The living room was never more packed with people and festivity. Your school is on vacation and your cousins are over at your's for a stayover. One moment you are laughing in unison and eating like there's no tomorrow, the next you feel a stab of fear within your heart. The thought of opening a textbook hasn't occurred to you once since your school and coaching closed. What you would naturally do at this point would define you within one of seven kinds of students.
MehThese are the couldn't-care-less bunch. They wouldn't be caught dead with a textbook or lecture notes in any season, let alone during the summer vacation. They probably haven't even bought most of their books yet, and they are not planning to. Let's just say it's better they don't study during the holidays; their guardians might just have get a false hope of happiness and confusion.
Parents' petThese people are probably having the worst vacation of all. They have Hitler-inspired parents who would yell at them mercilessly in front of their guests during the holidays and humiliate them to get their heads back into their books. These unfortunate pupils force themselves to study during the vacation, or at least pretend to. However, if you fall under this category, remember that your parents are your well-wishers and everything they do is for your good.
Excuse makerThere should be a Nobel Prize for these people, for it takes a great level of intelligence to come up with the seemingly-genuine stories they have to dodge the books. These excuses may range from “sorry but no internet connection at my hometown, so can't download question papers or notes from mail” to “studying during the summer holidays instead of socialising will create a bad impression on our family, mother.” They talk about studying and planning it more than they actually study. Hats off to these great minds.
Study treatsThere is a simple trick to make studying seem less stressful and monotonous, called the “reward system.” Here's how some people take advantage of this. First you have to make a deal with yourself. It could be “two songs after five sums correctly done,” “one episode of GoT after two small questions” or almost anything that rows your boat. But there are students who think to themselves “my parents are the luckiest ones to have a child like me who studies during the summer vacation. I deserve a movie marathon right now.” Then they open their books, reads for fifteen minutes, think to themselves how responsible they are and pats themselves on the back with two hours of social media. They complete a page of MCQs and don't look at their study table for two days thinking “I have done enough for three days already.”
Happy-go-luckyThese are the naturally sharp-brained students who study less than everyone but ends up acing every test and exam. They each have a secret; they are not super-human beings. They plan their work and only study the parts that summarise the concepts. Ever heard of “work smart, not hard?” It works if you have strong instantaneous focus. These people have the best of both worlds. They keep up with their work and don't miss out any of the addas.
Forever aloneTheir parents never take them anywhere; their friends list consists of ten people and a goldfish. The texts they get are all from Govt. Info and the only calls they get end in “sorry, wrong number.”
The highlight of their vacation is that one short trip to their hometown. Basically, they need a break from insufferable boredom and invent ways to keep themselves busy. During the process, they get more studying done than their entire batch does in one month, combined. They will not stop after their homework is done. No. They will revise the chapters covered and the next two as well. There are perks to being alone.
Goody-two-shoesThese are the nice fellows who sit at the very front bench every lesson and answers every question faster than Hermione Granger. There is a reason they are better than you. While you were chilling with your family and posting “Eid Mubarak” pictures on Facebook, they were burying their nose in textbooks and getting ready to take you down. They will ignore their parent's call for watching drama serials and their cousins inviting them to play some cards. Their will power is stronger than Muhammad Ali. Beware of the know-it-alls.
No matter which category you belong to, keeping your memory fresh is important. If you are under the impression that you will pass without any hardship, pop your bubble and get to work. If you have a goal, sacrifices must be made.