Finals week is the longest, most stressful week of a college student's semester. It consists of hours in the library studying, crying, and probably wine consumption for those of us of legal age. Fortunately, we have the hilarious Matt Bellassai from Buzzfeed's "Whine About It" to dull, or at least explain, some of our finals week pain. Here are some classic finals week moments most college students will experience in the following weeks.
1. Getting dressed for the day is a huge struggle.
Your finals week wardrobe can be best described as a sad and confused child, and the simple task of putting your pants can transform into a difficult one during finals week. What are you even getting dressed for? You know you're going to be sitting in the library all day anyway, so you might as well go for sweatpants.
2. You blame your professors for putting you through this pain and torture.
Surely your professors have created finals week as a malicious scheme to rob you of your happiness. "How could they do this to me?" you scream into oblivion. But, you're actually in the library, and now everyone is staring at you.
3. You wonder why you decided to take these extremely difficult classes that are now causing you pain and suffering.
"Why did I take all of the hardest classes at the same time? Why did I think that was a good idea?"
4. Your friends try to force you to study with them.
While they have good intentions, all you really want to do is lie down in your room, ignore your responsibilities, and pray your homework/studying just does itself.
5. You turn to food to help ease some of your finals week pain.
Ramen noodles. Tortilla chips. Candy. Dining hall food. During your struggles, you seek out any food you can get your hands on to assist you in your denial and procrastination.
6. You are constantly trying not to fall asleep.
You were up late the night before studying. You had nightmares of failing your exams all night, so you couldn't sleep. Or, maybe, the subject matter you're studying is really just that boring.
7. You keep scheming up new ways to procrastinate.
Staring contests, Christmas movie-binges, making food - you'll do anything to distract yourself from the terrifying, daunting exams you'll face in the near future.
8. Due to your stress levels, you are exceptionally grumpy.
You feel like the entire world is plotting against your happiness. Everything and everyone has the potential to set you off. No one is safe.
9. You do your best to pretend things are fine, but deep down, you know you're not really fooling anyone.
"I'm fine. Things are fine. I'm gonna get through this. It's only a week. It's only my GPA. It's just my entire future I'm studying for ..." *Cue emotional breakdown.*
10. You come to the realization that wine is the only friend you need to help get you through finals week.
When everyone and everything else is getting on your nerves, at least there is always wine, a loyal friend who has never done you wrong.
