If you’re reading this, you just survived the second-worst week of the semester: midterms.
While you should congratulate yourself for this accomplishment, there are some things to keep in mind, both as you celebrate the end of the week and prepare for the rest of the semester.
Dos
1.Try something new.
After spending all week memorizing law terms and writing papers in the basement of Middleton Library, why not spend your weekend discovering the hidden treasures of Baton Rouge?
If you have $30 to spare on  Friday, check out a boxing match at 8 p.m. at the Belle of Baton                                                                                              Rouge.
If money is an issue, the city of Baton Rouge hosts the “Live After Five” concert series for free on North Boulevard downtown.
Don’t worry; Tigerland will still be there when the concert is over.
2. Celebrate Responsibly.
As college students, our first instinct after a long week of testing will be to play beer pong, wobble our way to bars and paint the town purple and gold.
But as recent LSUPD emails showed, there are those on campus who will take advantage of or hurt us if we’re not alert.
Never allow people to tell you to stay home if you don’t want to, but make sure you are safe. Travel in pairs at night. If you have to walk alone, install the LSU Shield app or let someone know where you  are.
3. Catch up on the things you love. 
If you’re anything like me, the worst part of midterms week is not the
mountains of homework and studying.
It’s temporarily neglecting our hobbies.
Now that the week is over, go back to the things you love. Buy the book you always say you’re going to read but never have time to. Catch up on all the shows that aired this week while you were locked in your room. Or simply shut off your computer and phone at a reasonable hour and catch up on all the sleep you  missed. You deserve it. 
Don’ts
1. Make fun of those with tests next week.
Even though most professors signed the secret oath to make tests and assignments due on weeks like this, there are those with rebel mentalities who wait until the week after to test their students.
I have a test next week, and it’s both a blessing and a curse.
My workload won’t be as unevenly distributed as my peers’, but I’ll be one of a select group of lonely souls studying while everyone else enjoys the fresh fall weather on the Parade Ground.
So if all your midterms are over, good for you but don’t gloat. 
2. Give up.
Some students have more difficult classes or had multiple tests in a row, leading to a less-than-desirable performance during midterms week.
The key is to remember there will be other tests. Making jokes about quitting school to become street artists are funny, but actually              considering it is unrealistic.
If Erykah Badu — wearing a disguise —  can only make $3.60 singing in Times Square, you have no chance in front of the Capitol.
Study more for the next test, work harder on the next assignment or change your major. But please, stay in school.