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Signs You’re So Done With This Semester

Whether you’re a senior or a freshman in college, you understand the dreaded feeling of trying to get through the last month of the semester before finals exams- and summer. It is definitely not fun to sit through class and try to learn when class is the last thing on your mind. It’s a real struggle, and you are not alone. If this sounds anything like you, we’ve got 18 signs that you are just so done with this semester. 18. You’re sitting in class day dreaming about summer concerts and beach trips. 17. You show up for math tutoring, but then spend the first 20 minutes on the computer looking up resorts on tropical islands to go on vacation to in the summer. 16. Listening to one more pointless lecture from your professor makes you want to consider jumping out of the window.15. You start to countdown how many more classes you have

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The 11 Stages of Pulling an All-Nighter for That Paper You Ignored

New semester, new me! Every time that new class schedule arrives, you promise yourself that things will be different; this semester, you’ll get all your work done well ahead of time so you can just relax when those big due dates roll along. And, of course, you never follow through. With friends, clubs, other classes, and our good friend Netflix, it seems impossible to fit in that huge project those the final weeks before it’s due! As the night before the deadline arrives, you know you’ll just have to bang it out in one big session. But that session never really goes according to plan, and you become trapped in the 11 stages of pulling an all-nighter: Unrealistic Optimism All right, so you’ve been procrastinating on that big project for weeks and it’s due tomorrow morning. But why stress? You can crank out that bad boy in no time. You grab a cup of coffee,

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Ten Things To Do Instead of Stressing Over Finals

As the end of the semester draws nearer and nearer, the first word that pops into a students head is inherently universal: PANIC.  All nighters are pulled, as well as hair.  Some people yell, while others cry, and some even do both simultaneously.  The atmosphere of a college campus is, in short, anything but healthy. In light of this, it is important to take a step back and take a deep breath.  Don’t panic.  Cry if you must, but do not panic.  Everything is going to be okay.  After all, what is the point in stressing out over something?  If you know it, you know it, and there is no point in losing sleep about it.  In fact, there are numerous things you can do with your time that is taken up pointlessly stressing out over finals. 10. Take a Yoga Class Find your mantra.  Breathe deeply.  Learn poses with

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10 Healthy Ways to Relieve Stress

Everybody gets stressed out, it’s just a part of life. We have a million things to do and 24 hours in a day simply isn’t enough. Instead of screaming at the top of your lungs, here are some healthy ways to relieve stress:   10. Listen to some good music. John Mayer and Mumford & Sons are both great stress relieving choices. 9. Drive. You don’t necessarily have to have a specific destination, just get in the car and go. 8. Go to the gym. It’s a drag, it’s a pain. But sweating out all the bad energy can really be beneficial for relieving stress.   7. Have a glass of wine or a beer. The wonders of a good drink continue to amaze me. 6. Don’t forget to sleep! The average person functions best on 8 hours of sleep, but if you feel like you need more, go for it! It’s important to

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Why Letter Grades, Testing, and GPAs are Destructive to Higher Education

Today, we live in a world where seven and eight year-olds attend duel-immersion schools, on the track to becoming fluent in Spanish. One-year-olds take Mandarin, thirteen-year-olds are on the road to the olympics, and 15 year-olds give Ted talks. It is impossible to ignore the advanced and competitive world in which we live. From the earliest ages, children are thrown into instant competition with their peers. They have no idea the boys and girls that they play handball with at recess will be the same young men and women they will be competing against for college admissions, and eventually, jobs. This sense of competition only develops further as these children enter their college years, facing an entirely new set of stresses and pressures. College, at one time, was a unique opportunity for students to take some classes, grow up, and realize what they wanted to do with the rest of