Chances are, you either just got out of said "Hell Week" or you're about to enter it. And chances are, you're only reading this because you haven't exactly prepared for the level of physical, mental, and emotional torment you're going to endure.

By the way, if you're not aware of what this great week is, it's the one week when all your professors choose to schedule their unit exams or papers or presentations or ridiculous work deadlines. This is slightly different from midterms week only in the sense that everyone suffers simultaneously during midterms week; HW, on the other hand, is the individual struggle that we go through technically at separate times, but also sometimes at the same time. (Sorry, that was super confusing).

For me, I take and Chemistry 2 + Lab, Biology 2 + Lab, Calculus 2, and Spanish. The test schedule for all of these classes looks too similar for my comfort. For the big three STEM classes, the tests in each line up so that when the week rolls around, I'm suffering non-stop for ten days.

Now trust me, I KNOW that these are good problems to have and I am privileged to have them. However, I am also a college student who copes by complaining.

So my Chemistry tests usually fall on the Friday of week 1 of HW. Even though it's at the end of a week, it just means I spend the four days before stressing. I get a tiny break for the weekend, but not really because my Calc 2 tests are on the Tuesday after Chemistry. And another tiny break before I struggle for Biology. I am grateful that they're not all on consecutive days, but it is still miserable.

So how do I survive HW? I'll share my top 7 coping mechanisms, but please feel free to add your own twists on these.