News flash: the second semester slump is so real. I thought that after spring break, I would be feeling rejuvenated and ready to hit the ground running to finish the year out strong. I was so very wrong. As only a freshman, this is the first time I am experiencing this in college and I am not quite sure how to go about dealing with it. I feel like my feet are stuck in mud when it comes to schoolwork. Don't get me wrong, I want to do really well and maintain my great GPA, but I'm finding it impossible to get motivated to do anything. When I think of homework, I feel so tired. It feels like I have powered through a mountain of work before I even get started. What is the reason for this? Why does this semester weigh so much heavier on my shoulders than last? I thought that with the end so near that I would be sprinting towards the finish line, but I am experiencing quite the opposite. I am not motivated to study or go to class, yet all my life, I have been an excellent student. What is the reason for this?

Even though summer is less than two months away, it seems a vast length away in the distance. I believe that this is a common feeling amongst most college students during the second semester, but how do we combat this? Why does it happen? In high school, I had the same classes all year round, therefore it made more sense for me to get tired of school second semester because I had been dealing with the same classes all year. In college, however, I have different classes every semester and should be feeling renewed, right? Nope...Unfortunately I do not have the answer to this problem or the questions that it begs. If anyone reading this has the answers, please, for the sake of all college students and their GPAs around the nation, explain to us this tragic problem.