Thanksgiving break is over and finals are quickly approaching. Soon Tulane University's campus will be overrun with sweats-sporting, coffee-chugging, addy-popping, sleep-deprived students, fighting to get the library's last seat. With just a week left of this semester's classes, here are five tips to help you get through the cruel hell that is finals.

Start your day early if you want a studying spot anywhere on campus

Whether it's in the library or in the business school, you have to fight to get a good study spot anywhere on campus. Waking up at 11 AM and hoping to get a booth at PJ's? Ha, please. My best advice for you is to get up early enough so that you at least have a shot.

Start studying at least a week before

With final exam schedules putting us to the ultimate test (ha, get it?), with even multiple assessments a day, a few days in a row, it is crucial that you start studying for each one early. Especially if you haven't cracked open that textbook all semester.

Take advantage of office hours

Though even I have had my fair share of unhelpful professors, a majority of them are there to serve as a resource. And, going in to see them shows you care, which might become useful when you're really close to getting that grade you want.

Don't stay up past 11 before a morning exam

Even if you have to just read that last chapter one last time, there comes a certain point when you can only do so much. If you're catching yourself falling asleep over your exam and you can't concentrate, what's the point? So close that book, don't answer that booty call, stop drinking the coffee, and just go to sleep.

Remember to take care of yourself

Regardless of how stressed you are and how much you need to study, remember that no grade is worth putting your physical and mental health at risk. Furthermore, if you don't eat or sleep, you could end up hurting your "productive" study sessions more. So, take your dinosaur vitamins and just breathe. Everything will be okay.