Finals week is upon us. We all have different ways of dealing with the stress of the week, but no one does it better than our friends from The Office. These people seem to encompass what it means to be brave during finals week through these quirky stages. From confidence to denial, and to acceptance of the inevitable, there are many emotions and phases associated with finals week. These are the many stages of dealing with this dreary week:

1. When you think you've got it all figured out.

Perhaps, like Kelly, you too feel strangely confident in your ability to ace your finals. Finals don't scare you, you're a genius, right?

2. When the professor assigns extra work due two days before the final.

"Oh, of course I don't have other tests to study for and essays to write. Yes Mr. So-and-so I have plenty of time to write that extra essay and create that presentation. In fact, I think I have too much free time." - No Student Ever.

3. When your final grade rests on a group project.

Group projects. *sigh* When you put a bunch of stressed out students together and make them collaborate on an assignment that counts for your final grade, there is going to be conflict.

4. When you realize you zoned out way too many times in class this semester.

Oh no. You know that class. It's probably the 7 a.m. class you didn't mean to sign up for. Whatever the class, it's truly the worst when you get the final study guide and realize you haven't been paying attention in class -- at all. Whoops!

5. When the stress is too much.

The stress can be painfully overwhelming. The late nights, over-caffeination, and note-taking-induced hand cramps can really ruin your week.

6. So you stop caring...

Then you get to this point. You are past stress. You have now entered the realm of not caring; you feel numb. Your grade no longer has any hold on you.

7. And you cry.

The mental breakdown sets in. You cry. You contemplate your future. You realize that this final could be the difference between living in a penthouse eating filet mignon off a silver platter and living in a cardboard box eating scraps out of a dumpster.

8. And eat ice cream.

When all else fails, ice cream never will. Perhaps its sweet and creamy goodness will help to soothe your pain.

9. When it's finally over but you lost a bit of your soul in the process.

After finals there is nothing you can do but wait and attempt to put yourself back together.

10. When you get your final grade back.

Once the grades are in there is nothing you can do. Fate had its way and whatever the outcome, you did the best you could.

Happy finals!