The first week back is always the best part; you unpack, you have all your new supplies, and you feel organized. You meet up with your friends you haven't seen since last semester and have a fun time. Or, if it’s your first semester, you either hide in your dorm with your roommates or you guys try to go out and socialize the best you can.

The first week is only syllabus week, after all, right? That’s what your older siblings taught you and your friends who went away to college before you and even if you’re returning for another semester, that’s what you think. Its only syllabus week, after all... No need to panic or anything. After the first week hype, you start getting homework and have to study almost every night with papers due left and right. You can’t seem to catch some downtime. This is where you're wishing that it was winter break.

Having nothing to do, no responsibilities (or hardly any). Winter break sounds like paradise and you just want to be there. Trust me, you're not the only one that's thinking about winter break. A bunch of other people are too. You’re so over this semester and just want it to end... Can it please be finals week already?

Even though you are nowhere near being as prepared as you should be, you wish finals were here. What we fail to realize is that sooner or later, winter break will be here. We just feel like it's taking ages to get here... It's not, though. In the meantime, while we're still stuck with having to deal with studying and endless amounts of stress, we can stop and think for a moment. Winter break will be here soon enough, and I definitely deserve a break after this hard semester.

So, keep your chin up and keep on trucking through. Winter break is just over the horizon my friend, and soon we will all be able to sleep in without the feeling of doom that we just missed a class in the morning.