Drake and Josh used to be my favorite television duo as a child, and their show never failed to make me laugh. I've probably seen every episode way more times than I should have, and would watch them again if I had the chance (hint, hint, Netflix). Even though I'm a little too old to watch Nickelodeon anymore, I still love these two and can relate to them even more.
With finals week rapidly approaching, we're all a little on edge. Good thing our old pals Drake and Josh know exactly how we feel:
1. All of us after studying for hours and still not feeling like we know anything.
But being pretty sure we're going insane.
2. When you worked so hard on the study guide and someone from your class wants you to just give them the answers.
Excuse me, but no I will not share my study guide with you on google docs so you can compare our answers to that "one question".
3. When someone asks if the final is cumulative, and the professor says yes.
Or when they say they won't provide a study guide, because you should study everything. I mean, is that really necessary?
4. Those moments of weakness when you're completely aware you're screwing up, but tell yourself it would be okay if you failed.
It's only one test and all you need is a C average to get that degree, right?Technically, yes, but you can do so much better than that! Finish strong, you'll thank yourself later.
5. Answering that one question on the exam that you know you have the correct answer to, but it also says "Explain." and you have no idea how to.
So you just start writing words, usually just rephrasing the answer, and hope that's good enough.
6. When you're studying notes from the beginning of the semester, and it's like you've never heard of any of it before.
There are plenty of stupid questions to go around when you're studying for finals.
7. What you really want to say every time someone complains about how much finals suck before they've even started.
Hate to break it to ya bud, but it's gonna get worse before it gets better. We're all in this together.
8. Trying to manage everything you have to get done like:
Sleep will just have to wait.
9. When professors start asking you to remember things you covered at the beginning of the semester.
Come on, you're the expert here, please just tell me what I need to know.
10. What we all feel like on the inside right before we take an exam.
Deep breaths.
11. When it's the morning of an exam and you got approximately negative 2 hours of sleep and have way too much caffeine in your system.
And you're just ready to get this stupid test over with.
12. When you just can't find the motivation to start studying.
Motivation levels are sub-zero at the time when they need to be the highest they've ever been. The struggle is so real.
13. Finding every possible reason to delay studying or working on final projects.
Anything is better than actually being productive. Anything.
14. What you would say to professors if it were at all acceptable.
And way, way, way too much homework.
15. When you discuss answers with someone from your class after the exam, and you realize that you got that one question completely wrong.
You knew you shouldn't have second guessed yourself and erased the answer you originally wrote.
16. When that one professor decides to give the class another assignment last minute on top of everything else.
And says something like "Sorry, I meant to give you this a week ago, but I've just been so busy". Okay, but what would happen if we used that excuse to turn in our homework late? Yeah, it wouldn't fly.
17. When you really (really) need to study, but instead you spent all day doing nothing.
And you don't plan to stop anytime soon. There's plenty of time to study at, like, 2am. Who needs sleep?
18. When you ask a friend to quiz you.
And after the first question you immediately realize you know nothing and are completely unprepared.
19. When you're so close to being done (and free).
But your brain already feels like mush and you don't know how you can possibly go on much longer.
20. When you're complaining about your finals schedule, and someone says something along the lines of "Oh, I only have one final and one paper, then I'm done".
Must be nice. I wouldn't know.
21. We all have at least one emotional breakdown throughout the course of the week.
If you can get through finals week without one, please teach me your ways.
22. When you think you're completely prepared for the exam, but you go to take it and it hits you like a brick wall.
I mean where did these questions come from? Because we definitely didn't cover this stuff in class.
23. Leaving that last exam with your friend and realizing you're free for the summer, and done with that class forever.
This definitely calls for a "Hug me, brotha!"!
24. Getting home for the summer and walking into your house like:
Finish strong my friends! Summer is near.
