Midterm season is brutal. It's a time for coffee, fast food and desperately finding ways to minimize your stress. When going through this time, it's common to have similar thoughts as your peers and others who have gone through the same experience. Here are 7 times that Leslie Knope has shared or portrayed some of the same thoughts you may have had during your midterm week or prior to it.
1. Thinking you can persuade teachers to give you a better grade if everything goes wrong
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Sometimes blaming the internet can help you. Not always.
2. Feeling paranoid that midterms are actually ending your life
You're not dying, but your brain is probably fried.
3. Realizing your teacher moved up assignment due dates
We know it's not fair and we're here for you.
4. When your friends are legitimately scared for your health
Sometimes you suddenly think you're living the life of Harry Potter...it happens.
5. Thinking last minute office hours may help you
Teachers will not be at their office hours after midnight. It may feel like common sense now, but anything can change during midterm week.
6. Making excuses for why certain classes do not actually matter
Math gets blamed for a lot. It's just a fact.
7. Rushing through studying after convincing yourself you know it
5 minutes is plenty of time to refresh your memory on over a month's worth of information. Right?
