Okay, so we all have to deal with Finals before we get to celebrate the holidays, snow, and new year and parents always say how they "understand" the stress, but I honestly don't think they know exactly what kind of storm is coming. I just thought I would describe the several feelings that all students can relate to within this season.

1. The stress where you have too much work to physically be in class because last weeks essay has been on hold and due at 3 PM.

2. When you cry so hard in the shower you could practically bathe in your tears.

3. Those moments where you just blast Christmas music because hopefully it will all be over and you will be able to live your life again.

4. When you get distracted from shopping and order a 280 pack of mini candy canes to remind you that the world does not end after these weeks no matter what happens.

5. Those times you remind yourself that you actually have to relearn or learn all of those units that you neglected and expected never to hit you in the face like they are now.

6. When you just spend your whole day in the room and look outside to realize it's already pitch black and you have to run to the caf to get dinner.

7. Your caffeine addiction that continues to grow to the point where the barista knows your different orders depending on your moods.

8. Actually utilizing the fact that the Engineering building has a bunch of hideaways unlike the lib and that it's open 24/7

9. Calculating and recalculating your grade depending on your worst and best case scenarios. Then calculating your GPA and then regretting your whole decision to pick up the calculator and crying.

10. Picking up those candy canes you ordered with your Amazon Prime shipping from the mailing center and calling it a semester because you realized life goes on after these weeks and you're just stressing for something that will go away and you'll never look back on and be glad you stressed out for and understand that all you can do right now is study?

# Relatable? Yeah, me too. Good luck on finals and remember there's other things in life than finals and working hard is more important than just stressing! LMK if anyone needs a mini candy cane!