In this beautiful season of test, test and more test it’s important to have to have the right playlist for all the different stages of studying. Now, just from surveying some of my friends I’ve gathered that there are five stages of studying, each that cater a different music taste.

1. Disbelief

This is the part where you aren’t really ready to start studying. You know that you should but then you say “I have time, I’ll start studying on Sunday.” Even though you know you’re lying to yourself, you still need that one last rager with your friends before you sit down with your textbooks. Obviously, this is the party playlist.

In my opinion, the best party playlists include Britney Spears, The Killers, Walk the Moon, Glass Animals, Weezer, and Panic! At the Disco. It’s important to schedule your time to get wild before you sit down to get studious, and nothing is wilder than “Mr. Brightside.”

2. Procrastination

Yes, it continues! You take a deep breath after your wildness and sit down, get out all your books but you’re still not reading to start studying. Maybe you procrastinate with social media or Netflix, but if you’re like me then the procrastination stage is the perfect time to rediscover your middle school playlist.

This includes artist such as Hot Chelle Rae (yeah, remember them?), Fall Out Boy, Miley Cyrus, One Direction and country Taylor Swift. Let the good mood go on for as long as possible because you won’t be in one again for a while.

3. Panic

This is where you’ve finally realized that your test is in 30 hours and it’s go-time. The real study time, relaxing music comes on. Usually, your “discover weekly” on Spotify is good for this.

Other artists that are great study buddies are Catfish & the Bottlemen, Queen, Thomas Impala and Thomas Rhett.

4. Rage

Also known as “the wall”, when you’re so sick of studying you start banging your head against the wall. You’re so angry that your textbooks are even near you, the air in library is choking you but you can’t stop now!

The best way to really get this anger out of your system is to channel your emo phase with bands like My Chemical Romance, Nirvana, State Champs, Sleeping with Sirens and the Sex Pistols.

5. Acceptance

The time has come. You’re walking to your test. You did the best you could. You’re not entirely confident, but you’re trying to get hype to boost that confidence. This is where you break out the true jams. Your lifelong music loves like the Eagles, David Bowie, Joan Jett, Aerosmith, The Doors and AC/DC.

Now that you’ve sufficiently procrastinated (maybe) from your studying by reading this, let’s crack open the doors and turn up the panic playlist.