Fall semester is slowly but surely coming to a close (praise The Almighty), and although this was yet another tough semester, I am glad it is coming to a close. Wrapping up Finals Week will surely put the icing on the cake and will definitely be the entrance into Winter Break (something I have been waiting for since the first day of classes). Here are some things that I learned during Fall Semester 2016:

1. Life happens and when it does, it can literally stress you out. But the important thing to remember is to take life one step at a time, and if you have no idea what you are doing, nine times out of 10 someone else is probably just as lost as you are.

2. Going with the status quo is overrated. Another thing I learned this semester was that if I did something completely different than what my friends did, than that was okay, because in the end, the only opinion that mattered was mine.

3. It's okay if you disagree with your friends, that means that you're thinking for yourself.

4. I have said this before, but I'll say it one more time for the people the back: being by yourself is okay. Taking time out to be by yourself is acceptable, it means that you are taking care of yourself. If it means taking time out for you, then so be it.

5. It's going to be okay. I don't know why I continue to stress about certain issues, because sometimes it's never that serious. Everything will be okay in the end.

With the semester wrapping up, this is a good time to relax and reflect. What do you want to do differently next semester? How can you change that? Whatever it may be, just make sure to always look at it as a learning experience, no matter how tough it gets.