Happy finals week. It's finals week, which means sleepless nights spent studying and drowning in an endless sea of assignments season is upon us. But it's okay becauseyou will survive, and when you start to think otherwise, remember these 10 things:
1. Life will go on.
Your life will not be altered because of this one week of finals.
2. Your grade does not define you.
We should be defined by efforts, understanding, and how we allowed our schooling to shape us but instead, we are defined by how well we test. Our schools may use our GPAs and test scores to define us as students, but we hold the power to determine if our GPAs or test scores define ourselves as a people.
3. Remember that you're only human.
During finals week, we all become the living dead of college but it's important to remember that you're only human, we can't do everything. And hey, it is okay to cry.
4. Take care of your self.
Walking around campus with only two hours of sleep and a diet coke and a coffee for lunch isn't going to cut it. Remember to take care of yourself; sleep is essential.
5. Remember why you're doing this.
Remembering why you're pushing yourself so hard in the first place is the easiest way to gain back your lost motivation.
6. This isn't forever.
Remember that college will not last forever. You will get through finals and you will graduate.
7. Grades won't matter after college.
Your future employer isn't going to care if you made a 97 or 70 on your stats final; just focus on passing.
8. Do your best.
Just do your best. If your best is barely passing, then so be it. You tried.
9. Skipping out on sleeping isn't okay.
Remember that YOU NEED SLEEP. When given the choice between studying an extra few hours vs. sleep, choose sleep.
10. It's only one week!
There is a finish line!
No matter how many finals you have or how much studying you have to do, remember the end is near.
