Finals week! The words alone inspire stress, worry, and studying-galore. It's the final stretch before you go home for holiday fun, and it can really be horrible if you don't go into it with the right mindset.
You may wonder how you can make it through this week. Will you survive the all-nighters in the library? Can you salvage the grades you've let slip the past few weeks? How long can you stare at a textbook until your eyes stop working?
All of these questions are valid, and you are not the only one facing them. Final exams are a great hassle for any student at any school. No matter how 'done' feel you are with the semester, your final exam grade will be heavily reflected in your final course grade.
Unfortunately, finals are an unavoidable part of college that all students encounter. If you're lucky, you may not have exams during finals week. However, the rush of student activities that go on during the grueling week can be fun if you take advantage of them. Late-night pancakes, puppies to play with, and free crayons and coloring books are just a few of the things your school might offer to ease the atmosphere during the demanding days.
Although I can't make finals go away, or guarantee you'll do well, I can narrate the week through one of my all-time favorite movies - Toy Story!
You start off positive- let's do this!
Then you realize how much information you actually need to study.
So you open the textbook, and begin to stare at material you definitely never learned in class.
You've been staring at a computer screen for 7 hours straight, and you become a zombie.
You finally finish your study guide. You kindly send it to one friend, and next thing you know, the whole class is asking for it.
You go to your professor's office hours to get in last-minute questions before the exam.
You meet some friends during office hours, and decide to make a study group.
Everyone else wants to know what the professor told you during office hours.
Exam day is here! Your hand goes numb within the first 30 minutes from writing non-stop.
Someone won't stop coughing, sneezing, and disturbing the class during the exam.
Then the friends you helped end up getting a better grade on the exam than you do.
But you still end up with an A for the semester!
