I know that you're not on anyone's list of a good time. Actually, you are the epitome of what everyone hates. But like someone out there said, "If you have haters, you're doing something right." So from one of your biggest haters, I want to thank you.

Finals week, you have taught me how to multitask in ways I never believed possible. Because of you, I have learned how to effectively study while washing dishes as I am waiting for my laundry to finish.

Finals week, you have provided me ample opportunity to practice my time management skills. I am able to calculate the amount of sleep I need down to the second, how many episodes I can watch on Netflix before my studying needs to become serious, and the exact time I need to leave my room to get somewhere before I completely miss an exam(which I have done in the past).

Finals week has taught me how to truly prioritize the important things in life. Obviously earning an A on a final so you can have a B overall in a class, that is ultimately pointless in regards to the rest of your life, is more important than getting even a minuscule amount of sleep the night before. And who needs a shower when it comes down to your only 10 minutes of free time because you will use those 10 minutes to get food, that is if you can't find a comfy couch to cat nap on.

Finals week has taught me that some people are just damn lucky. While others are cursed with 3 final exams mostly consisting of short answer questions (which did not come with the aid of a study guide) and a final 12 page paper, their are some lucky students who are cruising through finals week studying their study guides and talking about how their multiple choice exams will be a breeze. Life isn't fair, and no one can change that no matter how much you bitch and whine about it.

Most importantly, finals week has taught me that hard work pays off. Endless hours of scrambling through notebooks and memorizing charts, putting off sleep for just one more hour, or hoping you can squeeze one more paragraph of thought into that paper at 5:00 in the morning is worth it when you get that grade. At least that's what we all like to believe.

So at the start of this finals week, I would like to start by thanking this time of the semester. You have taught me many life lessons in such a short amount of time. After my first college finals week I knew my life would never be the same. So before I start bashing on you and how much you suck, I wanted to tell you, finals week, that your terrible ways have at least taught me something(even if it isn't everything I was supposed to learn for these exams).