Even though the end of school year typically means warm weather and a seemingly endless list of events and activity going on around campus whether you are on the East or West Coast, the end of the year of also comes with a lot of stress. All celebrations of successfully finishing the year also coincide with all the finals, projects, and papers that you need to do to actually complete the year. It can be difficult and anxiety-inducing to balance partaking in all the excitement of an academic year coming to close and yet also devoting the time and energy to close the year on the highest note possible. To that end, here are some tips given by Barnard to manage stress:

1. Create a worry period.

2. Ask yourself if the problem solvable.

3. Accept uncertainty.

4. Challenge anxious thoughts.

5. Be aware of how others affect you.

6. Detach yourself from the past and future and live in the present.

7. Focus on what is going well instead of what is not.

Ultimately, your health, both physical, mental and emotional is more important than a grade. Of course, push yourself as hard as you can so you can look back on the year and feel positively about how you tackled its challenges. Sometimes it truly be helpful just to sit down for an hour or so and get yourself organized: at least for me, knowing the full scope of what I need to do is the first step in accomplishing it. Create a schedule and try your hardest to stick to it.

Try to stay calm even when your planner looks like this! Ultimately, looking back at the most stressful times of your life and reminding yourself that you made it through will only propel you to accomplish more and more.