Spring break is a week-long vacation in the middle of the spring semester. It is a time that college students look forward to before the spring semester even starts. Whether you have big plans or you have no plans, spring break is break from the misery. It is time that isn’t spent worrying about homework or tests. Sometimes no plans sounds better than having great plans. Who doesn’t love the idea of laying around watching Netflix. You can sleep for however long you want. Before you get to spring break, you have to make it through the week before spring break.
In high school and elementary school, a break usually meant a couple of days of doing nothing. In college, it is a whole new story. The week before spring break is one of the hardest weeks of a college student’s life. At this point, you are beginning to mentally check out for a week, and your teachers decide to have everything due that week. Here is the week before spring break explained in five points.
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1. The moment you realize that spring break is only five days away
At this point, you could not be more ready for a break. In five short days, all of your responsibilities are fixing to be put off for a week. You cannot wait for the chance to do what you want, for as long as you want. No matter your plans for the week. You are already mentally checked out. The joy you feel of having no school for a whole week is amazing.
2. When you remember that you have test and projects due in every single one of your classes
I have no idea why teachers decide that this is week that everything should be done. You would think that they would be as tired as us. You’d think they would want or need the break just as bad. Instead they decide lets have a big test or project, and have them due right before spring break.
3. When you are running on only a few hours of sleep and you realize that is only Wednesday
You have been working you tail off since Sunday night. You cannot let your grades drop now. No matter how bad you wish you were done for the week. Every time you check your to-do list you realize you aren’t even half way done.
4. When you wake up on Friday, and realize you only have to get through this day
On that Friday when you wake up, you cannot help the relief and joy that runs through you. You still have classes and a project due, but that's OK. You just have to make it through the next 12 hours.
5. Walking out of your class that last day
You want to cry tears of joy. You want to scream. You want to dance, but you will settle for a little two-hour nap.
Needless to say, the week before spring break is one of the hardest weeks for college students. If we can just get through that, we get enjoy one solid week of doing absolutely nothing. Just don't expect us to get any homework done.
