It's finals week, and if you're like the rest of the college student population you're probably procrastinating studying and trying to avoid doing any work... or your done and just want to make the rest of us look bad. Either way, everyone knows that the only time that the library ever really fills up is during finals week. It's the one week you can find way too many people on any given floor of the library. Now, unless you go to UNCG, you don't know about the almost hierarchical structure of the Jackson library here. There's 9 floors for students to choose from, and a basement. Some are group study floors, some are quiet zones, and some are for digital projects. Depending on the floor you're on, is the different level of studying that you are doing, and now to explain it in hopes of giving you a couple of minutes rest from the hell that is finals week.

1. Basement/Digital Media Commons

From my experience, you're only in the DMC for one of two reasons. You have to study, but would rather get distracted by all the hustle and bustle, eavesdrop on a couple conversations and see if anyone is working on any cool projects... or because every other room in the library is reserved for a group project. Either way, the DMC is probably one of the chillest floors on the library. You can talk, every now and then you see a few people shooting something for an assignment, and at least once down there you will see someone taking a nap on the couches (she says as she struggles to keep her eyes open... on a couch...in the DMC)

2. First floor

This is the entrance to the library (unless you're going straight from the College Ave. entrance to the DMC...but let's not get into that.) At this time of the year, walking through the entrance to the library aka the first floor, is like walking through Times Square at rush hour. It's a hot mess. There are people everywhere, but no one is really staying in that specific area - they're all just rushing off to either get food, find a place to study before everywhere else fills up, to their next class, or to the express printer before someone else gets to it.

3. Second through Fourth floor

These are the group study floors that are a little more serious than the DMC, but it's still not too bad. It's either for a group project or a class you feel pretty confident in that you go to these classes. You can talk, but if you're being annoying, chances are someone will put you in your place. You can go by yourself to one of these floors and study just fine, or bring a friend so you don't feel so lonely... either way, these are the friendly floors if you will.

4. Fifth through Seventh floor

If you head on up to these floors, chances are you either need to really concentrate on whatever you're working on and cannot be disturbed by any loud noises. I say loud because people still kind of talk on these floors. It's not terrible, but it's also not absolute silence 24/7. It's good if you need some noise from other people so you don't feel like you're in an apocalypse, but you also don't feel like you're trying to get your studying done in a cafeteria or a classroom. Its serious...but not thaaaaaaaat serious.

5. Eighth Floor

Oh the eighth floor. What did you forget to do or what did you forget to turn in. I feel like this list is the different levels of hell and the eighth floor just happens to be the level right before Satan or something like that. Eighth floor means business. You're not doing anything other than focusing on your work... except for maybe checking your phone and chilling for a little bit. It's not ninth floor serious.

6. Ninth floor

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha same. Ninth floor means shit is about to go down. You either need to cram everything, or you're that one person who just studies for everything way before - which kudos to you. The ninth floor itself isn't scary, it's the reason that you're up there that is scary. I've only been up there to study a few times, and every single time it has been either around this time or I had a major project due that I put off waaaay too long. If you're on the ninth floor, I believe in you.

No matter what floor you're on, you'll get through it. It's one week and then we can turn up and eat a bunch of good food at home. You got this, I believe in you and go get some sleep.

(^ me right now, not gonna lie.)