Finals week is such a special time of the year. By "special" I mean stressful, nerve-wracking and awfully bittersweet. Gone are the days where you dressed your best simply for the sake of looking cute. Now, every outfit has a motive. Whether you're studying, dartying or (yikes!) graduating, finals week outfits dig so much deeper then the surface-level "Good! How are you?" Here's your definitive guide to decoding five different looks.

1. The disappearing pants.

We've all sported this look a few too many times, and if you haven't, well...congrats on having your life together?? It's a college classic: oversized t-shirt, running shorts, and sneakers or Birkenstock sandals. There's a 99% chance your shorts don't match your shirt, but a 100% chance your shorts aren't visible anyways. When your workload starts to pile up with exams, meetings, and projects, sometimes this outfit is just too hard to resist.

2. The sundress.

Easy, breezy, beautiful. Maybe she planned for it...maybe she just didn't feel like putting on pants.

3. The suspiciously nice outfit.

A cute romper, a stylish pair of sandals -- it's all well and good, but the trendy water bottle is a dead giveaway. Definitely headed to a darty.

4. The business casual.

This girl is going places. Could it be a job interview? Is she about to ace her final presentation? Whatever the occasion is, she looks intimidating, but maybe she sorta-kinda wishes she wasn't trekking across campus in a blazer and heels.

5. The graduate.

Often spotted around the most scenic areas of campus, this is the telltale outfit of the senior doing her farewell photo shoot. Not pictured: repressed tears of nostalgia and uncertainty about the future.