With finals week just around the corner, I'm sure I can speak for many students when I say the one thing we can't avoid is procrastination. No matter how hard we try, the temptation to do anything but study is real. Here are a few things I am sure we all say as we get closer to the day and exact moment of an exam:
2 Weeks:
"If I study ahead of time I can definitely ease into finals. I don't see why people stress so much about them."
1 Week:
"OK, so I haven't exactly started yet, but I will definitely get cracking! I have the entire weekend ahead of me! Besides, how much can I not know."
6 Days:
"I can definitely get started but I really wanna go to my friends party tonight! I cant not go. Besides, I have almost a whole week to study. I’ll be fine - luckily for me I don't need much time to study; I’m a quick learner."
5 Days:
"Ugh, I stayed way too late at that party. I just wanna sleep. Ive been to every class this semester, so technically I should know a majority of the stuff on the exam, right?"
4 Days:
"With the exam only 4 days away, I cannot fool around any longer. I finish class at 2:30 p.m. today so that is more than enough time to get a good overview of everything."
3 Days:
"Yesterday wasn't too bad, but I definitely could have learned a lot more if I did not watch my favorite TV show at night. Today I will read over my notes and hopefully get most of it done. Plus it’s my last day of class, so these next few days will surely not be spent doing nothing."
2 Days:
"I think I've been working pretty hard these past two days, so I’ll just sleep in until 11:30 a.m. After a quick bite to eat, I'll read through the textbook and hopefully take it easy the next day."
1 Day:
"Well that didn't go too well. Who knew reading a textbook while lying down on the couch would put me to sleep? I think I got through 10 pages…out of a million. My exam is at 10:00am tomorrow, so I don't really have much time before that to study. At this point it’s just do or die. I cant believe I wasted all this time when I could have just studied ahead of time. Hate myself right now."
2 Hours:
"It’s 8 a.m. and I just got to school. My exam is not for another 2 hours, so I think I’ll give myself a crash course, and absorb as much as I can. I got this!"
1 Hour:
"OK, I don't got this!! I am literally freaking out right now and my exam is right around the corner!"
45 Minutes:
"Slow, deep breaths. It’s going to be OK. Just read the notes you took in class during the past 4 months and you can make it through."
30 Minutes:
"Who am I kidding?! I can’t do this. I couldn't even manage my time 2 weeks ago to study in advance. And here I am trying not to go crazy flipping all these pages like I’m going to even comprehend anything."
15 Minutes:
"At least I’m in class early for the exam. Brownie points for punctuality? Yeah, I didn't think so.. Oh well. Maybe my professor will take pity on me, but I doubt it."
1 Minute:
"Here goes nothing! I got my pencil, eraser, extra lead, and water. I don't think I’m missing anything, except the knowledge I need to actually pass this exam."
Exam Time:
"Woah, is this even in English? What does that mean? Is photosynthesis the right answer to any of these? What’s the central dogma? I thought this was Biology not a religion course.. Goodbye GPA, it was nice knowing you."
