The Christmas season has begun, and December is coined “the most wonderful time of the year.” But, to many college students, this is nothing but a lie.

December represents the month when the semester is coming to an end, finals are closing in, and you realize you may or may not have your life together. Your blood flows with caffeine, you study more than you sleep, and you avoid being productive by taking BuzzFeed quizzes online, scrolling through social media every ten minutes, and reading Odyssey articles about finals week.

In honor of this wonderful season of anxiety and procrastination, here’s finals week as told by Riverdale.

1. Preparation... "I've totally got this."

2. Procrastination of studying.

When "I'll just take a short break" turns into a late night dance party.

After countless hours of non-stop studying and needing to refuel on caffeine

When your friends are leaving for break, but you still have one more final left.

"Wait, where are you going? Please don't leave me, take me with you!"

Giving yourself a pep-talk before entering an exam.

"I'm as ready as I'll ever be."

When you open the exam and you don't know how to answer the first question.

"It's alright... I'll just move on to the next question and try again later."

The moment you finish your last exam and walk out the door.

"I'm out of here!"

When final grades are posted, but you're on break and leaving your past behind you.

"There's always next semester."

Now that you've procrastinated another ten minutes, you're probably thinking you should get back to work. But will you? It's the never-ending cycle of avoiding studying, finally starting, completing fifteen to twenty minutes of productive work, and then rewarding yourself with something, most likely looking at your phone (hoping for a notification, for a "reason" to take a break). Although we all know the cycle is no good, will we ever change the habit? Probably not.

So cheers to finishing the semester strong, and hoping all your grades come true! Good luck!