I'm not sure what exactly it is about college but it seems to induce quite the emotional roller coaster of emotions. One day things are great, life is great, and emotionally you can accomplish anything you set your mind to. The next day is the complete opposite, everything goes wrong and you feel like crap, wondering what the heck you are doing in life, and unsure of what the future holds.
Perhaps this is just an intrinsic part about college simply because of the block scheduling of classes, so naturally one day can be completely different than the next. To me, it seems as though this may contribute but is not the most significant contributing factor. A large aspect relating to the ups and downs of daily college life is probably the amount of sleep you have. I have found getting a goods night's rest can solve a lot of problems, or at least settle the mind.
The more I think about it though, the high stakes of college and all the things that go with it. The pressure to perform or impress, getting everything done, and then maintaining a life outside of the school front. Some days these issues have less of an impact (like the day after an exam or at the beginning of a quarter) and consequently you are more likely to have an "up" kind of day. While other days are just the perfect storms of stress and aggravation that result in "down" days.
Gladly today is an "up" kind of day. But I'm on the watch for the next downer of a day.
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