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The Week Before Finals As Told By Parks and Rec

'Twas the week before finals, when all through the dorm not a creature was stirring, not even an RA.

Katelyn Stansbury

Nov 28, 2016

Columbia, South Carolina

The Week Before Finals As Told By Parks and Rec

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Christmas is so close I can hear jingle bells ringing. Only one thing is standing between me and Christmas break: final exams. I'm mostly sure I can survive these next two weeks. They're just finals; they're just the most important exams I'll take this semester. Not like my GPA depends on them--oh, wait. In all of my college career, I've found that the week before finals is always the most stressful week of the semester. It's filled with sleepless nights spent in the library, hundreds of flash cards, and lots and lots of coffee. Here's the week before finals told by the characters of Parks and Rec.

1. When the realization that finals are next week hits you

But the semester just started yesterday!

2. You need a little support to get through these treacherous two weeks

Everybody needs a pep talk.

3. Finals are scarier than your worst nightmare

I'd be a liar if I said I haven't ever had a nightmare about my finals exams... biology 101 still haunts me in my dreams.

4. You can't focus on studying

Who has time to study when there are hundreds of shows you haven't seen on Netflix?

5. I mean, seriously, you'll find anything else to do instead of studying

Not everybody is cut out for hard core studying.

6. Which is why you don't know anything

Your brain probably has more cobwebs than your attic.

7. You don't sleep the week before finals

You can sleep after you've earned that 4.0.

8. You try to keep a positive attitude

If I keep telling myself I'll get an A+, I'll get an A+, right?

9. You question how much you really need your degree

Living with mom and dad for the rest of your life doesn't sound that bad, does it?

10. You "studied" hard, so you deserve a break

Nobody said it better than Donna and Tom.

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The Week Before Finals As Told By Parks and Rec

'Twas the week before finals, when all through the dorm not a creature was stirring, not even an RA.

1. When the realization that finals are next week hits you

2. You need a little support to get through these treacherous two weeks

3. Finals are scarier than your worst nightmare

4. You can't focus on studying

5. I mean, seriously, you'll find anything else to do instead of studying

6. Which is why you don't know anything

7. You don't sleep the week before finals

8. You try to keep a positive attitude

9. You question how much you really need your degree

10. You "studied" hard, so you deserve a break

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We don't buy into these... just like how we don't buy our friends.

8. "The whole philanthropy thing isn't real, right?"

7. "I don't need to buy my friends."

6. "Oh, so I'll bet you love to drink."

5. "Can you tell me some of your secrets?"

4. "What do you do at your meetings?"

3. "Do you guys haze really badly?"

2. "Is it just like in the movies?"

1. "Sororities are so basic."

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1. You get excited when the parents purchase season passes to the pool.

2. You've become friends with the stay-at-home moms in town.

3. You get a chance to eat "kid foods" again.

4. You've traded in your cute purse for a large tote bag.

5. You have at least one car seat in your backseat.

6. Their nap time is your happy time.

7. Lunch time can be a disaster.

8. You have to play the same board games repeatedly.

9. You catch yourself using the same lines your parents once told you.

10. Your "mom-mode" kicks in at times.

11. Your heart melts a little when they do something cute.

You'll never find any souvenirs with your name on it

1. You know you are up next when the teacher pauses while taking attendance

2. When “I’m going to do my very best to make sure I know all your names” is said, it may or may be an empty promise

3. “Wow! That sounds so cool! Where is your family from?”

4. You dread when people ask you to repeat your name over and over because it “sounds so cool when you say it”

5. There’s a 50/50 chance that your name will come back either correct or incorrect at Starbucks

6. People try to find shorter, easier nicknames for you instead of calling you by your actual name

7. When someone famous or fictional character shares your name, you get so happy

8. “What’s your name?” “It’s [name]” “I’m sorry, what was it again?”

9. You’ve pretty much seen every misspelling and heard every mispronunciation of your name throughout your life

10. When you find another person with an “ethnic” sounding name, you both get excited

11. Despite the struggles, your name is pretty unique… just like you

Can I be excused for the rest of my life?

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1. “Oh, so you/your family are immigrants!”

2. “Is Puerto Rico near Mexico?”

3. “Do you speak Puerto Rican?”

4. “You look too light/dark to be Puerto Rican.”

5. “Do I need my passport to go to Puerto Rico?”

6. “Geez, you are obsessed with your flag. We get it, you’re Puerto Rican.”

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