To the student who feels like college is too much...
Unfortunately your day starts off with either; an annoying alarm waking you up, questioning how it can already be 8 am because you feel like you just fell asleep twenty minutes ago (maybe you actually did) or an inconsiderate roommate slamming drawers an hour before you even have to be awake. These scenarios within themselves are enough to make any person feel beat. As if that's not enough, you find yourself running from class to class, running low on energy, food, and inspiration.
No one really prepares you for college. They sort of give you some pamphlets with activities (which you'll barely have time for), show you movies such as Neighbors so you get an unrealistic expectation of social life and then send you on your way to conquer...well really, you're unsure of what you're conquering but you're expected to figure that out too. Some days you feel on top of the world, submitting Mastering Chem days before the due date and eating a salad for lunch. Other days, you plummet, sleeping through your 9 am and forgetting that breakfast is even a thing.
However, in my short time here, I have learned that college is truly all about the balance. Spending five hours in the library should be rewarded with a three hour nap, and those peanut butter cups you ate last night should probably be compensated by an hour spin class. College is all about finding your happy-medium. When you feel like college is too much, give yourself that break. Take a step back and find your relaxer. You are not meant exceed at every task, every day. Sure, that'd be nice, but highly unrealistic.
So to the student who feels like college is too much... you can do it. Even on your toughest days, remember that you can still achieve anything you set your mind to. Believing in yourself is half the battle. It's taken a lot of time to realize this. Half of the battles faced, in college, life, school, all can be conquered with the belief in yourself and the determination of "I can do it".
