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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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10 things that most incoming college freshmen have no idea about.

Your Schedule

The Library

Time Management

Registration

Housing

The Dining Hall

Teachers

Clubs

High School Friends

Finals

It's not all morning coffees and singing along to the radio.

You can't just go to your room to take a nap in the middle of your classes.

Having to spend all your extra cash on gas for your car.

Speaking of money, you probably don't have a meal plan so you're forced to scrounge up some change or mooch off of your friends.

It can be harder to maintain the friendships you make with people from class.

Finding a parking spot.

It can be harder to be involved on campus because between your one, two, or three jobs and school you don't have much free time.

When you try to be super involved on campus, it can kill your sleep schedule.

It's impossible to do homework at home, but staying on campus isn't an option sometimes.

There are surveys and events that you can't participate in because you're a commuter.

Group projects are the bane of your existence.

Traffic.

Your backpack rivals that of a survivalist trekking in the woods.

Driving all the way to campus to find a note on the door of your classroom saying class was cancelled.

Because have you ever had to endure grilling your foot on a George Foreman?

1. When he just wanted bacon from his George Foreman grill

2. When he had money (and Jan) issues

3. When he got upstaged at Phyllis' wedding

4. When he unintentionally saved Meredith from rabies

5. When he wore a "bisexual" suit

6. When he had to apologize to Jesus

7. When his GPS drove him into a lake

8. When he had to deal with Ryan as his boss

9. When he couldn't fulfill his most generous empty promise

10. When this happened

11. When he struggled with a X-Mas break up

12. When he had to defend his generosity

13. When he threw a classy Christmas party for Holly but she had a boyfriend

14. When he had to stand up to peer pressure

15. When Toby was "Toby-ish"

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Run Around Clanging Pots and Pans in Everyone's Face

Eat the Last Few Pigs in a Blanket

Pop Twelve White Grapes

Burn Something

Smash Things Against a Wall

Spontaneously Begin an Irish Jig

Call Your Mother

Throw a Coffee Table Out a Window

Sing "Auld Lang Syne" at the Top of Your Lungs

Do Some Squats

Swan Dive into a Nearly Freezing Body of Water

Take a Shot

Time to be merry and bright.

"First Noel" by Leslie Odom, Jr

"A Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Kelly Clarkson

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