At the college level, undertaking a seemingly-impossible course load to the point of total mental meltdown. Often seen in the more technical disciplines, such as engineering and the sciences.
Person 1: Dude, you're taking mechanics, differential equations, fluid mechanics, fields and waves, AND string theory?! That's academic suicide!
Person 2: ...yeah :(
Person 2: ...yeah :(
by Jutrick April 27, 2009