As finals week (slowly) draws to an end at colleges across the country, let’s all take a step backward and think about the different choices that have been made this past week; some we are proud of, others… not so much. We are all aware that on finals week, calories don’t count. We also know that the gym is absolutely out of the question. Showering, as much as we hate to admit it, is optional. No one can blame us though, because that A in biology doesn’t come without a few sacrifices. Among some of those (questionable) choices, we also had to get up everyday and make an outfit decision. Come with me, as we break down the six "finals week styles" that almost everyone can relate to.
The Look-Good-Feel-Good Outfit
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The Jeans-And-A-Sweatshirt
This is typically a first day of finals look. You haven’t completely run out of clean clothes yet, but you have two finals today and it’s pouring rain outside. You opt out of the cute shirt, and trade it in for your old college sweatshirt. It’s OK, you think, I still made effort to put jeans on.
The Sporty-Yet-Cute Outfit
This is probably the only time that your gym clothes and sneakers leave your drawer this week. It suggests that you may have been in the library until 3:30 in the morning, but you still have some fight left in you. It’s just a lot easier to wake up and pull on the stretchy gym pants than it is to fit into those tight blue jeans. Another benefit to this look is that you can easily throw your hair on top of your head, and it actually fits the look.
The I-Didn’t-Know-You-Were-A-Baseball-Fan Outfit
We all know this look way too well. This is when you checked the percentage of your philosophy final the night before and realized at 11pm that it’s actually worth 40% of your entire grade. You swear you had planned to take a shower, but then you didn’t even have that extra 15 minutes to take off from studying. You wake up in the morning after sleeping for approximately 2 hours (if you’re lucky) and throw on that old baseball cap. Your hair is probably in the same ponytail that you slept in, but that doesn’t matter. Everything’s fine.
The Comfort-Over-Style (way too literally) Outfit
Okay, no more tight jeans, no more gym clothes, and no attempt at looking cute. This outfit is the one with the extra-large grey sweatpants and the huge over-sized sweatshirt. At this point you aren’t even afraid to rock the groufit (in fact, it’s encouraged). Shoe attire ranges from the old worn-out Ugg boots to the equally old worn-out rainbow flip-flops. Finals, you almost win.
The I-Mean-This-Looks-Clean Outfit
This final outfit is an accumulation of all five previously discussed outfits. Maybe you’re wearing that shirt from yesterday under that giant sweatshirt from last week. Your hair has hopefully been washed, but that doesn’t mean it looks great. The best part about this outfit is that you just don’t care. Summer is officially in sight and the only thing that stands between you and your bed at home is the philosophy final at 3:30 p.m. Goodbye school, it’s time for summer!!!
Good luck on your finals! You’re so close!!!
