At the time, I had some agendas and a daily to-do list, but I never found my perfect way to organize. I think I’ve found it now. Recently I discovered Notion, an app you can customize to fit your scheduling needs.
This mindset creates a barrier to change. We shouldn’t have to wait for 2022 for our lives to magically transform. After all, with the events of 2020, who knows what obstacles we’ll face in the future?
I cannot afford to drop any balls at this crucial time. That, in itself, is complicated. The pressure I feel right now is astounding, and I’m not sure how to know when to stop studying and pushing myself.
Finals can be a time of stress and anxiety, but it definitely does not have to be this way. There are many things that we can do to make this time of the year as smooth sailing as possible.
Some weeks, the coursework is light enough where we are not running around like headless chickens, but also not light enough where we can totally relax. These are the in-between weeks when we are trying our best to be productive but we have some free time.
I’m pretty sure we all had a moment over the past few months where we thought to ourselves, “How much longer?” I definitely had a few of those throughout the semester. Luckily, with exams just around the corner, the term is wrapping up and the holidays are inching closer...
Congratulations, you are almost there! Cue the music from Chariots of Fire. Over the last three months, I have become fully engrossed in picking apart the meaning of the phrase “unprecedented times.”
Sarah, Health/Environmental Studies, Class of 2022
Do I want to be the person constantly stressed about school? Do I want to continue to be feel this constantly sad when that sadness eclipses all my other successes and joys? Do I want to continue to push myself academically at the cost of my mental wellbeing?
Whenever people ask me, “Hey, how’s school going?” it is always difficult to explain how I am feeling. My go-to answer is, “It’s busy. It’s so busy, but I’m having a lot of fun.” That statement is technically true, but...
We are entering the last stretch of the term, and this is a period that could make or break our semester. The finish line is in sight and it is up to us how we finish the race. However, the transition from midterm season to summative assignment season can be a stressful time.
