1. You come back from Thanksgiving Break, all relaxed, full of turkey, and high on life.
2. Then, you realize that you have a billion final papers and projects that you should have worked on over break but obviously didn't.
3. You have a mental breakdown, complete with tears and contemplating dropping out.
4. Your gang peels you from your sorrows and reassures you that life will be okay and that they're here for you.
5. You feel better, but then life punches you in the face again in the form of sickness, an unexpected (and thoroughly unwanted) assignment, etc.
6. You hype yourself up as best you can, even with life still trying to hold you down.
7. Stop Week gives you a false sense of security, because life is calm for once, and you somehow complete all the projects you needed to.
8. You party on Stop Day Eve, ignoring that this is the calm before the storm.
9. You realize Sunday night that you accidentally slept the whole weekend and didn't study like you should have.
10. You cram study, even though nothing makes sense.
11. You drink so much coffee, you consider investing in an IV drip.
12. More studying.
13. Fight through various finals, ready or not (though you'll definitely lie to yourself and say you are).
14. Emerge from the experience, still alive and more than ready for the month-long winter break.
Good luck, students! We're all going to need it...
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