We all know that person.. or maybe you are one of them. The library has become your solace, your place away from the world as you type out all of those essays/assignments this semester. You see schoolwork as an escape from the rest of your life. You feel like one bad grade means a future full of struggle and not being able to pay back all the student loans you've been taking out for the past 3 years. So, you practice perfection and it shows in everything you do. Being in the library for most of your weekdays means Dean's list, and getting into possible honor societies. Every single A you receive makes you feel like you are on top of the world. Yes these things are great, but I'm here to tell you that you deserve a break. You work so hard everyday that you forget about life existing besides tests and paragraphs. You may say "I can't afford anything less than an A", and maybe you can't. Grades are important. But don't forget to breath and step outside your academic life for a while. Go call your best friend, mom, or sibling. Make some plans, and stick to them. Go out on weekday, and strike up a conversation with a stranger. See where it goes. Plan a road trip with someone. Your essay on the evolution of the human brain can wait. . So to the college student overworking themselves on a daily basis, it's okay to take a step back if you get too overwhelmed. Grades can wait, life can't.