{"id":485,"date":"2026-03-17T20:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/?p=485"},"modified":"2026-03-17T20:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T20:34:13","slug":"working-spring-break-as-a-college-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/2026\/03\/17\/working-spring-break-as-a-college-student\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Spring Break as A College Student"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone,<\/span><\/p>\n

Breaks are great. Most people spend them with family or take a trip with their friends. But also, breaks can feel like you’re feeling left out if you don’t go on a fancy vacation, or feel like everyone’s lives look so amazing on social media. Here are my tips on having a good spring break, even if you have to work like I do.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, plan a trip for the future or take a weekend off soon. I have only traveled for spring break a few times. My family was more of a Summer vacation family, and so spring break was a break, but as its own. Just not one where you spend it on the beach. I also like to remind myself that I can save up for that trip over this break.<\/span><\/p>\n

Next, plan in a fun way to spend the time you don’t work doing things you enjoy. I have made cookies and been doing lots of writing. I find it’s quite nice to do things I love.\u00a0 I also catch up on little things like cleaning and taking care of my mental health. I also catch up on my TV shows that I either want to watch or rewatch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Next, don’t compare your breaks to others; you don’t know what they do during their other breaks. I have friends who travel during spring break but not during winter or even summer. So don’t feel left out, your time will come, and your cute posts will be made.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Lastly, I love to cuddle with my cat and just be myself alone. I am enjoying the break from classes, working on my jobs, and taking in extra hours. I promise you, just because you didn\u2019t go to Mexico or Florida doesn’t mean you cannot enjoy your break.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy your time off!<\/span><\/p>\n

Cheers,
\n<\/span>Rose\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone, Breaks are great. Most people spend them with family or take a trip with their friends. But also, breaks can feel like you’re feeling left out if you don’t go on a fancy vacation, or feel like everyone’s lives look so amazing on social media. Here are my tips on having a good spring break, even if you have to work like I do. First, plan a trip for the future or take …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":150,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/150"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":488,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions\/488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/rose\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}