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11 Stages College Students Go Through During Break

Going from waiting to enjoying life to waiting again.

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11 Stages College Students Go Through During Break
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1. A Few Days Before Break

You are packing everything up, getting more and more excited with every passing hour. Classes start to drag, and all you want is for time to fly by so you can go home.


2. The Day Break Starts

You're sitting in your last class. Your body may be in the building, but your mind has already decided it is vacation time and it's time to go home.


3. The Drive Home

You're putting the pedal to the metal. You are free from doing school work and nothing is going to slow you down from getting home so you can relax.


4. The Moment You Get Home

You drop all your bags and dirty laundry down, and you just soak it in. For all of break, you are finally back in your home. You don't have to wear shower shoes or go to class or sleep in your tiny dorm bed anymore.


5. The First Few Days

You spend most of your time eating, sleeping, or visiting with the friends and family you haven't seen in forever. You have forgotten all about all of your academic responsibilities. It's a good life.


6. The Midpoint Of Break

Oh no, over half of your break is gone. Time is flying by and you realize that you're going to have to go back to school soon.


7. When You Realize You Haven't Started Your Homework

You had promised yourself that you weren't going to push off your huge project until the end of break, but here you are. Guess it's time to pull out your laptop and try to start.


8. The Friday Before Break Is Over

You only have the weekend before you have to say goodbye to your carefree lifestyle and go back to the grind. You're trying to hold on to every last moment you can.


9. The Last Sunday Of Break

All of your bags are packed up again. You've said your goodbyes, and now it's time to get back in the car and drive back to school. Needless to say, you're emotional.


10. The First Day Back In Class

After a week of not having to do anything, you're struggling just to get through your classes. Campus seems to be quieter, and all you want to do is go back to bed.


11. The Waiting Begins... Again

Because sometimes it feels like your life is just a cycle of waiting for break, break happening, and then waiting for the next break.


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