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10 Things About Finals Week

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Finals: just thinking about them gives you anxiety. Only two weeks separate you from summer, but they're the longest of the semester. There's a familiarity to this season, now that you have had so many testing cycles under your belt. But that doesn't quell the ever present stress to pass your finals and your classes. Even better, as a package deal during these wonderful weeks, you get to wake up early to study and you get to take exams that can begin anytime from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. Now that we have established that this week is not fun, here are some super relatable moments that punctuate finals week.

1. The amount of caffeine you've consumed these two weeks.


Those late-night study sessions can't happen when you're asleep, so you try to down as much of this liquid energy as possible. Sleep is for the weak.

2. Trying to keep yourself from being distracted by your phone.

You're so determined because finals are nearing...

... but then you get sad that you don't have your phone, so you find new ways to distract yourself.

3. The feeling you get before you take a test.


No matter how much you study for a test and no matter how prepared for a test you feel, there is always a feeling of anxiety before you take that test.

4. Your face when the first question is something you didn't study for.


We've all had that one demoralizing moment when the first question on a test is something we didn't study for. You then question why you studied in the first place.

5. The feeling you get when you've finished your first final.

After that killer first question, you realize that studying actually was very helpful. You breeze through the rest of that test...

...and walk out feeling victorious.

6. When you get out of an 8 A.M. final and finally get to eat food.



Let's be honest, waking up to eat at 7 A.M. before your 8 A.M. final sound absolutely terrible. Especially if you're me and you went to sleep at 3 A.M. That glorious moment when you get out of a final and run to the nearest dining hall and stuff your face with food is pretty rewarding.

7. When you have to study for the rest of your finals.


You thought that first one sucked, but then you have like eleventy-two more and you start crying.

8. When you realize that you know none of the material.


You realize that you should have taken better notes because you basically have to relearn all of the material.

9. When someone else is finished with all of their exams and rubs it in your face.


We all have that one friend that brags about finishing their finals early. If you don't have that friend it may be you...

10. When you're done with all of your exams.


Nothing feels more amazing than being done with your exams for the testing season. Now it's finally summertime and you have never been more ready for it. No matter how much this period of time sucks, you'll get through it! It may seem super daunting, but the feeling you have when you walk out of that last final will be absolutely worth it. So as you are burning the midnight oil away (because those A's won't get themselves), just know that summer will be all the sweeter after you finish these finals.

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