Hello,

It's me, you know, the student you decided to almost kill. I knew this semester would be a challenging one, and I was fully prepared for that, but I wasn't prepared for the endless uphill battles you threw at me. For you, I gave up sleep, I gave up working out, and I gave up eating right, I felt like I had given up me, for a little bit.

You had me pinned, but I decided to fight back. I want an education and I want to succeed, but I don't want to become a lifeless zombie in the process. I want a balance, I want to be able to live my life while still making the grades. So that's what I did.

I took my life back, to an extent, some of my life is killing myself for my grades, and thats okay, but a girl needs a little free time too. You made this really hard to accomplish, but once I started making a little more time for me it all got easier. There were some weeks you left me no time for me time, or times that you threw all you had at me with assignment after assignment.

Sometimes, in the moment, it's hard to remember that school is only temporary. At the end of the day, even though this semester seems like it came straight from hell, I'm glad I had it. I've had to manage my time so much better than I ever have before, I've been challenged academically and accomplished more than I thought I was capable of doing. I doubt this will be my hardest semester, I am just starting out, but I feel like I'm ready now. I can beat these semesters, and I can recover from bad a bad grade, and I can still feel like I am living my life in the midst of it all.

Sincerly,

Me, the girl you didn't beat.

Happy Finals Week Y'all! We got this!

"There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs."