College freshman burnt out - is this normal?

WayOutWestMom
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:24:07 +0000

D2 always feels burnt out right before finals. I got her semi-annual end-of-the-semester meltdown phone call on Monday. Everything feels due all at once and she really does have sucky exam schedule (4 finals in 2 days plus an “impossible” take-home math final due the morning of her first 2 exams) this term. Today when I talked with her she was very much more upbeat and at work studying for her exams which start Wednesday.

A summer doing something else (whether it’s a research internship or a brainless summer job) has always refreshed her mentally and she was ready to head back and get down to work in the fall.