Being thrown back into the school grind after a two-week break is hard, but when getting back means immediately being crushed by everything surrounding midterms, well, that’s insane.

Some of the more studious students may have started their mile-thick review packets over break, but as for me, I’m just bracing myself for hitting the wall of studies. The upcoming two weeks will be dedicated to strategized cramming, mental breakdowns, a severe lack of sleep and, let’s not forget, procrastinating.

The week before midterms tends to fly by. Monday I will convince myself that I have plenty of time and then settle on doing absolutely nothing productive. Tuesday commences with the outpouring of the antagonizing assignments that will lead to my midterm demise, but, despite it all, I will continue to put things off.

By Wednesday I will have procrastinated to my tipping point. I’ll fling myself into a panic trying to organize the plethora of packets and binders. This crazed fit will exhaust itself at about 3 a.m. with me falling asleep on my bedroom floor clutching a binder or two. By the time Thursday and Friday are over with and I’ve flown through a weekend of endless book work and study guides, I will be ready for a mental break(down).

One might think I would learn from this treturous pattern. In some way I have, promising myself every year that it will change—but it hasn’t yet.

Maybe, just maybe, I might be able to stop my imminent distress this semester and be better off for the finals. With a little effort, crammers and procrastinators like me could be better prepared and get more sleep, along with good grades. It could happen.

Well, maybe next semester.