1. When the only thing getting you through finals is caffeine.

2. When the professor makes the final cumulative.

3. When you need 150% on the final to pass the class.

4. When you don’t need to study for the final.

5. When you get to write a paper instead of taking a final.

6. When you have a final group project.

7. When the final is on the last day of finals week.

8. When you haven’t been to the class since week 2.

9. When everyone else is on vacation while you’re studying.

10. When the class has no final.