An in-depth look into the mind of a college student...

This past week bloggers I am sorry to inform you was not the most exciting in apartment 328. The reason for this is because it was the beginning of “h-e-double hockey stick” week, also known as testing week, when literally every single one of your classes has a test scheduled for that same week. (I don’t know if I am actually allowed to curse in this blog due to the fact that it is for a class, so I will just refer to this week as h-e-l-l from now on).

It comes without saying that this particular week at the start of the school year can be a real slap in the face for students, especially freshman, who seem to remain in “summer mode” four weeks after school begins. Classic symptoms students will normally endure during these said “h-e-l-l” weeks include; sleepless nights, countless hours in the library (with little to no human contact), stress zits, baggy eyes and random states of delirium. These states of delirium are actually the end of result from all these symptoms combined. These particular moments can include outbursts of singing/humming random songs, giddiness, uncontrollable laughter and long periods of staring off into space.

I was witness to one such moment of loopy-ness this past Wednesday night when my roommate fell victim to it. After spending all afternoon in the library and then another hour and a half in a group project meeting, I returned back to my apartment assuming I would find no relief because I still had to finish studying for my test the next day. O contray bloggers, I found quite the bit. I don’t know why I had not seen this coming prior to my return home. It so happened that during my group meeting Jessica had actually sent me a text message that stated, and I quote:
“Whatcha gonna do with all that junk…all that junk inside your trunk…”
Now for those of you that may not know, those are the infamous lines to “Baby Got Back”, a classic hit of the 90’s that seems to have defined our generation. This was only the beginning of Jessica’s state of delirium.

It seems that my arrival back into the apartment was such a relief for her because she was actually in contact with another human being. As I was sitting at my desk trying to study, I was caught off guard by a particular someone who was sitting on the floor in my doorway. She had made it to the point where as much and as hard as she tried to study nothing seemed to sink in, which was probably one of the worst feelings a student can get because it only adds to their stress level. It comes without saying that the next fifteen minutes were filled with uncontrollable laughter as Jessica attempted to study at the foot of my doorway saying the most random things and even more importantly in different accents. It seems that laying on the floor studying seemed like a logical decision for Jessica to make since she didn’t feel like she was getting anything done by sitting in a chair. Go figure, the floor is the new desk. It seems that Jessica’s exhaustion got the better of her delirium, and in a state similarly reminiscent to a zombie she sat up from my doorway and went straight to bed.

I could continue writing about other states of delirium I have seen my friends and prior roommates in, but since I am currently in the midst of my “h-e-l-l” week, I have to go finish studying for two tests I have this week. Below I have included a link that might be useful to students managing stress and time management issues. It just so happens that TCU offers Academic Workshops to deal with these particular issues and below lists the various topics and dates in which these seminars are held. Enjoy and Good luck with testing!

http://www.acs.tcu.edu/Workshops.htm