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9 Stages Of Waiting For Winter Break, As Told By Animals

Nikki Melamed
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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at PSU chapter.

Winter break is one of the most important breaks of the year – it’s long, relaxing and gives students a chance to unwind after a stressful semester back at school. It can be difficult to transition from school with your friends to home with your family, but once you do, winter break seems to speed by. Now that we’re back from Thanksgiving break, it seems like that time is so close yet so far. Nothing describes your post-Thanksgiving mood while also making you feel a little bit better about the wait quite like cute, fluffy animals. So, here is what the lead-up to winter break is like, as told by animals:

 

1. When you’re chilling after Thanksgiving break and you realize finals are in two weeks

 

2. When you realize how screwed you are from procrastinating

 

3. When you calculate the percentage you need on your finals to pass your classes

 

4. When you start studying like a crazy person so you don’t fail all your classes

 

5. When your roommate doesn’t have as many finals and makes a lot of noise while you’re trying to study

 

6. When you finally get to the weekend but you remember you have to keep studying

 

7. When finals week finally hits and you’re full of caffeine, stress and regrets

 

8. When you walk out of your last exam and you’re finally free

 

9. When you finally get to leave State College until January

 

Regardless of how much you procrastinated over Thanksgiving break, you’ll definitely ace your finals. Good luck and have a great break, collegiettes!

Nikki Melamed is currently a sophomore at Penn State University, majoring in Communications and minoring in Sociology. She previously wrote articles for FreshU, one of which was republished by Teen Vogue. She also loves naps, books, dogs and writing, although she doesn't like writing about herself in the third person. In her free time, Nikki can be found reading, doing her makeup, eating way too much popcorn and listening to music.
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Samantha Grillo graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. She loves creative writing, pop culture and Penn State, all of which led her to joining the Her Campus Penn State team at the beginning of her freshman year as a contributing writer. In her free time, Samantha enjoys reading, watching her favorite TV shows, and catching up on the latest movies.