If you've had the pleasure of spending endless semesters inside of a college classroom, then you're all too familiar with the one thing that every college student dreads: Finals Week. If you haven't yet had the pleasure of experiencing the week of finals then just try imagining the highest amount stress you've ever endured at one time and multiply it times 1,000. Because it's hard to find something more stressful than having the most important test of the semester in not just one class, but every class you're taking...and all in the span of five days. Even the most naturally optimistic people have a hard time conquering the most difficult week of the semester. If you can relate then check out this list of things that your are guaranteed to experience during finals week - told by your favorite yellow sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea.
1. You first sit down to study.
Because with roughly 4-7 tests in one week, you know you won't be able to save your GPA without some level of preparation.
2. Procrastination sets in.
And eventually all that studying you've done (or lackthereof) begins to wear on you, and you find yourself becoming distracted at just the slightest thing. We can't blame you though. Why stare at a book for hours at a time when you could be doing something perfectly useless with your time.
3. Before you know it you're studying at 3 am.
Soon you look at the clock and you can't believe how late it's gotten - and you're only halfway finished studying, if that? Suddenly all that procrastination comes back to bite you where it hurts, and you find yourself getting nowhere near the amount of sleep you need to be prepared for your tests.
4. You see all the people that never come to class.
But really though! Because in a class in which the professor doesn't take attendance it's only logical that most of you will only show up on test days. If you get lucky and have a professor who posts all of their material online then by all means go for it. Otherwise, we don't recommend wasting the tuition money.
5. You realize the test isn't multiple choice.
And although most finals are multiple choice, you always seem to have that one professor who seems to love watching their students cry over their tests.
6. Suddenly you forget everything you studied.
Before you know it you begin to feel yourself buckling under the pressure of finals week, and it's as if the countless hours you've spent studying suddenly evaporate into thin air.
7. Or you studied the wrong material.
And there is no stronger form of self regret than there is when you realize that you studied the wrong course material for the most important test of the semester.
8. You try to sve your GPA.
And it's almost as difficult as huffing and puffing in a pitifult attempt of extinguishing a house fire, especially considering the fact that while an A+ may raise your grade by about 2%, an F will drop your grade by about 30%. It's a sick fact of school in general.
9. You finally turn in your last final.
And there is almost no greater feeling then realizing that your week of pure hell is finally over. What will you do first - inhale your next meal, say a prayer of thanks or catch up on sleep?
10. By this point you've gone several days without sleep.
Most students will tell you that the first thing they do after their finals is catch up on some much needed sleep, and who can blame them? You'd do the same thing if finals week had crippled you into a walking corpse.
11. You go through your notes and realize how many questions you answered wrong.
And even though you know that goind through your notes is definitely something you shouldn't do after a difficult final, sometimes you just can't help yourself. When you begin to realize just how wrong you were on your exams, you're left to hope for a miracle until final grades are posted.
12. Now you're left to worry about your future.
Until those semester grades are posted and you can finally breathe again you're left to wonder how badly you may have killed your GPA. What are your options if you end up having to drop out? Plumber or stripper?
