What state will Lent leave you in?
Victory lap or total crashout? Georgia Gooding and Ell Heeps predict your fate
The end of term can be bittersweet. On the one hand, you’re so incredibly over doing work that you’re counting down the minutes until you’re free. On the other, you’re desperate to live it up with your friends while you still can – before endless exams and revision get in your way. So, the question is: will you lean towards burnout or nights out? Never fear: we’ve got the answers for you!
What’s your philosophy when it comes to your degree?
A) You’re here to work and work you shall. In the immortal words of Alexander Hamilton: you are not throwing away your shot!
B) It’s been one thing after another this term. You. Are. Done. The second that last essay gets handed in your laptop is getting flung out the window and you’re going off the grid.
C) It’s not the be-all and end-all – at the end of the day, there is life after uni.
D) You love your degree, your friends, your mouldy accom. Yes, you may have had a couple of trying nights this term, but you never lose sight of the bigger picture.
E) ‘Work hard, play hard’ is the story of your life – your uni days are no exception.
What are your plans for the holidays?
A) You can’t wait to reconnect with nature and kick off spring with the people at home. With a healthy amount of revising sprinkled in, it’s looking to be a truly revitalising time!
B) Curtains will be drawn. Lights will be off. You’re entering full hibernation mode this break – Lord knows you need it.
C) Easter vacation is make-or-break for you. We’re not past the point of no return yet, but a major lock-in is needed.
D) You’re staying in Cam, actually. Those coursework deadlines are approaching much too quickly for you to risk faffing the days away on dog walks with your mum.
E) You’re jetting off on a weekend city break to Budapest with your mates – what better way to shake off the stress of term?
How have you made the most of the sunny days recently?
A) You’re seeing Cambridge in a whole new way – best believe, there’s not a back, bench or garden you haven’t pretended to work in this week.
B) This is how you’re finding out about the good weather; it’s hard to feel the sun on your face when you’re hiding beneath layers of duvets.
C) You haven’t. The closest you’ve gotten to daylight in weeks is through the windows of the Law Library.
D) There’s nothing like picnicking on the banks to renew your lust for life. These days won’t last forever!
E) Being in a beer garden has brought doing supo work to new heights – who says you can’t mix business and pleasure?
The work situation is dire – how are you bribing yourself to get it done?
A) Pure, unadulterated fear of your supervisor means there’s no way you’re missing that deadline.
B) You’re swapping the library for a café, hoping that copious amounts of coffee will somehow get you through.
C) A group study session is on the cards – none of you are getting anything done, but at least you have people to complain with.
D) Romanticisation all the way. We’re talking dark academia study playlists, taking notes by hand – the lot.
E) You’ve promised yourself a night out once it’s all done (La Raza will be a movie).
If you got mostly As…
You’re clearly a fresher, and you’ll leave Lent with the light still in your eyes. Against all odds, you remain optimistic, but Easter will change that – just you wait…
If you got mostly Bs…
You’re hanging on by a thread. You’ve not stopped this term and you have absolutely nothing left to give. A major crashout is incoming, that’s for sure. But, rest assured, a few weeks at home will do the trick and you’ll come back next term ready to do it all over again!
If you got mostly Cs…
These last few weeks have been a wake-up call, and all that work your past self left to the future has come back to bite. Tragically, you may have to actually do your degree over Easter, but you will persevere.
If you got mostly Ds…
You’re a finalist, and no amount of deadlines can dim your sparkle. Faced with the last of your uni days, you’re dead set on making the best of even the worst times.
If you got mostly Es…
You’re an academic weapon by day, feral beast by night – even Week Eight won’t change that. Your social calendar is jam-packed up to the end of your rental period, but, somehow, you’ll stay on top of things – we truly don’t know how you do it.
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