It’s also time to crack down on DI or graduate school applications. Most applications are due in February, but some can be due as early as December or as late as June. Even if you have until June for a graduate school application, I don’t suggest you wait until then to do them. Senior year picks up really fast; you want to enjoy your time with friends, and focus on getting those final grades in. So even though you should enjoy your holiday breaks, I recommend taking the time when you are in a calm and relaxed environment to work on your applications and avoid stressing during spring semester.
Tips for Holiday Break:
- Prioritize: Make sure you know which applications are due the earliest so you can be sure to start on those first. Even just getting one completed will take a huge load off your shoulders when you return to school.
- Keep in touch with your teachers: Make sure you have email addresses and open communication with your professors and mentors in case you need their help with the application. A whole month without communication with your teachers can really set you back on your application.
- Take advantage of the people at home: Have your parents or siblings edit your essays and applications; they often have great advice that you haven’t been able to take advantage of while at school.
- Work around the holidays, not against them. If you dread spending the time to do the applications then your holiday break will be filled with resentment toward your future. Instead, make plans; set aside just a few days out of the weeks that you will be home to focus and concentrate on completing applications; or if you work better slow and steady, work on them for a certain amount of time each day. Either way, commit to a schedule that works around your holiday schedule so that you are not stressing about applications on Thanksgiving Day, or New Years Eve!
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