The end of the semester is quite possibly the most stressful time for a student. Between deadlines and end-of-the-year events, your schedule is going to be beyond packed. You'll have so many due dates that you find yourself just trying to keep your cool. You know who's really good at keeping cool when things get crazy? The cast of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' totally survived several apocalypses and came out in one piece; calm, cool and collected. In honor of their 20th Anniversary - here's what it's like while trying to survive the semester as told by the cast of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'.
When you get slammed with five or six assignments at once.
Professors have no concept of time management. They save everything for the last four weeks of the semester. I mean, same, but it's different. I'm a student. Time isn't real for me.
Pulling all-nighters for several nights.
After pulling several all-nighters, we all hope that our professor suddenly cancels class or a freak snowstorm wrecks the town.
Getting lazy and procrastinating but feeling guilty.
Watching Netflix and crying seemed like a valuable way to spend my time until it was midnight, and I hadn't started that eight-page-paper.
Being so stressed that you get stressed about being stressed.
Days without having a mental breakdown: 0
Having to prepare oral presentations/speeches.
Group projects exist so that not everyone has to talk, right?
Not having time to do anything except homework.
"Hey, can you come out tonight?" Sorry, I have to study. "Do you wanna grab dinner with us?" Sorry, I have to write a paper. "Can you help me with my-" Sorry, I'm just trying to survive the end of the semester.
Studying for hours at a time.
My brain wasn't meant to function after reading for more than two hours. Throw me a bone final exams.
Playing catch-up with all the work you didn't do before.
I never meant to skip all those assignments from before...at the time it just seemed doable. It definitely wasn't worth the mental breakdown I just had from being too overwhelmed. I'll do better next time, I promise.
Taking naps at irregular times.
I didn't really plan to sleep from 3:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. but here we are.
Struggling to find a study space outside of your room.
People really come out of the woodwork for finals week. People you've never seen step foot in your classroom before suddenly show up to your group study session. They flood the library, too.
Eating at irregular times.
Look, I only have time to eat this bowl of Fruity Pebbles before I have to work on my group project in the library.
Trying to keep your schedule together.
As much as I'd like to stay and chat about that riveting extra credit documentary, I have approximately 28 minutes to nap. See ya!
Finally finishing everything.
...until next semester