FINAL EXAMS.

Yeah! Finally it is all over. My final exams were a really stressful period in my life. It was probably the most stressful time for me since my enrollment here at Saint Leo University. I had a number of difficult tasks that I had to take care of and a lot of fun activities I had to give up. It was not easy but it had to be done.

The stress began even before my final exams. There were tons of course work that had to be completed. My professors seemed to have conspired to bombard me with these assignments just before my exams. Lol! I had projects, essays and research papers. I even had to make a movie for my Honors class. This particular assignment was very stressful but it was a whole bunch of fun. I managed to get through all the assignments knowing very well that I had only one week to go.

The week of finals came and brought with it its share of work and sleepless nights. I was not fully prepared for exams and so sleep was a rare commodity. I barely had more than two or three hours of sleep each night. At least two nights I had absolutely no sleep. Exams were grueling and tiresome. I stocked up on caffeine products and energy drinks which kept me awake. I wrote papers all week. Then finally it ended. I was so relieved. I could finally relax and get some sleep.

The rest did not come however. My friends and I were too relieved to even think about sleeping. We had a couple nights of partying and fun, knowing that we would all soon leave campus for the Christmas break. We partied and celebrated the end of exams. Finally the end of semester had come. We were all happy but we knew we would miss our friends at Saint Leo University.

My final grades came eventually and I was overjoyed. I received a B+ for my honors class (woop woop!) and A’s for all my other courses. I was ecstatic and so were my parents. I had a GPA of 3.86 for my first semester in college. All my hard work had finally paid off. The nights without sleep were not in vain and I was happy. Now I have the entire four week break to rest and relax with family members. I will not be going home to Jamaica. However, I will be spending the break in New York with other family members. I am a bit tentative to spend my winter break in the cold New York climate but I am sure it will be loads of fun.