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Should You Do All Your Semester Homework Before Thanksgiving Break… or Save It for After?

Ah, Thanksgiving break—the magical time when college students everywhere finally get a breather. The smell of home-cooked food, hanging with family, maybe some Black Friday deals… and the looming shadow of final projects and homework.

Every semester, students face the same dilemma:
Do I grind through everything before break or procrastinate until after the turkey?

Let’s break it down.

Option 1: Doing All Your Homework Before Break

The Vibe: future-you living stress-free, sipping apple cider, and enjoying break like a functioning human.

Pros:

• Pure relaxation. You get to fully unplug without Black Board notifications haunting you.

• Less finals chaos. Coming back with a lighter workload means your mental health will thank you.

• Break feels like an actual break. Crazy concept, right?

Cons:

• You’re basically speed-running your semester. It requires discipline that only about 3% of students actually have.

• Your pre-break week becomes survival mode. Preparing for exams + finishing assignments = pain.

Who this works best for:
Planners, early birds, academically chaotic overachievers.

Option 2: Leaving the Homework Until After Break

The Vibe: blissful avoidance… followed by instant regret when you return to campus.

Pros:

• Your break starts the second you walk out of class. No guilt. Just pure turkey, football, and sleep.

• Your brain gets a reset. Sometimes stepping away helps you come back fresher.

• You avoid burnout before finals.

Cons:

• Future-you might revolt. The post-break academic avalanche is real.

• Stress skyrockets. Those last two weeks of the semester hit like a freight train.

• Procrastination becomes a lifestyle. (Not always a cute one.)

Who this works best for:
Professional procrastinators, people who “work better under pressure,” or students with lighter course loads.

So… Which Is Better?

Honestly, it depends on your personality and your semester load.

• If you want a peaceful break, do the work before.

• If you need a mental break ASAP, save it for after—just make a plan to avoid drowning later.

The real answer: Do a mix.
Knock out the big stuff before break and leave small, low-stress tasks for after. You get relaxation and sanity—best of both worlds.

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