It’s the end of another year of college for you. While you have plenty to stress out about — finals, papers, presentations, all of the above — try to remember that at the end of it all, it’s another year done. It’s another year you don’t have to do again. You’re one step closer to being out of school and being in the real world. Take a few moments to breathe and think about the warm summer breeze you’ll feel in a few short weeks.
It’s the end of the year in the room you’re in.
It’s time to move out. On top of worrying about studying for finals, working on projects or writing papers, you now have to think about packing everything. Freshman year, I was packed about a week before I left — I was crazy. Now, I leave it until the last minute because I’m so stressed about everything else. Instead of trying to shove everything in your car on your last day, take a 10-minute break to pack a bag or a bin while you’re studying or writing a paper,. Let’s be honest, you’re going to take a break anyway, so using it productively would be better than just going on Twitter.
It’s the end of the year with your friends.
If you’re like me, you don’t see many of your college friends over the summer. Although you get to hang out with your friends from home, you can only reminisce about something funny that happened during the school year so much to people who weren’t there. So yes, everyone is stressed with all they have to do, but make sure you spend time together. It could be just spending hours and hours together in the library — with, obviously, the occasional break for sanity— or maybe you could help a friend pack with the promise that they return the favor to you.
But there are positives to the end of the year.
First, your meal plan is over. So you can stop starving yourself because you ran out of meals a month ago. Second, there’s no homework in the summer! (Unless you’re taking summer courses, in which case I’m sorry that you have to continue doing work.) Lastly, you don’t have to sit in classes anymore! You can enjoy the weather and the company of family and friends.
Written by Emily Mein. Emily attends St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y. Sharing information or a person’s story with people is why she loves writing. She can never get enough of Twitter, pasta and Syracuse basketball.
