30 Things I’d Rather Do Than Study For Finals
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30 Things I’d Rather Do Than Study For Finals

Cause who wants to spend the next 72 hours studying 16 weeks worth of material...for multiple classes. Yeah, me neither.

Hailey Thomas
Dec 05, 2016
Mercer University
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30 Things I’d Rather Do Than Study For Finals
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We are all nearing the end of the semester and the most dreaded tests: finals. There are those who are lucky enough to have no finals and only papers to perfect, but if you’re like me and you have multiple finals, it’s hard to find the motivation to study. It seems impossible that the amount of material you’ve taken notes on could have been covered in just 16 weeks. Distractions seem to be bountiful when you sit down to focus on studying. And at this time, there are so many things I’d rather do than study for finals. For instance:

1. Read a book

2. Listen to Christmas music

3. Decorate a Christmas tree

4. Ride around looking for Christmas lights

5. Hike a mountain

6. Run a 5k

7. Watch movies in my pjs

8. Fly across the US

9. Better yet, fly across the ocean

10. Then hike mount Everest

11. Clean the kitchen

12. Wash a car by hand

13. Invent something new

14. Write a book

15. Teach a puppy obedience training

16. Or just play with puppies

17. Go ice skating

18. Watch paint dry

19. Drink coffee

20. Learn how to play an instrument

21. Go to a basketball game

22. Paint something

23. Teach myself to write with my left hand

24. Do laundry

25. Replace a roof

26. Hang out with my friends

27. Donate blood

28. Shop for gifts

29. Get a manicure

30. Attend an opera

Alas, ignoring finals won’t make them go away. We can make it through friends. Persevere and work hard. The break will be here before you know it. I guess I’ll go back to studying now.

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