Finals suck, right? As college students, there are two things we hate more than regular tests: midterms and finals. So how can you get through them?
Well, you could always take the procrastination approach, which is pretty cool. Instead of studying or writing your final papers, you can binge on Netflix, browse Tumblr and go out every night. You could also wait until the last possible hour to study or write your paper.
However, if you want to slightly more responsible, not much, but just a little, you can wait until a few days before the exam to study or write a paper. Instead of binging on shows, you can watch a few back-to-back.
If neither of those options suits you, you could always study from the moment classes end and finals start to begin. Start those papers and finish those final projects. Obviously, this is much more responsible than the other two scenarios.
If you're feeling like a go-getter, then you're the Rory Gilmore of the class. You've been studying and working on projects since day one. This doesn't necessarily mean that you're not stressed. You might still be panicking, which no one can seem to escape during finals week.
Maybe you've made it past the studying and projects part, but are about to take the test. So many thoughts are rushing through your head as you're waiting to go in to take your test. Did I study that last page? Will I remember that stupid mnemonic device I made up to remember that obscure fact? Am I going to choke when I get the test?
Or you might be this person.
You might be one of two people when you sit down to start your exam.
Person #1: I got this! Tell me when I can turn the paper over and crush this test.
Person #2: Can I start? Can I turn my paper over? I'm freaking out.
When the professor finally says you can turn the paper over, either you work your way down the page and mark the right answers like a boss or you look down and go “OH MY GOD, I DIDN'T STUDY ANY OF THIS." We've all been each of those people at some point, don't be ashamed just admit it.
If you're the first type of person, you finish the test early, go back and check your answers and leave early, making everyone else around the room question their tests and life choices.
If you're the second person, you're looking around the room trying to make eye contact with someone else, in hopes that you're not the only one who's struggling on the test. You might start making guesses on true/false questions and then question whether or not your guesses are right because you've chosen too many of one option in a row.
You go back through and keep answering what you know while taking somewhat educated guesses on the ones you're unsure of. That stupid mnemonic memory device is about to come in handy.
You might also be that person who waits until 20 minutes are left to start the essay question. After rushing to write an epic response, you might realize it's all wrong and start over.
Feeling defeated and done for, you leave the class and desperately scramble through your notes to see what you got right. This ends one of two ways.
One: You got more right than you thought, and you can breathe a sigh of relief.
Two: You got some right, and then your dreams are crushed as you realized you got the rest of it all wrong.
You go home and promise to actually study next year, but let's be real, that probably won't happen.
