Mid-October is approaching which means the mid-semester slump is here. If you experience any of the following symptoms, you may be experiencing the mid-semester slump and may need to visit your syllabi for further information:
laziness
feeling unmotivated
an empty planner
slacking grades
non-regular showers
missing classes at least once a week
poor diet
confusion on weather patterns
severe irritability
We all feel these symptoms coming in right about this time during every semester. At the beginning, you were excited and motivated, and at the end, you will be studying your butt off to help bring your grades back from the slump. The mid-semester slump is when we have all given up trying. It's still hot, but it should be cold (fall, where are you?), we are sick and tired of going to class, and we all just want to lay in bed and watch Netflix all day (even more than usual). But, if you follow these tips, they may help you tackle the symptoms and overall completely eradicate the mid-semester slump.
1. Get on a regular sleep schedule.
2. Stop eating ramen for every meal.
3. Go through all your syllabi and put every assignment in your planner.
4. And then actually check your planner every day.
5. Be patient, I know it's still hot out, but fall is coming.
6. Clean your dorm/house/apartment.
7. Spend one day catching up on homework.
8. Substitute beer and soda for water.
10. Set a reward for yourself once you finish all the millions of things you've been putting off for a while.
Together, we can beat the slump and finish off this semester with good grades and high hopes for the next one.