Crunch Time

Semester Crunch time 
By: Chris Pacanowski
       When in college everyone experiences the end of the semester rush. It's the time of the semester when all of the papers are due and projects need to be completed, as well as studying for finals. these times at the end of the semester can become very stressful especially for those who are in architecture. When it comes to architecture students, the finals week isn't that difficult due to the fact that the majority of their classes are design classes which don't have a final exam but a project due for them. The all mighty question is HOW do you survive the end of the semester stretch of all nighters and constant stress? The obvious answer to that is not to leave things to the last minute, but here are some helpful suggestions on how to handle the last few weeks in the semester:
       The biggest thing is to prioritize what needs to be done first and knowing about how long that will take. Many times that time that you think it will take to accomplish that task is way off, so adding some extra time to that as a buffer zone will allow you to maybe get ahead in your mind. Once you have set up what needs to be done first and how long it takes you can start to develop a schedule of when things need to get done by, always have them done at least a day before things are due so that things can be fixed if necessary. With the development of a schedule of when things need to be worked on and finished by things are actually fairly straight forward from then on. The only extra thing that people must realizes is the fact that things WILL go wrong and you just have to work through those problems. one final tip for keeping healthy during the stressful times is to take a lot of vitamins and eat, so that you can keep working but at a productive level, and always remember that this extreme patch of work will only last a few weeks and then there is a time when you can collect yourself and get back all of the rest that you had lost. Got to LOVE crunch time! good luck to all!