The end of the semester is crazy whether you are a freshman or a senior. You’ve got deadlines up the wazoo, finals to study for and all while trying to maintain a social life and your sanity. It can be difficult to do but its something that everyone experiences that never seems to get easier. We always know that it’s coming but tend not to accept it until the very last moment.
It's a time of relief and stress, mostly just impatience to get the semester done with and start summer.1. When you realize that the semester is almost over
2. When you realize that you still have to study and take finals
When the secondary realization hits and you remember that you still have to study for finals...and take them and hopefully pass them. This always ultimately cuts the celebration way too short and sending you into panic mode.
3. When your professor insists on giving you homework on top of having to study
4. When you realize that you have more than one final on the same day
When you finally look at the finals schedule and you realize with a sinking feeling that you have not one, but two finals on the same day. Which means that you'll have to double up your studying for that day. It's simultaneously a huge relief and a massive amount of stress. The upside is two finals will be out of the way.
5. When you realize that one of your finals is a take home
This leads to a huge amount of weight being lifted off your shoulders because you can take the final at your own pace and not have to worry about the clock. Or maybe you just have to write an essay, either way, you can finish this final from the comfort of your own room without changing out of your pajamas. It's a small blessing in the hell that is finals week.
6. When the professor goes over what will be on the final and you don't recognize any of it
But you pretend that you do and then make a note to reread every chapter that you can, maybe even borrow a friend's notes to help you. If all else fails, you can meet with the professor or a tutor if need be.
7. When your friends wanna hang out but you have to study
When your friends wanna hang out but you can't because you have to study and you're torn because you miss your friends and you want to hang out, laugh and have a good time. But the overwhelming weight of responsibility hangs over you and you have to decline.
8. When people ask you how long you're gonna study for
Like, duh. I mean, if you wanna pass your finals then you have to study....all day. Well maybe not all day, maybe a few hours or well maybe an hour. You'll just study as much as you can.
9. When you wake up and realize you have to actually take the final
Maybe you wake up leisurely then it hits you all at once. That today you face the ultimate challenge, what you've been working towards all semester and it hits you like a truck. But you take a deep breath, tell yourself, "You've got this" and march into that final ready for war.
10. When you sit down to take the final
You sit down at the table or desk, take a deep breath, ask the universe to help you out as you wait to receive the test. When you finally get it, look it over and then think maybe, just maybe it wont be that bad.
11. When you leave the final
You stagger out feeling drained like you've just won the battle of the lifetime you've left everything on the battlefield and done your best. Now it's up to the universe to help you out in whatever way it can.
12. When you find out that you passed all your finals
When you finally build up the nerve to check your final grades and you see that by grace you have passed your finals and successfully finished another semester and now you are free to chill for the summer.
