Before we came to college, most of us heard something like this: "In college there are three parts of life- academia, social, and sleep. You can do two of the three successfully." Most parents use some variation of this quote to try and convince their son/daughter about how academics are more important than having a social life.
However, this idea seems to be missing a lot about college life. What about athletics (varsity, intramural, or club), Greek life, the music scene, or any of the million of clubs and extra-curricular activities that each campus offers? The simple fact is that all college campus' contain hundreds of things that can easily fill up a student's time and, usually, there are enough activities that most kids can double-book all of their time within a few weeks of walking on campus.
Trinity University is no exception to this rule and shows great pride in how many of its student participate in extra-curricular activities. Along with the rigorous schedules that Trinity also encourages, life can get overwhelming incredibly quickly and then a lot of students, including myself, find themselves being forced into making choices between doing classwork for classes that they have to take and going to meetings for activities that they really care about. So what should they do? This blog is going to give examples of how my friends and I manage to get through school while still staying active in the Trinity community.
The picture above is a classic example of how my hall tries to stay social while still getting work done. Unfortunately trying to study and play soccer at the same time rarely works, but it does give us an excellent excuse for a study break, which is the first way to stay social during harder times in school.
"Study break"- Opportunities to throw all of the books on the floor, leave your room or the library, and spend time de-frying your brain. Good study breaks can involve playing games, getting off-campus for awhile, and almost always involve food and large groups of over-stressed students. When taken at the correct intervals, study breaks are a great way to get refreshed to go back and keep studying, especially if they involve making plans for after whatever all of you are studying for (like a test) is over!
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