The End of the School Year

The end of the spring semester has its advantages and disadvantages. It’s very exciting for most students because it means it’s almost time to go home for a long summer break. However, it also has some unpleasant disadvantages. As any college student knows, the end of a semester is usually the most dreaded part of the year due to final exams. On top of finals, most classes have their largest projects and papers due at the end of the year. When you add all of this work up and put it in a short two week period, a huge amount of stress is inevitable. The key to finals and large projects is time management. College students always seem to complain about not having enough time to do everything, but this is usually not the case. In most cases, if a student sits back and looks at how they used their time in the past week, they will realize that a large portion of it was used doing things that don’t pertain to schoolwork. While these may not be bad things at by any means, they take away valuable time that could be used doing schoolwork. Some of these activities include: playing video games, browsing the internet, watching television, and indulging in social media. I know personally that I have been guilty of doing all of these activities instead of schoolwork at one point or the other. I’m not saying that it easy to get everything done and still have time to play, but it’s quite possible if one manages their time correctly. According to California Polytechnic State University, improper time management and procrastination can lead to large amounts of stress and anxiety. In order to avoid this, students should avoid waiting until the last minute to complete assignments and study for tests.

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