By Brian Rinker
September 15, 2017
Emilia Szmyrgala turned into a zombie during midterms and finals - a
sleepless, non-showering, isolated study monster focused entirely on acing
her exams.
The 21-year-old senior at UCLA remembers it being worse in her freshman and
sophomore years. When she got into this mode, she might not eat anything all
day, except for some Twizzlers. Fears of failure crept in, and life became
overwhelming.