<p>Well, I’ve yet to hit the truly stressful classes, so my answer isn’t the best to go on. </p>
<p>I spend my free time in a variety of different ways. A lot of my time is spent with my house – the house system is truly fantastic and makes socializing easy. My house is really active (lots of movie nights, trips to the city, intramural sports) and we have a great lounge that is always filled with people. I’m also on the club frisbee team and attend a few different clubs (looking to get more involved next quarter). I do frequent a good amount of parties on the weekends (contrary to popular belief, the party scene is, while not flourishing, quite active… if that’s your thing). I also explore the area loads. That’s probably my main time consumer. The campus has tons to explore, if you’re good at it. There are underground abandoned pools, roof-top observatories, attics filled with old, old dissertations and ancient tea sets, steam tunnels, ways to get between all of the buildings… it’s really pretty fascinating trying to uncover the nooks and crannies of all the buildings. Buildings that old always have secrets to find. </p>
<p>Everyone deals with the stress in their own way. I’ve honestly yet to feel really stressed here… I mean, I’ve had loads of work, but I enjoy it, so it doesn’t stress me out. It’s just a matter of finding a balance. And not procrastinating – when I actually do work, I focus pretty intensely. Spending 8 hours “doing work” that you could have gotten done in 4 hours if you hadn’t been on Facebook, etc. is miserable.</p>