I am not sure if I am the only one, but I have found myself asking in times of crisis, "What would Olivia Pope do?" She is powerful, strong, and determined, and I am convinced she can handle anything that is thrown at her. So as finals week quickly approaches, I have decided to face these next few weeks as a gladiator. I will wear my white hat and come out the other side as stronger and maybe be a badass like OP.

Olivia reminds us that we have to work for the grades that we want.

She reminds us that it is going to be OK when all the study rooms are taken in the library.

When you try and convince your friends that you are going to do fine on the test even when you spent all night watching Netflix.

After you stare at the same sentence for 30 minutes and still do not know it, you realize that you are only left with one option.

What you tell the teacher when they say no to a take home test:

First words every morning and night:

But then you remember:

What you tell your parents when they ask how studying is going.

Or maybe this is more of how you would explain your feelings to your parents.

You have decided that calories do not count during finals and even the weeks leading up to it. Keeping it simple has become key.

When you finally finish studying for the final that you are most worried about.

And then it is finally all over.