Unfortunately, it's almost that time of year again – finals week.
The dreaded week that creeps up fast on college students. The first week you'll be able to see how many students are actually in your class. It is the week before we go home and happily binge Netflix instead, but before we can all go home for break, we all must take one final test in our courses.
It's a struggle we can all attest to, but no one tells us our struggles more than "Parks and Rec."
1. When you make a list of what you have to study.
It doesn't matter how many hours you're taking – somehow you manage to have a notebook full of stuff to study for.
2. You try to make yourself focus.
You convince yourself that once you start studying, you won't stop.
3. You start studying and feel like you can do it all.
Even though you probably didn't accomplish much during your couple hours of studying, you still studied!
4. Then Netflix spits out a new show.
I mean, how dare they! Don't they know that it's finals week?
5. You spent all night binging said show.
I mean, it isn't going to watch itself. Right?
6. You try and form a study group so you can all focus together.
Studying rarely happens during these groups – especially so close to finals. They usually end in someone ordering pizza and everyone else sleeping.
7. You become so stressed that retail therapy is your only saving grace.
Donna has the right mind, treat yo self! Plus it seems that all the best stores have the best sales right now. I'm looking at you, Sephora.
8. Finals week starts.
I'm sorry, what? How did it come up this fast? Wasn't syllabus week last week?
9. You only studied for a small portion of your classes.
I'm fine. It's fine. This is fine.
10. Two words: all-nighter.
The one thing that can help get a college kid through anything – well, besides alcohol. That's beside the point.
11. Somehow you managed to pass everything.
I'm just as shocked as you are. I mean, I expected my grades to go down, not up!
12. You tell yourself you'll do better next semester.
We all know that the promise has a 80 percent chance of failure, but we still say it.