The time is upon us! That bitter, cold-hearted, period of time that stands between you and heading home from the summer: Finals.
Suddenly, professors expect everyone to remember what was covered day two of Sylly Week, when coming to class wasn't even a requirement! Now, we're tasked with memorizing formulas, reciting poems in different languages, writing ten page long papers in 3 hours--- cramming as much information into our brains as humanly possible just to pass one exam that encompasses everything we were taught over the 16 weeks of the semester. In 2 hours.
COOL.
As the stress sets in, the cycle of emotions begins as we start the long, hard, journey to stay alive, and make it home for summer.
The realization that the time has come.
It hits you like a ton of bricks: no more classes, nothing else to learn... Just the looming, foreboding gray cloud labeled 'finals' hanging over you for the next week or so.
The review sessions
The classes and extra sessions when the professors go over everything that is going to be covered on the final. When they said 'everything', no one actually thought they meant it...
The panic sets in
Every assignment due date and final date and time is written into your planner. Now, you have to figure out, literally to the minute, when to study, eat, study, go to the bathroom, study, pack for home, study, sleep... Scratch that last one, no one REALLY needs sleep... right?
The studying begins
What are friends? What is a social life? What is food? But, hey, but to find the area of a triangle, multiply the base by the height and divide it by 2!
Finally taking a break
You finally hit the point when you even think about looking at another textbook, you want to cry. Forever. So, you finally emerge from your cave. Wait, is that the sun?
You continue studying, of course after that little (Okay, 5 hour) break.
The "Screw it" stage
Who cares anymore! You're not going to learn any more information five minutes from now, than you are at this very moment, so why bother! DONE.
You actually go back to studying because you are now panicking because your final is TOMORROW.
The day of the final
Because we have actively chosen to study instead of sleep, waking up for these is literally impossible. We may or may not wander in to the room running 100% on coffee and in our pajamas...
The walk into the room.
This is it. No turning back.
The feeling after finishing each test
Either
Or 
There is no in-between. You either think you bombed it, or nailed it.
Finally, the day comes. Your last Final!
That's it! You made it! Now, its time to finish packing.
The wait for your parents to pick you up
WE ARE GOING HOME!!!! PEACE OUT COLLEGE. SEE YOU NEVER. (Jk, see you in the fall xoxox).
Your parents seeing you after finals
Ok, so we haven't slept in a week, we have literally eaten nothing healthy, and we really Really REALLY want to go home. What do you expect.
Leaving for home
After double checking your room, handing your key back, and heading to the car, you can finally say the semester is over. Congrats, you survived!
Here's to making it through the next couple of days, alive! You can do it!
