It’s been a difficult past two weeks. With finals approaching like an incoming train about to thunder into our lives, the next few weeks will, believe it or not, become increasingly difficult. The opportunity to sleep will be few and far between, and all-nighters will become the norm. Here are some tips that can be used to stay awake for an all-nighter (only if you really, REALLY have to):

1. Food, food, food!!

I know, it’s almost beach week, and the weeks of beach bod training you’ve been doing will surely go up in flames with the onslaught of greasy, late night snacks you’ll be consuming during finals week. But it doesn’t have to be this way! Start piling up on healthy snacks, such as nuts or protein bars, so you aren’t tempted to go to Cookout every night of finals. Just don’t overeat and put yourself in a food coma.

2. Chew gum

Chewing gum will increase alertness and help you stay awake. The constant motion of chewing with your jaw will stimulate blood flow into the head, which will help you stay awake.

3. Take a walk

Pretty self-explanatory, but if you take a break every so often and take a walk around to clear your head a bit, this will do wonders. A quick 10 minutes or walking will boost your energy and vigor, and get you back on track with your work.

4. 1-2 minute naps

This I swear by. Whenever it’s 3 a.m. in the morning, and I find myself continuously nodding off, I allow myself to drift off for a minute or two before getting right back up. Set an alarm for one or two minutes, and once you doze off and wake up with the alarm, it’ll feel like you just took a 30-minute nap.

5. Just sleep

Just do it. You’re exhausted, and you’re not retaining any of the textbook reading you’ve done for the past hour. It’s time to call it a night. It may be frustrating having to give in the exhaustion, but grabbing a good night sleep and waking up refreshed will make you much more productive the next day.