College freshman burnt out - is this normal?

Lafalum84
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 22:19:27 +0000

My D loves her college but she is coming home this weekend for the holiday and is excited to get a break. She is tired and stressed and ready to be done. It’s a tough time in the semester - as you approach the end and finals a lot of kids are running on fumes. So yes, I’d say burnout at this point in the year is not unusual - especially for science & engineering majors.

S is a college senior and I’d say stress at this time of year was normal for him as well. This semester he’s so close to the end, since he’s graduating next month (:eek: how did that happen so fast?) so now he’s sad that his time on campus is almost over.