Spring break begins March 12, technically March 13, or maybe even March 11 if you're in the Bschool and don't ever have class on Friday. As of now we have about two more full weeks of school to survive before we make it to the well deserved, greatly needed, spring break. Unfortunately, these last couple weeks before SB have more midterms and papers than Kanye has photos of himself. Which makes surviving until SB all the more difficult. Luckily, I, as a senior, am wise, or, at least, have survived those two horrible weeks before spring break three times already, so I have a few tidbits of survival advice for those who are less experienced.

1. Keep water with you at all times. Hydration is key. Drink more water. In fact, wear one of those camelbak constant hydration backpacks.

2. Sleep whenever and wherever possible. This includes Olin (all stacks and all levels), the couches in the DUC, that spin bike at the estro everyone loves, and your classes.

3. Prioritize things that matter to you. Ie if you need to read every Buzzfeed article about "How to do Spring Break Right" and then inevitably fall down the rabbit hole that leads you to every permutation of "Damn, Daniel" and cute monkey videos, do it! Do what matters to you.

4. Spend a lot of time thinking about what you WILL do. This is actually more important than doing things. Sometimes laying in your bed thinking about how you WILL study and you WILL write that paper are just as important as writing the paper or actually studying.

5. Carry a Indiana Jones style rope/whip thing (honestly I never quite could tell what that thing was he always carried) around constantly because it looks very useful and like the type of "multipurpose" tool everyone loves.

6. Learn which plants are poisonous and which are edible. This will be extremely helpful when you get stranded in the vast St. Louisian wilderness, searching for the answers to your Cell Bio exam.

7. EXERCISE your right to scream. Free speech, first amendment, we all know the rights, so USE THEM! Scream your head off when you don't know a question on the exam. Yell with all your might when its 2 a.m. in 2nd floor Olin and all you want to do is sleep (see number 2).

8. Dress appropriately. By this I mean test out all your sb outfits during these next two weeks to ensure that each one is equal parts neon, obnoxious, and revealing.

9. Keep a mental countdown of the seconds left until spring break. This won't depress you or anything of the sort.

10. Catch up on all the shows you are behind on instead of studying. You won't have time to watch TV over break! And you must know what happens on Making a Murderer so you can be culturally relevant in all your conversations.

Lastly, remember that no matter what happens, the weeks will inevitably pass and one day Spring Break will actually be here.