yeah my midsemester break was spent just catching up on missed work, coz i had a pretty full on timetable and lots of travel time during semester, so i needed it all to catch up. I also was supposed to do work experience (18 weeks over 3 yrs) but i didnt coz i wasnt intending to finish the degree.
Instead i spent my semester break doing work experience for a vet practice in Dubbo, which was fun, but didnt leave me with much of a holiday. I think most courses require you to do some form of work experience, so you dont get to bludge all holidays.