What do John F. Kennedy, the University of Michigan, and international service have in common? Fifty years ago, JFK challenged Michigan students “to give two years of their lives to help people in countries of the developing world.”
Now that the holidays are over, along with finals and last semester's classes, it's time to go back to the whirlwind of new classes, classmates, professors, assignments and exams. Along with the New Year resolutions you might make regarding your health or social life, what about your academics?
Finals are coming! All these weeks of studying, and what do you get? Exams that make you wish you could take the SATs/ACTs every year through college instead. Lack of sleep, food and fun make finals the least-enjoyable part of the semester, and arguably your entire college career. But, (sigh), they’re necessary. The stress and pressure that comes with them, however, is not.
In college, as in life, some things are unavoidable: tuition, essays, bad-for-you food…and roommates. Unless you live at home while going to school, from the time you enter the higher education world until you leave it (and probably beyond that), you will be coping with people in your personal space – sharing a bathroom, the kitchen and the TV.
