Deeksha Gupta ’26 (she/her) 

“I was forced to lock in on the final day of Thanksgiving Break, since my Econ presentation for Monday creeped up on me  which I felt was unfairly timed. All I thought about on my bus ride back to Boston was how I will present in class the following day and the excitement from the previous few days of my trip seemed to fizzle away.”

Manya Anandi ’26 (she/her) 

“For me, this was a very well timed break because all of my midterms finished right before and my professors finished teaching all new material before I left campus. I can now spend the next two weeks preparing for finals. Thanksgiving was very conveniently segmented because it gave me the time to rest before diving into this very intense period. And since there are only two weeks left in the semester, I am ready to take on the intensity because I know there is another break coming up very soon.”

Ishita Bhargava ’27 (she/her)

“As an international student on campus during Thanksgiving, it was a relief to find resources like Slater offering a home away from home at a time when I saw everyone heading home to celebrate with their families. Slater also organised a Friendsgiving dinner for those who missed out on spending time with their loved ones which was really nice.”

Saanvi Rungta ’26 (she/her) 

“I was travelling back to campus from break when I realised that the travel signature on my I-20 form was outdated. I frantically emailed Slater and was relieved to find that they responded within a few hours. I am so grateful that Slater pulled through and I got to walk out of Logan without getting detained…”

Sanika Merchant ’25 (she/her) 

“Thanksgiving break was a lovely time, as I got to meet my high school friends. However, the last two weeks of school are very stressful, since I need to wrap up classes, submit my assignments, and prepare for finals in a span of two weeks. One of my professors also changed the date for my final a few days ago, which has added to the uncertainty and academic pressure.”

Contact the editors responsible for this story: Phoebe Rebhorn and Diya Khanna