Oh, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. The weather is changing even though I hate the cold. There is a chance for snow. Everyone is happier. Starbucks breaks out their red cups. The 25 days of Christmas is on ABC Family. And Santa is coming to town. However, even though it is the most wonderful time of the year, it is also the worst possible time of the year because the thing that stands between you and the all the joys of Christmas happens to be the worst thing to ever have been created: finals. You feel like you are so close to the end; however, finals week always feels like longest week ever. Here are some things that happen during finals week.
1. Study
Of course, you study during finals week. I mean how else are you expected to pass your classes?
2. Cry
3. Eat
There are two types of people in this world. First, the people that stress eat. Second, the people that loses their appetite when they are stressed. For the second type of people out there, I don’t understand you. I normally never eat more than I do during finals week.
4. Sleep… haha just kidding. You wish.
Not completely true, you may be able to fit in a few hours here or there or maybe even a nap, but trust me the first few days after finals, you will never sleep more. You just have to make it there first
5. Look like a slob, unless you actually have an exam because we must all remember, "Dress well, test well."
I love fashion, but during exam week all fashion goes out the window. You want to wear a groutfit? Go for it. The same XL t-shirt every day and leggings? That’s all you. I mean you have to be comfortable to study.
6. Try to learn an entire semester's worth of material in a few days.
I guess it is better to keep up with the reading than cram it all in the day before but, you know, YOLO.
7. Watch Netflix
You will get to a point where you will not be able to study, so you will turn to your best friend, who will probably not be there at the time because they will be studying too, so you turn to your other best friend aka Netflix, however the trick is to turn off the autoplay so you don’t get stuck in the endless cycle.
8. Cry
9. Every single coffee shop will be filled.
Think you found your own personal secret coffee shop. Yeah nope you didn’t. Even if the coffee shop that has never been filled once during all of semester, I will guarantee that it will be filled during finals week
10. The Library becomes your home.
You will forget what your dorm room even looks like because of the lack of time you actually spend there during the week. If you aren’t sleeping or showering you probably aren’t in your room.
11. You do not see your friends.
I always hate this part of finals week because everyone is studying so you do not get to hang out with your friends, and if you do get to hang out with your friends it is usually to eat, have a breakdown, or study.
12. No one acts like themselves.
Everyone is on edge because they are all realizing that they are SOL for their finals, which causes a lot of anxiety
13. Stress eat.
You are constantly eating because you are studying and how can you study without munching, so you are rarely are hungry for the main three meals.
14. Complain about studying.
15. Complain about life.
16. Find new ways to procrastinate.
I recommend downloading your favorite game from high school. You will begin playing and wonder why you ever stopped
17. Talk about how much stuff you have to do.
The key word here is talk.
18. Call Mom and cry.
19. Take an exam…or four. Who knows.
20. Caffeine is your best friend.
My personal favorite is coffee, but a lot of people like the chocolate bars. Whatever works for you stick to it, but I promise you will need it.
21. People will sometimes live in the library, a study room, or a classroom.
I don’t recommend this.
22. Your school will try to cheer you up by bringing in puppies or giving you free things.
These gestures are appreciated, but they do not make up for the fact that we are still forced to take finals
23. You will feel like death.
24. You will think that you may die.
25. You will survive, and forget the awful times when you turn in your last exam and head home for Winter Break.
