It's finals week. Everyone is stressed, professors are becoming less lenient with deadlines, you are losing time and sleep, and the world seems to be crashing down around you. Coming into college, I had never expected so much stress from a single week, but at the same time, I had sort of overestimated it. To put things simply here is a short list of 10 things I have learned about finals week:
1. You may become extremely overwhelmed.
With everything boiling down to the end of the semester, the workload seems to increase at least threefold. You may start to lose focus and debate which subjects are most important to you in comparison to the others. You may even ask yourself, "Is this degree really worth it?"
2. You initially may not remember anything.
"What is this?" "What was the homework?" "Will this be included on the test?" "When is this due?" "WHEN DID WE LEARN THIS?"
3. Upon studying, everything will slowly come back to you.
"OH YEAH, I REMEMBER THIS WAS, LIKE, THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS!"
You will begin to remember things you don't even want to remember.
4. You will stay up until ungodly hours perfecting some projects...
Trust me, I've stayed up until 4 a.m. to perfect a trifold board.
5. ...And you will put less than your best into others.
"If I do the bare minimum, I can still pass..."
6. Final projects may seem like a breeze, compared to exams and papers.
For me, my final projects were relaxing and felt more like a day off than a stressful hassle. Painting, drawing, and planning are a lot more fun than answering open-ended questions and writing papers.
7. You will spend more time procrastinating than you think.
And on the day before you have to turn everything in, you will rush to get it all done.
8. You will get everything done, no matter how anxious you are about it.
And you will rejoice and celebrate the weight that has been taken off your shoulders.
9. You have less work than you think you do.
It will start to feel similar to forgetting something incredibly important, but overall, it is a HUGE relief.
