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The Struggle Of Finals

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They're almost here, less than a week away, and you are not prepared. The best you can do is just get through it and hope for the best. There is a light at the end of the tunnel-- summer, and you just have to hang on until then.

1. Professors are ruthless.

They don't care about your personal issues or anything else that doesn't relate to the class. You pass or you fail, but guaranteed it'll be a bloodbath.

2. Social life sucks.

You live in the library now, when you can find a seat in the mass of people that suddenly need to study. And while study groups are fun, things get off track so you're really better off studying alone.

3. Study guides don't help.

Surprise! Everything you studied with isn't on the exam. It's exactly what you didn't study that the teacher told you not to worry about.

4. You need that 1 percent to raise your grade.

You better hope some smarty in class doesn't score too high and mess up the curve for everyone else, but mostly for yourself.

5. The build-up.

The day before finals officially begins the stress sets in, and from now to the end of the week all you will be is a mass of stress and tension.

6. No sleep.

What is sleep again? Seems like a distant memory of better times...

7. Cheating success rate.

Sitting on the edge of a D in one of your classes, you will think of anything to save yourself. Even sawing off your own limb to avoid the inevitable.

8. Scheduling three exams in one day.

Why do you do this to me?! Get your stuff together and get the scheduling right for once!

9. Studying at all.

Is there actually a particular way to study that works? Because I have yet to find a way where I remember everything after it's already in front of my face.

10. Taking The Exam

As soon as you sit down, mind is blank, test anxiety sinks in and you're screwed.

11. Runaway

We can't all be as ignorant as Michael Scott, but we can try running away on a train if all else fails.

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