Tone, congrat's on surviving your first week! So many things in life seem insurmountable at the time, but after you survive them....you'll end up looking back on the experience with pride and an incredible sense of satisfaction.

My last year of college was hell. I had to stay up three nights a week to keep up with my work load, and was living on Ramen Noodles. As the pressure to complete my TWO thesis's (dual major) mounted I thought I was going to crack. Eventually it was over - just as quickly as the sun comes up in the morning. Enduring the "fifth year of architectural school hell" paid off in spades.

You're going to view your time at the Academy the same way.