There’s a cold chill in the air. A heightened feeling of trepidation, anxiousness, and general dismay—it’s October, the eeriest time of the year. Why this sudden sense of fright on campus? Is it Halloween spirit? Oh no, my friends, this… is… MIDTERMS!
Ahhhhhhhhh!!! So much scarier than any Halloween horrors!
Seriously, everybody’s just bugging out, and most tests haven’t even started yet! We’re just super anxious and stressed out as a result of the coming stress we know we’ll have to deal with. Psyching ourselves up, it seems. As of now, my midterm session looks… aiight. Not fabulous, but ok. I have 3 in-class tests, one take-home, one paper. So we’ll see how that goes, I’ll keep you all in the loop.
Here’s the thing about midterms: I don’t know about your high school, but in mine, we only had one week of midterms, and they were very structured. It was great: you only went to school the days you had tests, and you left after you finished your exams. Here, midterms could be any time between the first day of school to right before final exams, really (I had one the day before Thanksgiving break last year, as well as one the first week of October.) That’s quite a span. Additionally, they can be whatever format your professor wants—as you can see, I have quite a span of categories of exams this year. It’s gonna be a whirlwind.
But you get through, you always do. Whether you pull 3 straight all-nighters or finish writing your paper due in your 12:45 class during your 11:10—you get it done. And that’s what college is about.
Email me, as usual, but as it IS midterm season, don’t expect the quickest response! shireens@gwmail.gwu.edu
<3Shireen
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