Winter break is long gone and you are now in the full-swing of the Spring semester. The papers, exams, and homework assignments are piling up and you are getting to the point of exhaustion. With no long weekends in sight (unless you are lucky enough to have President's Day off), you simply cannot wait for Spring Break. In the last couple weeks before Spring Break, the following thoughts are likely to cross your mind:

"Really, there are only two weeks until Spring Break?! I am so happy now."

You have been so caught up in the stress of the semester, that you did not even really realize that you only have to get through two more weeks of classes.

"Wait, I have so much work I have to get done before then....."

Midterms, projects, papers, exams.... I have to do four of each in the next two weeks before break....

"I am not even going anywhere for Spring Break, it is not even going to be fun."

All my friends are going to warm tropical places and I am stuck here. I officially do not even have anything fun to look forward to doing on break.

"There is only one week left until break and I do not think I am going to make it."

Yeah, it will be a miracle if I do not fail all of my midterms and my GPA does not plummet. Also, will I ever sleep again?

"Why are you assigning even more assignments for me to do over break?! A week is not even going to be enough time for me to recover from the torture you have put me through this half of the semester."

Spring break is supposed to be a break, not a reason to pile on tons of assignments. I am a walking zombie right now and I need to have one stress free week but clearly, that is not going to happen.

"Yes, I realize it is the last Thursday before break but sorry, I cannot go out tonight because I have a ten page paper due tomorrow that I have not started."

I am not as lucky as you are, I have a Friday class. Have fun without me, I will be in the library for the next fourteen hours, writing. See you after break.

"Spring break is finally here!!! I could not be more excited! Now, I am going to go sleep for the next two days, at least."

I managed to survive these last awful two weeks and all I want to do is lay down. I am still amazed that I made it out alive.