CALLING ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS:

Well it's that highly anticipated, extremely dreaded time of the year. The time that all college students know will happen, yet act so astonished when it finally gets here. It's the last week of hell before we finally reach blissful paradise of no classes, homework, or exams for a month: FINALS WEEKS *cues horror music & screams*

We have to go through this time period of frenzied, caffeine fueled, "what is sleep?" in order to successfully make it to the end...well the end of the fall semester at least. If college students had it our way, exams wouldn't even exist but unfortunately, we have no say so in how the academic knowledge we acquired during the semester is measured. Luckily, we have exam week where we can show off all we've learned (and then forget most of it right after we turn in the test).

So if you're feeling one or more of the below feelings that I'm experiencing: 1.) Exhausted 2.) Stressed 3.) Exhausted (yes, I'm that tired I had to say it twice) 4.) Mentally AND physically drained 5.) Defeated, please continue to read (I know you'd rather not since you have to read for the next week or so but it'll help...I hope).

Alright, I'll get to the point: I get how you feel right now, fellow academic scholars. So I've come up with a list of a few reasons why you should finish the race strong and with complete reassurance that you got this. Just DO it!

• Obstacles make you stronger. Finals week may seem like an obstacle but it’s really a small hurdle to jump over and I promise you’ll feel so proud of yourself once you make it over.
• One step closer. After you turn in your last final and FINALLY get to go home, keep in mind that you’re closer—closer to accomplishing your goals and being who you aspire to be.
• You’ve dealt with worse. Even though you’re young with so much more life to live, I guarantee you have dealt with and gotten through much worse than this. Looking back, finals will look like a walk in the park!
• You’re not the only one. You, hundreds of thousands of college students, and I are all going through this at the same time (more or less) TOGETHER. You’re friends and classmates can relate to your stress and struggle during this upcoming week. Make a support group and call it: Struggles of the Young, Stressed, and Broke.
• It’s only a week. When you finally reach the point of throwing your books out the window, turning off your phone, and crawling into bed: DON’T. Remember it’s just a week. It’ll feel like eternity while it’s happening but when it’s over, you’ll be Gucci…I promise.

And if you feel like you’re losing it, remember what one of the GOATs said: