It's that time of the semester for all college students once again.

It is the time where weekends revolve around what classes to study for and schedule how and when to move out of dorms and apartments. Everybody is uber stressed and exhausted beyond belief. Amidst all of the confusing chaos, I try to remember that these are finals that I will conquer and not the other way around.

For those who don't know me very well, I am always saying: "I will get this degree; this degree will not get me."

I say this so often I've had people quote me on it from time to time. I believe in my statement because sometimes it is one of the only things that keeps my spirit up when school work is getting to me. I am the kind of person that just persists, not for the typical heroic believe-in-yourself-and-you-can-do-anything reason, but rather because I'm too determined and stubborn to fail.

Thankfully, what I am studying now feels so much more natural than my previous education.

I know English.

It lives within my bones and my very heartbeat. I have always had a special relationship with reading and writing, so even though my assignments still stress me out just like any other college student, I am never truly afraid of the outcomes.

I also want to push through exams this semester because I have a wonderful summer at home waiting for me. I will once again have the freedom and the luxury of summertime laziness. I know everyone is tuckered out, thinking that this time will never end, but it will.

Then when everyone is home we'll all have the chance to recharge our batteries for the next school years to come.