Whether it's the Christmas season or not, the Grinch is an icon. He's sassy, hates himself, and hates people, so he's essentially all of us on some level. Though he's relatable to everyone, his quips perfectly describe college students during finals week, easily the worst week of the semester.
Here are 23 times the Grinch was any college student coping with finals week struggles.
1. Waking up angry
that you have so much to accomplish in one day
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2. Heading to
Starbucks for a caffeinated pick-me-up only to see that the line is a mile long
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3. But realizing that
a Starbucks latte actually does not have the power to solve your problems
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4. Finding out that
your final exam is a group project and you’re stuck working with idiots
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5. Flipping through
your textbook trying to understand a semester’s worth of information
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6. When your friend
wants to hang out after days of being shut up in your dorm studying
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7. But ultimately not
going because the guilt of not studying is too strong
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8. When the professor
lets you use one page of notes on the exam
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9. When your friend
studies less than you but ends up getting a better grade
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10. Professor: “The
exam will be all extended response questions.” Me:
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11. When you’re so
busy that you have to schedule time to hate yourself for procrastinating
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12. You when your
class friend shares their notes with you
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13. When your prof
complains about all the grading that they have to do
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14. When that same
prof makes the final exam easier just so they don’t have as much grading to do
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15. When you’re so
tired of shoving knowledge into your brain that you decide to shovel food into
your mouth instead
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16. But then feeling
guilty for not devoting all of your time to studying
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17. You to your bed
after a long night of studying
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18. When you hear
students from the section before you talking about the exam questions
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19. Your brain right
before an exam
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20. Looking at a
question on the exam knowing that you studied that specific thing in your notes
but having no clue what the answer is
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21. Walking out of an
exam knowing that you bombed it
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22. Walking out of an
exam knowing that you aced it
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23. You when you’re
done with your last exam and you can finally enjoy winter break
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