It's that time of the year: Finals week. The most dreaded week leading up to the best month and a half break from school. Procrastinating writing 13 page papers due to binge watching every season of Gilmore Girls has actually lead me to believe that the show was made as a stress reliever for this exact week. As well as a reminder that I need to get my butt in gear...
1. When you're studying all of your notes and powerpoint slides throughout the semester and realize you don't remember learning half of it:
Seriously.. teachers who make you take cumulative finals should just disappear! No one in their right mind needs to remember tedious details from Week 1 to Week 15. (unless you're trying to be a doctor or something, then you should be probably be concerned)
2. COFFEE IS EVERYTHING!!
Not only is it delicious, but it is an absolute must if we're going to have to remember all of this material. Or if you're anything like me, it's so you can stay up long enough to finish all of your projects and papers that you had all semester to finish, but decided to wait until the last minute to perfect.. Yeah, I know you people are out there.
3. Or that point in the night where you just want to give up:
You're probably calculating the lowest possible grade you can get on the final and still pass just so you know what kind of stress you really need to have. We've all been there.
4. Then you get really worked up when your teacher gives you a bad grade:
I mean how hard is it to give a student a decent grade when they clearly gave their best effort and did what you asked them too? Opinion grading can be so harsh and annoying sometimes!
5. When you spot a friend in the library and crave any and all kinds of social interaction, including getting more coffee:
Thank goodness for friends. If it weren't for them and coffee, I'd probably be half way to an insane asylum. At least we have each other!
6. Then having to reassure yourself that taking a break is okay:
Cramming is normal. Breaks are normal. Don't let anyone tell you any different. Even your parents.. though they are right. You shouldn't have waited so long to write that paper.
7. Realizing that you're slowly becoming addicted to coffee:
No matter how much you drink, sometimes it's never enough and the barista is getting concerned that you're on your fourth cup of the day. But you have to explain to them how important their job is to you.. they'll appreciate it and maybe let you go. When the bartender is tell you the same thing though... maybe you should actually listen to them.
8.Thinking about possibly paying your teacher off:
It'll probably never work, but it's run through all of our minds..
Just please, don't try it! That only works in the movies (sometimes.)
9. Crying is okay-- "no blubbering!"
It's okay to shed a few tears, but no one has time to deal with a blubbering student's problems. We have enough our own.
10. But nothing compares to the feeling when you finally get your grades back and you passed:
Hope you enjoyed a little finals week humor and hopefully this was also a little reminder that it's only five days long.. we can get through this! Good luck!
