such number of days until your efforts are granted some kind of reward.
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2. Irritated
Of course, the week before spring break is also the week in which your professors say, "Hey, since you're going on break soon, here are the piles of work that you have to finish!" And that's for every single class.
But wait! There's more: "Oh, and here's some additional work for during the break!"
3. That Bad, Sinking Feeling
Because you just checked the numbers on your bank account and it's not looking pretty. What could you possibly have spent all of your money on? ...Oh, right. Cute outfits and/or gorgeous beachwear for this specific break. Curse clever advertising and weak self-restraint.
Also, may it be said that Paypal Credit is perhaps the greatest and worst payment method in all of existence. You literally just. Keep. Spending. It's horrible and I need to stop relying on it.
4. Stressed, but Motivated
At this point, you've resigned your anger over your work and decided to just push yourself to the finish line. You're probably sleep deprived and kind of a husk of your former self, but you keep telling yourself that it'll be worth it in the end.
5. Relieved
Everything that has to be done is finally done. No more papers or exams to slave over. Now it's just you, your luggage and maybe a great traveling buddy going into this well-deserved vacation head-on.
By the time this article is published, I'll be packing for my trip while writing my papers. Let's hope I survive both and don't return with massive debt. I hope you all have fun!
