At Wofford, we like to work hard (and then play hard, of course). I'm sure that many other schools are challenging and rigorous, but Wofford still remains unique to our hearts. Here are 10 signs to tell that finals season is just around the corner (probably making a pit-stop at Krispy Kreme before making our lives more complicated).
1. You still attend the basketball games, but in between turnovers and timeouts you check your watch hoping it's not getting too late since you have at least 5 hours more of work to get done.
2. Your TerrierBucks magically disappear because you stress-drink 4 caramel macchiatos a day(mostly because each time you visit Milli, Miss Rita always knows how to make your day better). Then there are the late-night pizzas as you and your friends study away in Old Main or Olin.
3. Girls start to all blend together in their "It's finals season and I don't care how I look" outfit of leggings, wool socks, duck boots, oversized sweaters, and crewnecks. We cuddle on couches and watch Christmas movies until the wee hours of the night. Or until the eggnog runs out--whichever comes first.
4. Your browsing history likely consists of websites for Christmas shopping and stress-management tips. Or Hank Green's videos on anything and everything you need to know about calculus or biology or history.
5. Finding an empty study room at Milli is something worth bragging about in the GM. Dance parties totally acceptable.
6. Christmas Carols and Winter Lighting definitely are more important than studying or finishing that paper. I think I heard once that hot chocolate and smores are beneficial to memory?
7. People you've never seen before start appearing regularly in the library (guilty as charged). The usual silence is even more quiet, making any noise socially unacceptable.
8. Your heart sings with joy when you see an email from your professor to the class letting you know the quiz on the reading was canceled in light of preparations for the final. If you are truly blessed this holiday season, you might even get an email saying the final exam will no longer entail three essays but two.
9. Friends stop and hand you surprise cards to tell you how they appreciate you, and you suddenly have the motivation to finish that paper due tomorrow.
10. Christmas music and decorations fill the halls, a little piece inside of you sees the light at the end of this dark tunnel. Suddenly, all is clear. The end is in sight and you swear it's a Christmas miracle that you survived finals seasons.
Cheers to finals season, happy holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and may sugar plums and high GPAs dance in your dreams.
