What was your favorite part of Thanksgiving Break?
5. Sleeping and relaxing
"Just going home and not thinking about school." -- Fourth-year College student Ellen Miles
"Sleeping. It was just nice to go home and be with my family. It was a good way to relax before finals." -- Second-year Engineering student Anna Capetanakis
"Just sitting around doing nothing and eating leftovers." -- First-year College student Walker Freer
4. Food
"Food -- especially stuffing and turkey." Second-year College student Peter Kemp
"My momma's sweet potato pie." -- Third-year College student William James
"Getting real food. I ate in restaurants in New York City and not the crap here. The food here is low par or as my sister would say, 'marginal quality.'" -- Second-year College student Jessica Crystal
3. Winning the football game
"Us winning the game." -- Third-year College student Jessica Ferrell
2. Seeing friends
"Getting with all my friends." -- Second-year College student Jane Kim
1. Seeing family
"Spending time with family. Having Thanksgiving dinner and cooking with my mom and sisters." -- First-year College student Shannon Rhodes
"Just being home with my family. We didn't even eat turkey, but it was nice being home and watching movies with them. We hadn't really had quality time since I went to school." -- Fourth-year College student Christine Thai
"Just going home and getting out of Charlottesville. It's nice to go home and see your house again." -- Fourth-year College student Elizabeth Whiteside
What was your favorite part of the football game against Virginia Tech?
5. The final plays
"When we made the last touchdown because we beat them by even more." -- Ferrell
"I like the fact we beat Virginia Tech and the interception at the end was cool." -- Second-year College student Michelle Allison
4. Rushing the field
"We rushed the field and I touched Schaub," third-year College student Kristin Kent said.
3. Seeing alumnae and old friends
"Seeing some alumnae and winning it of course." -- Kemp
"I'm from Charlottesville, so a lot of my friends from high school were there." -- Freer
2. Tech fans' reactions
"The fact that we were surrounded by Hokies in the student section and the looks on their faces when they lost." -- Miles
1. Winning -- period.
"Winning. It was my last game, and I was sitting with one Tech fan. It was nice to see them get quieter and quieter as the game went on." -- Fourth-year College student Cerissa Cafasso
"When we won. It was all great. It was an amazing game." -- Second-year Engineering student Garry Carroll
What part of exams are you dreading the most?
5. Not really dreading them
"I'm not really dreading it. I really don't care anymore because I'm a fourth year. I just study and hope for the best. By now I'm used to my grades sucking." -- Whiteside
"Not really anything. I have a more balanced schedule this semester than before." -- Fourth-year College student Elizabeth Linsley
4. Having too many exams
"The fact that I have seven exams in five or six days, and I have to study for all of them. One class is giving me a pre-exam and a cumulative exam and I'm taking six academic classes like the fool that I am. Studying for two exams while still having regular classes. That's a bitch." -- Crystal
3. Fourth-year perspective
"It's really scary [that these exams are the last fall exams I will take]. I've gotten used to the situation, but I'm definitely looking forward to graduating." -- Miles
"I'm not too worried this semester. I only have two real exams and they're both in my major. I've learned how to study for them. I know when graduation comes, I'll be ready for it, but I'm not now." -- Thai
2. Engineering students' perspective
"I think the fact that 60 percent of our grades will be determined in the next two weeks in almost all my classes, which is crazy." -- Capetanakis
"My exams are really all close together, so finding time to study for all of them. I don't know why they always do this to us." -- Carroll
1. The preparation time
"Just the study time and being prepared." -- Rhodes
"Studying -- especially for my Orgo lab final." -- Kim
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