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The Last Week of Classes: "Parks and Recreation" Edition

Some things that happen during the last week of classes as told by our friends in Pawnee!

Insiyah Saeed

Apr 26, 2016

Bryn Mawr College

The Last Week of Classes: "Parks and Recreation" Edition

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Congratulations, you have made it to the last week of classes!! After a long and arduous semester, I think we can all agree that this final week should be a relaxing time to reflect on the hard work you have done the last 4 months. BUT, it is actually the complete opposite... I'll let our buddies in Parks and Recreation tell it like it is!

1. When you realize this is the last week of office hours:

Basically scrambling to meet your professors to get in their good graces before the final next week.

2. When you pull all-nighters finishing up your 10-page papers, final projects, and presentations for the week:

Everyone has conspired against me to make this the worst week of my life.

3. When you dress up for class to show your professor that you care before Finals Week starts:

Because you're practically going to be living in sweatpants next week during finals.

4. When you think about everything you have to do for the week:

Stressin' all day, every day.

5. And, while you're stressing, you eat everything in sight:

Stress-eating is SO real.

6. And load up on caffeine:

Just my millionth cup of coffee tonight, no big deal.

7. When you practically live in the library:

A place where you're surrounded by people suffering in similar situations as you.

8. Having existential crises at 2 in the morning becomes the norm:

What am I majoring in? What do I even want to do with my life? What is life???

9. Actually, what even is sleep?

What is this "sleep" you speak of?

10. Between the piles of homework, you come to the realization that this is practically your last week with all of your friends:

Because the entire campus is dead during Finals Week.

11. When your professor adds extra work that wasn't on the syllabus at the last minute:

I was planning on that one hour of sleep tonight, but I guess it's now going to be spent doing this random assignment.

12. When your mom sends you the "just one more week of classes!" text, which gets you super excited:

SUMMER IS COMING!!

13. But, then you realize, "Oh my God, just one more week of classes..."

Well, this week snuck up on me...

14. So, then you frantically text everybody you know to hold emergency group sessions:

Let's freak out about this upcoming exam together!!! It'll be fun!!

15. You start reviewing:

This is EASY, I got this final!

16. ...And, keep reviewing:

Did we even learn this???

17. But, then you realize it'll all be worth the stress, tears, and all-nighters because summer is just around the corner!

You got this!!!

18. ...But, first, you have to get through Finals Week...

Ah, there's the catch...

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The Last Week of Classes: "Parks and Recreation" Edition

Some things that happen during the last week of classes as told by our friends in Pawnee!

1. When you realize this is the last week of office hours:

2. When you pull all-nighters finishing up your 10-page papers, final projects, and presentations for the week:

3. When you dress up for class to show your professor that you care before Finals Week starts:

4. When you think about everything you have to do for the week:

5. And, while you're stressing, you eat everything in sight:

6. And load up on caffeine:

7. When you practically live in the library:

8. Having existential crises at 2 in the morning becomes the norm:

9. Actually, what even is sleep?

10. Between the piles of homework, you come to the realization that this is practically your last week with all of your friends:

11. When your professor adds extra work that wasn't on the syllabus at the last minute:

12. When your mom sends you the "just one more week of classes!" text, which gets you super excited:

13. But, then you realize, "Oh my God, just one more week of classes..."

14. So, then you frantically text everybody you know to hold emergency group sessions:

15. You start reviewing:

16. ...And, keep reviewing:

17. But, then you realize it'll all be worth the stress, tears, and all-nighters because summer is just around the corner!

18. ...But, first, you have to get through Finals Week...

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No one best represents the struggle like our favorite 90s squad.

1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

When your capability of "adulting" is put to the test

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"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

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Told through Parks & Recreation GIFs

Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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