You've had at least one professor (but probably more) that gives you work over spring break, Thanksgiving break, or fall break. It's never a normal week's workload, either. They always assign more work than you could possibly get done in one week, and, chances are, you have had multiple professors assigning multiple assignments for this one week break from school. Well, Dr. Whateverhis/hernameis, when you ask me why this 12 page paper isn't up to par with my usual work, it's because...

Colleges give students breaks because school is stressful. Having to conduct research, write papers, and study labs all on 5 minutes of sleep and with nothing but pizza rolls in your belly isn't healthy. We're running on fumes, and these breaks are meant for us to recoup before we come back for the second half of the semester and do even more work. So, Dr. Whatshisface, I couldn't read an entire 500 page novel AND write a 12 page paper for Dr. Whateveryournameis, because...

I get that medieval literature and underwater basket weaving are important, and I thoroughly enjoy your lectures. However, we have breaks for a reason. I need to use this week to catch up on my sleep. 168 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Or I need to use this week to eat my mom's home cooked meals and get that nutrition that pizza rolls and ramen noodles just can't give me. If you and all of my other professors assign me more work than normal, I can't do any of this. So, Dr. Whoeveryouare, I just want to remind you one more time that...

With that being said, I think I'm going to go write that paper, because I can't afford to take another L.