It is that time of the year again! The frantic reading of textbooks and the click clack of fingers on computer keys desperately trying to finish a final term paper. The horrid, nightmarish finals week. So get ready, sharpen your pencils, drink some coffee (a lot, actually), and settle in to read about the inevitable stages of finals week.
1. The realization that you are not prepared.
2. The "It's going to be OK" phase.
3. You decide to start studying (if that's what you want to call it).
4. The "I'm going to the library to be a real student" phase.
5. You end up taking more breaks than you can afford.
6. The mid-study munchies epidemic strikes.
7. The "Oh look, let's read this Odyssey article on why cats are cool" phase.
8. You realize you're running out of time to finish all your work.
9. When your family calls to ask how you're doing.
10. You take a serious moment to contemplate dropping out and becoming a stripper.
11. You start to maximize your caffeine intake.
12. Sleep deprivation begins to hit you... hard.
13. The night before the horror begins.
14. The moment you walk into the exam.
15. After the torture is over.
16. The realization you're done for the semester.
Now get back to studying! We will make it through this. We may suffer, but we will survive. Happy finals week, everybody, and good luck.