It's the most wonderful time of the year, but before students can go home to enjoy the Christmas season, they have to get through final papers, group projects, presentations, and final exams. It is a time in college where tensions run high, there is an overall lack of sleep, and sickness is in the air. By the end, most students believe that it was a Christmas miracle that they survived. Anyone who has survived a finals week before has experienced any of the following emotions:

1. When you realize you have procrastinated a lot and suddenly everything is due.

2. The feeling you have when you realize that you won't be getting any sleep for the next two weeks.

3. The feeling when you realize that you have only been eating candy and chips for the past few nights.

4. The adrenaline rush you get from writing an entire paper in a minimal amount of time.

5. The feeling of insanity when you realize you have been studying or staring at a screen for hours.

6. The pure feeling of rage you get from meeting with your group project members.

7. The inevitable meltdown you have when you realize how much you have to do in such a short amount of time.

8. Pure anxiety or fear the morning before a big final.

9. The feeling of euphoria when it's all over and you realize you can go home.