Finals Week As Told By Christmas Vacation

Finals week has found us again...the only thing standing between us and a month spent on the couch watching all of our favorite holiday movies. The week before Christmas break can fill you with a mixture of emotions. Excitement for all of the last minute Christmas parties you get to wear your favorite tacky sweater to and the fact that you get a whole month off from school. But also the feeling of denial and exhaustion that come from studying for finals. It seems like the week will never end, but the Griswold's help us see the twinkling light at the end of the tunnel.

1. All your other friends at different schools are already enjoying the end of the semester and you're still preparing for finals.

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2. You pull consecutive all-nighters in hopes that your grades will improve, but it just makes you even more tired than you already were.

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3. When you think you're almost done but then you realize how much you still have left to study.

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4. Experiencing this feeling throughout the week:

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5. Finals week is sure to bring a few extra breakdowns along with it.

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6. On the outside, you look OK, but on the inside, you feel like the Christmas turkey.

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7. When your professor emails you the day before the final to tell you something they've added to the test.

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8. When you walk out of your first exam and actually remembered most of the answers on the test.

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9. By the end of the week, your brain literally cannot hold any more information.

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10. The day when you finish all of your final exams and can finally head home for the long anticipated Christmas break.

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