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The Emotional Stages of Being a College Student During the Holidays

It's a difficult time for all of us.

Lindsey Latimer
Dec 05, 2016
University of Arizona
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The Emotional Stages of Being a College Student During the Holidays
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The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year, full of dazzling Christmas lights, glistening trees and close family. Who wouldn't enjoy such a magical occasion? I'll tell you who. College students. While most of you think of candy canes and Christmas movies, we get to think of finals and packing. Not to say that we hate Christmas, but the lead up to our Christmas vacation is a little bit different from the rest. With that said, here are the emotional stages of being a college student during the holidays:

1. "OMG I get to listen to Christmas music, decorate the tree, bake cookies, look at Christmas lights, buy everyone presents and eat candy canes for every meal!!!"

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2. "I wonder how many presents I can buy with a $4.00 budget."

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3. "Finals is in two weeks, but I'm just going to start dancing to Jingle Bell Rock to distract myself."

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4. "Do you think anyone would notice if I brought flashcards to the ugly sweater party?"

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5. "I bet watching Frosty the Snowman will distract me from thinking about dead week."

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6. "Yay, I get to go home in one week!!!" .... "Wait, finals are in one week."

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7. "According to my calculations, if I study for 15 hours on Wednesday and 18 hours on Thursday, I might have time to sleep on Friday."

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8. "I haven't slept in 4 days."

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9. "OK, first day of exams, I can do this... If I fail, I can just drop out and become an elf and live in the North Pole."

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10. "Maybe my drawing of a Christmas tree on the back of my test will distract my professor from all the wrong answers."

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11. "One more final, then I get to go home and live in a stress-free world of wreaths and egg nog!"

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12. "I'm done... I'm actually done. I don't know how, but I'm done... I can go home!!!!"

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13. "I leave in 30 minutes and I still haven't unpacked from Thanksgiving."

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14. "Oh well, it's Christmas."

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