I call this post spring break-itis, because it seems to be an epidemic that has swept the SMU campus. For the past few weeks I’ve noticed many students suffering from similar symptoms.
1. Laziness
2. Fatigue
3. Excessive partying
4. Excuses for not going to class
5. Constantly saying, “Is it break yet?”
6. Annoyed with your roommate
I can safely say that I too am suffering from this. I have had more work this semester than last semester- by a landslide. I have never been busier as well. It may be because I am now in a sorority, or because my professor’s feel that they need to give me more work. Either way, I am completely burned out. I have no desire to go to class- even though my conscious ultimately gets me there. I am also at a breaking point with my roommate, and sharing space with her. She’s a great girl, but I need time away. While I don’t think there is a cure to spring break-itis, as it will probably affect most students, I think there are some things that can elevate the suspense, and anticipation during the weeks before break.
I think that professors should know that students are going to be stressed out before break, and should therefore all not schedule exams the same day. Also, I think spring break should be two weeks long. I mean, we come back from break and Easter weekend is the following weekend. I personally am going home, and coming back to school just seems useless. We are in college, and we need an ample amount of time away from school to clear our heads and reorganize ourselves.
Personally, all that is keeping me going this week is knowing that come Thursday (I’m leaving early) I will happily be aboard a plane bound for Paris and Rome. What are you looking forward to?
2 comments:
Hey, first off this was a good blog. But c'mon I asking for the professors to let up? Tests and classes and ultimately learning is the reason we are here to begin with. All the parties and stuff are alot of fun and everything,but we can do that anywhere. A great education we can only get at school.
I'm not disagreeing with your idea of spring break-itis, because I know its true-nobody cares about this week because we are all preoccupied with thoughts of what our trip will be like, seeing our parents, and so on. I am too. I personally don't really have much to think about as far as trips go, but I will be going home and just relaxing. Trips are alot of work and stress as well, even if they are something you want to do. I guess my main point is; why do you even ask for this week to not matter to the professors? The way I see it, almost any week (regardless of how long it is until the next holiday) people will be thinking about how much they want to be somewhere else. This could be thinking of the weekend or whatever, and what would happen if the professors all lightened the load a little bit everytime their students thought they needed a break and wanted to be somewhere else? Would we get anything done? I just wonder if this request was actually something you thought might happen or not.
Two weeks of spring Break??? That's a little unrealistic, I think, unless you are willing to go into May an extra week and shorten the summer. A semester has to be fifteen weeks. I agree with Justin here--you must be too burned out to appreciate that an SMU education is a great opportunity. You are a great student, so I know it's just your burnout talking here. But a trip to Europe is not relaxing; it's intense. You'll either be energized or enervated by that experience. We'll see on Monday. (Btw--enervated is one of my favorite words because most people think it means the opposite of what it means.) PS: SMU is ramping up its rigor, so expect more Friday classes and comprehensive finals. Climbing the ranks--good bye party school. But your degrees mean more every year.
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