A marathon? A concert? A sample sale?
No. Libraries during finals season.
As I struggled to find a spot in Rutherford today I realized that April will be here soon enough, and with it will return the competition for the best seats around. In my first few years of University I attempted to study at Starbucks during finals, until I finally tried out the library and realized (gasp!) that I could actually read a chapter of my textbooks in less than 5 hours if I wasn't surrounded by friends to chat with and coffee shop noises to distract me. Since then I've picked my favourite study hole: Med Sci. However, this comes with new challenges, such as being run over by stampeding pre-med students on Sunday morning at opening time. My first such experience was overwhelming: I watched people bolt through the doors, throw their mittens down the central atrium to claim tables three floors below, and elbow each other for the cubicles under the skylights.
This year I will prepare myself in advance. Maybe I should start breathing exercises and yoga to prepare myself from the stress of fighting the crowds. I could always purchase new runners and be the first through the doors. Perhaps I could take self-defense classes, stick my elbows out, and fight my way to victory.
Or maybe, just maybe...I'll go back to Starbucks. Because the fact that I'm stressed about it two months in advance just doesn't seem worth it.
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