1.Be ready: Depending on what year you are you may have an easy first day of classes or a difficult day. Some professors may just jump right into teaching and handing out assignments because they know they are short on time. Other professors may take it easy because they know it’s only three week and not enough time to shove material down your throats. Either way go to class this first week prepared.
2. Don’t skip: These three weeks are crucial. Plus it’s just 15 days and they will be probably be the warmest compared to when we return from break, so don’t skip. Go to all your classes.
3. Dress appropriately: Rochester weather is indecisive. We never really know whether it will be cold or warm. So dress accordingly because within seconds Rochester’s weather can turn around.
4. Enjoy yourself: During these three weeks that your back with your friends, just enjoy yourself. Some of you have never seen snow or hardly get to see it, so go outside when it snows and enjoy. For those of you who have grown up with snow and hate it, just stay inside with a warm cup of hot cocoa and watch all the other students play with the snow for the first time. I promise three weeks isn’t that long and then soon enough you will be back with your families and at the end of the break you will be wishing to come back to school.
Look at the winter quarter as a new start. If you didn’t do so well your fall quarter whether it was your first quarter of college or your last fall quarter just erase your slate and start clean. Go to all your classes, take more notes, study hard-but above all, just have fun.
Before you know it, it will be week 3 and you will be loading your car; boarding a plane, train or bus and taking off once more.
Look for my article next week on scary or funny turkey day stories. Please email me at aad4797@rit.edu with your scariest or funniest turkey day stories.