Back from break

By: Noah Hickman


Fall, winter, spring, summer: all four seasons have one thing in common; they all have breaks.


Coming back from a break and getting re-adjusted serves as a challenge to many students, even the ones at Marshall University.


Student support specialist Bianca Bragg said that students who need accommodations have a harder time getting back to form.

“Returning from a break is always an adjustment, period,” Bragg said. “For students with autism spectrum disorder that adjustment is much greater than the average person transitioning back to a different environment.”

Student Jessica Walling said that being back from break has caused her to get an inconsistent amount of rest.

“Overall, I’m really bad at sleeping,” Walling said. “That’s the hardest to balance because I usually sleep a lot during the breaks and then come back and my sleep schedule is all out of whack again.”

Coming back from a break or any kind of a hiatus serves as only one of the many obstacles that students have to overcome.

In fact, University of Massachusetts Global lists the above as one of the top three obstacles among adult students. 

College students are not the only ones who have struggles in getting re-organized and coming back from break.

Bragg said that she and other faculty members within her program and abroad have to come in and get back on track at a solid pace. 

“For myself, at the end of a break, coming back to work it takes a few days to feel like you’re in the right environment again,” Bragg said. It takes a few days to get back on schedule and routine.”

Despite students and faculty listing the cons of being back from break, it is pointed out that there are some pros in coming back to college.

Colleges provide some students with basic necessities and services that they otherwise would not have if they did not go to college.

Walling said that the accommodations that Marshall University provides has her glad to be back in Huntington.

“My parents live in a rural area outside of Charleston, so it’s not very convenient to walk in the house to get some food that’s not at the house,” Walling said. “So, the availability and accessibility, especially on Marshall’s campus, is great.”

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