December is approaching rapidly, and with it comes the excitement of the holidays. Students, however, have to overcome a few more hurdles before they can enjoy their Winter Break. So in the style of the Christmas classic, Elf, here is a summary of the end of the semester, as told by Buddy the Elf:

When you realize that Christmas is almost here:

When you subsequently remember that finals week comes first:

When you know you should start studying, but you do anything you can think of to procrastinate:

When you fuel your body with sugar and caffeine just to get through the day:

When you try to ignore your responsibilities and get into the Christmas spirit:

When you would literally do anything to avoid talking about finals:

When you read the syllabus and realize the final is, in fact, cumulative:

When you realize that you've probably spread yourself a bit too thin with all of your responsibilities:

When you'd rather just run from all of your problems:

When you decide to check on your grades:

When your friend offers to share their study guide:

When that one kid says that they have no finals:

When you realize that you have way more to learn than you thought:

When you've lost track of how many cups of coffee you've had:

When you thought your professor liked you, but then you get your essay back:

When you feel like you just can't learn anymore:

When you finish your last final:

When you finally get to go home: