It’s getting to that time of year again. Thanksgiving break is right around the corner which means two things: 1. Great home-cooked food and 2. Finals week. Oh yes the dreaded time of year for any college student that’s both a make it or break it right of passage each semester. Now remember when midterms were happening; that was your wake-up call if your classes weren’t heading in the best direction. Now you reached the home stretch and sorry to say you might be just out of time. But don’t worry you’re not the only student going through this and really in the grand scheme of things it could be worse; but here's Christina Yang to help you figure out exactly what your feeling as finals approach.
Denial
Yes it’s time to take that cumulative final that you’ve dreaded all semester and hand in those reports that you’ve waited till the last minute to complete; you try and pretend that all this studying and writing doesn’t have to be done but denial and avoidance can only take you so far.
Anger
Why didn’t you start studying/writing this earlier? Why did you wait till the last minute and procrastinate like you always do. Now you might just pass with a C.
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Betrayal
Professors just want me to fail right? They said it was going to be easy, just use everything we’ve taught you throughout the semester and you’ll do fine. So you believed them, and that’s where you went wrong.
Bargaining
You know you have to study the most for this test so you put off studying for your other tests. But all of a sudden you start the next material and none of it makes sense. When did we learn this, is this all on the test, why is there so much information? Maybe I can just wing this one? Or maybe I can see if they'll let me do extra credit?
Fear
Finals week has arrived and you hope you’re prepared enough to just get through the week.
Regret
Now is when you start second guessing yourself if you studied enough or studied too much. Well, all you can do now is pray you know the material. Unlike those Christina Yang's who know they're ready.
Acceptance
What's done is done; so whatever grade you get that's what your stuck with but just remember for next semester...
