So Thanksgiving break has ended and you head back to school for those few weeks to prepare for finals. Finals time is the time to celebrate completing your classes, as well as dread and stress over what comes along with the actual exams. Although you have time to prepare, a lot of students, like me, tend to underestimate the amount of work they have to do. Here are ten stages of preparation for finals as told by (really creepy) Shrek gifs:
Procrastination
You have so much time to start preparing for finals, you're completely fine. Of course you have time to go and hang out with your friends, go to parties, go shopping, and watch an entire Netflix series.
And Then It Begins
You can totally do this! A few days before finals approaches and you find a nice quiet place to study. Like a good student, you crack open the dusty textbooks that have been sitting in your room all semester and start reading. You're gleaming with confidence, these finals are going to be a piece of cake, no doubt about it.
Realization...![]()
After twenty minutes of reading, you have no idea what you just read. Was this taught in class? Did you even listen in class? What class is this even for? All of the anxiety hits you at once.
Then It Sinks In
The night before comes and you quickly realize how much work you have left to do and fully comprehend with such little time. Still sitting at the same desk, you manage to keep going at it and take in as much information as you can.
Sleep Deprivation
5AM rolls around and you are still studying, you know you have to go to bed but you still have work to do. You get as much work done until you unintentionally fall asleep.
The Next Morning
After that beautiful three hours of sleep you just got, it is time to shine. You put your nicest pair of sweatpants on and head for the door. After all, you should always dress for success. Although you are exhausted and a little disoriented, you walk through campus, ready to take on this exam.
You Got This
You sit down and fill in the bubbles on your scantron and start your exam. They pass out the test and that anxiety from last night comes back. Although you do not recognize a lot that is on the test, the show must go on. When in doubt, choose C.
You Out
You amazingly finish with time to spare. You're too good for these people and walk out knowing you never have to see them again.
It's Ogre!
Hello, Holidays!
Dig out your ugly sweaters, it is time for Winter break. No more responsibilities! Congratulations on surviving another semester! See ya'll next year!
