Some students may be on winter break, but there are still many students, like me, whose finals are just starting. During finals season, there are so many things to stress about: final grades are coming out, deadlines for paper are quickly approaching, final presentations and projects are beginning to fall into the schedule and many more. With all this stress and deadlines, it can be quite difficult for a college student to handle everything so that when they go on break, they are relaxed and excited for the upcoming semester, not sad and down because of what finals did to you.

I know that finals can get quite overwhelming and stressful. Trust me, I am in that exact situation right now. Even as I am writing this, I know I should probably be studying for finals, but I guess you can say that I just really needed a break. The one thing I hate about studying for finals is the number of breaks that I need to actually be focused and retain and understand the information. When I look at or study something for a really long time, I find that it just becomes a waste of time because I do not process any of that information, which makes me just study that topic one more time. Although I really enjoy my classes and learning the material, the stress and anxiety I get from studying is just not worth it. But I can say, once my finals are over, I will be both relieved and even more anxious about my final grades.

Another struggle that I always go through during finals season is the "giving up" phase. I know that once I try to study as much as I can and do as many practice problems, in the end, I cannot predict what curveball the professor can throw at me. But, with this, it depends on which professor you get. Some professors are really good at teaching and preparing students, but on the other hand, there are those professors who just cannot get their lesson across effectively. Because this situation has been the bulk of my classes this semester, I am even more afraid to even take my final. At this point, I do not even care about my final grade because I know that if I give it my all and the results don't show, then there is nothing I can do about it.

I know this can be seen as such a pessimistic attitude towards college. However, every college student goes through this exact same struggle and situation. College is full of its ups and downs. Many people only highlight the good adventures and experiences of college, but as a college student myself, I can say that it was half good and half bad. Just as I can remember the good experiences I had, I can probably remember that many bad experiences. But no matter what, my college experience is something that I would never want to trade or give up. I think that any college experience is such a valuable part of life and growing up, and even if that means struggling in finals seasons for multiple times.