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The 5 Stages Of Finals Week

Two Words We All Dread: Finals Week

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The 5 Stages Of Finals Week
Maddie Hebb

Every college student looks forward to summer, but not the last few steps in getting there. There's a reason why the week before your final exams is called Dead Week. That final week of accumulative exams is dreaded by college students all semester long.

1. Denial

You put off studying for weeks so you could binge watch some Netflix or just telling yourself that it's actually summer and finals do not exist you

2. Confusion

Your mind is blown and you can't understand why your professor won't give you any extra credit to help raise your 74% C up to an A???

3. Acceptance

You come to realization that you have one week of tests to either make or break your grades.

3. Sleep Deprivation

After pulling multiple all-nighters, you will act a little loopy from being so sleep deprived and end up distracting your study buddies.

4. Stress Eating

It's a thing, food is comforting. No regrets. Order that Jimmy Johns and have it delivered to the library.

5. Being overwhelmed

Hours of reading textbooks front to back, reviewing flashcards, writing practice essays, etc. your brain has hit it's overload and cannot retain anymore information.

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