1. The Perfect Student who claims they’re not an “overachiever”
This student started studying for finals Halloween weekend. Their color coded notecards and beautifully highlighted textbooks make those who are just beginning to get their lives together nauseous. They have notes on top of notes, and even have time to re-listen to the hours of lecture they have recorded on their phone. They sit calmly in the library, looking put together with their Starbucks coffee as they skim over the material they’ve been studying for weeks.
2. The “I don’t know anything but I still get all A's” student
We all know that person who walks into the exam acting like they don’t know anything and then comes out with a 90 anyway. This student spends more time walking around the library from table to table complaining to other students in their classes that they don’t know anything than they do actually actively studying the material.
3. The “this is my first time in the library all semester” student
This student has no idea how to use the library computers or printers, takes the spot you like to sit at everyday at that specific time, and doesn’t understand proper library etiquette. You can tell they’re a rookie by the Ding! from their phone when they receive a text. They ask questions like “what floor is the quiet floor,” or “where is the bathroom?” This student is usually not there for longer than a few hours, then he/she retreat to their room due to the anxiety and stress levels in the library atmosphere.
4. The “my life is over, I'm going to fail and I’m a mess” student
Usually a frequent flyer in the library, but just can’t seem to catch up like the over achiever. Usually seen with a 24 ounce coffee, hair in shambles with sweatpants on. Notes are spread with different classes mixed in, and they tend to be in a general state of panic. Really just doesn’t know where to start studying, and as they spill their coffee on their books they just can’t get out of their own way.
5. The “I’m not studying and I don’t care” student
There are two types of people like this: students who genuinely don’t care and don’t understand why everyone is so uptight about finals, and the fakers. Those who pretend not to care but that look of exhaustion on their face and 4.0 GPA says differently. “I’m not even worried about this exam it’s going to be so easy, who cares if it is a semester worth of material” they say to the girl sitting next to them having a mental breakdown.
