Well it’s that time of the semester. When everything seems to have pilled up even though you swore you were extremely organized. Finals time is without a doubt the most stressful time of the semester.

Finals are when everything you have been working toward this entire semester is culminated. Remember that chapter you “read” the first week in September? Yeah you have to remember that chapter again. What about that brief sentence that the professor spoke on some random day in October? Yup, that’s going to be on the exam – actually it will probably be the essay question.

This time of year is horrible and there has to be something (anything) that can keep you sane when you are in the library for the 36^th hour straight. Here are your must-haves for finals week.

A good pair of sweats (or leggings, or jeans if you find those comfy).

You know the pair I am talking about. The pair that you are fine wearing out and about but the pair that is so comfy you feel like you are in your pajamas. Well when you haven’t slept in 24 hours these come in handy when you power nap on the floor of Bird.

Coffee. Coffee. Coffee.

If you claim you aren’t a coffee (or any caffeine) drinker, then obviously you have never been through finals. Finals week is the week when Pages, Food.com, Dunkin and Starbucks do their most business (I’m guessing – don’t quote me on this). During finals caffeine is the name of the game. Caffeine is what keeps you up when you don’t think you can make it any further. Caffeine is what writes the last page and a half of that history paper. And caffeine is what lets you take the exam you have been cramming for.

Water bottle.

All that coffee can make you dehydrated. Also when you are super tired you get super thirsty and trust me you will be both during finals week.

Planner.

If you haven’t figured it out already your planner is your lifeline. It holds every assignment you need to get done within the next week and if it isn’t covered in scribbles and arrows and highlighters by the end of finals week (and the week leading up to it) then you did it wrong.

Charger(s).

Guess what? You spend a lot of time not in your room during finals week and the week leading up to it. Therefore it is imperative that you have a charger on you at all times. Phones, computers, calculators (idk I don’t do math) die and need to be charged. So you better have a charger on you unless you want to roam around looking for one. _{Spoiler alert is you do this you probably won’t get a charger}.

Friends.

Cliché I know but if you don’t surround yourself with people that will make you laugh you will not survive finals. Friends will remind you that it’s just a test but will also be right there with you during hour 24 of studying. Friends are imperative to surviving finals and surviving college.

May the odds be ever in your favor as you take on the struggle that is finals.