This year at Butler, finals week started on a Wednesday which leaves one more weekend before the last two days of exams. Finals is undoubtly one of the most stressful times of the year due to the fact that most students find themselves trying to plan their study time or cramming material at the last minute. During this time, it is important for me to still get in a laugh or two. Thinking about the next couple days, I will probably be watching an episode or two of "How I Met Your Mother" just to decompress or take a study break. This gave me the idea of relating finals week to this popular show. I present to you, finals week as told by the characters of "How I Met Your Mother".

1. Thinking about all the exams ahead of you before summer break

The week feels daunting. You know just what you need to accomplish each day but it's a battle of motivation.

2. Packing up your backpack with every single item you may need for the day

When you know you're going to spend the entire day in the library, it becomes crucial to bring snacks and books...a healthy balance of both, of course.

3. Beginning to cram any material you can

The study guide is ten pages deep and you're brain is already hurting at page two. You know you have to manage to cram all this material before the exam and you begin to come up with creative ways to do so.

4. When the lack of sleep begins to hit

Your sleep schedule becomes unbalanced and you begin to feel dead inside. You've become immune to staying up past 2am, and you forget what it feels like to be in your bed for more than a couple hours.

5. And you feel like you're in a constant state of hunger

Finals week can have you studying or taking tests at weird times making you skip meals or live off of snacks and granola bars all week. Sometimes, you can eat actual meals but are still hungry an hour or two after.

6. Walking out of the exam with time to spare

It becomes more stressful when the time is winding down, everyone is getting up to leave, and you still have a couple questions left on your exam. The best feeling is finishing an exam and having time left to check over work.

8. Leaving campus for the summer

You're done! You made it through the week. You're probably brain dead and you can't wait to sleep in the next day. You can't wait to get off campus, but you're still going to check your final grades to see if the exam was put in.

Don't forget to enjoy the last few days on campus. I wish the best to all the fellow Bulldogs on their exams. See you next fall, Butler!