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Testing in College As Told By "The Office"

To finals week: "why are you the way that you are?"

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Testing in College As Told By "The Office"

Ah, the Kryptonite of college students: tests. It's so hard to avoid something when it counts for such a large part of your grade. And although most people I know are hardworking and diligent when it comes to their classwork, well, we all have our moments here and there. So, sometimes instead of reading over your biology notes, you resort to Netflix. And then when you're halfway through an episode of The Office, you realize just how much their disorganized workspace parallels your own.

So who better to describe what studying and testing is like than the cast of The Office?

We start with syllabus week. It's the very beginning of the semester. You've got the whole semester ahead of you. So many possibilities! You could get a 4.0 GPA. You've got plenty of time to study.

Then, of course, you get to the first day of class and hear the professor say "Three tests and a final, each worth 25 percent of your grade." AND the first test is in two weeks.

The first test comes. You stay up until 2 studying on a Sunday just to wake up for your 9 a.m.

You get to the test pretty well prepared. Everything seems to be going smoothly so far. You remember the information fairly well, despite staying up late the previous night. Then you hit those few questions where you just...

And then your teacher assigns a paper. If you're like me and struggle with subjects like philosophy, you find yourself like Michael Scott in this situation.

Next, it's Hell Week. It seems like you have a test in six classes when you're only taking five. Your sleep schedule has gone off the chain. Nothing can seem to fit in a 24-hour span.

This is the time of the year when you may not see your friends or even your roommate all that often. You want to just skip class and sleep more. But unfortunately for you, naps aren't due tomorrow.

Finally, it's finals week. Everything culminates into this.

Basically just like Hell week but everything is 25 percent of your grade. Bad performance can be the difference between a C+ and a B-. You start the grueling process of reviewing everything you learning over the semester.

Then, its the day of the final. You want to cry.


But then you remember how hard you worked and all of the effort you put in. You remember all the nights you stayed up studying to get things done on time. Finally, you remember Michael Scott's clever words of advice.

And then next thing you know, grades come out and you did so much better than you thought. Yay for you!

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