7 item Checklist to “Make Finals Suck Less”

1. Plan this shit out

The real anxiety sets in when you sit down and realize you don’t even know where tha fuq to begin. Do I write that 10 page paper? Or start reading the book I was supposed to have been reading all year? Is it too late to drop a class??

 

At least a week prior sit yourself down and plan out what you need, when you need it, and how you can achieve it. That way, when the week of hell comes, you’ll be in Hercules mode where your only Achilles’ heel is Starbucks forgetting to put that extra shot in your latte.

2. Take a REAL study break

If there’s anything we’ve learned from Ross it’s that a break means a break. None of this checking-out-what-your-friends-are-up-to breaks. You don’t need the added stress of viewing the dayger you’re missing out on because you still don’t understand what an “economics” is.

 

Cut yourself off from reality and really give your mind and body a chance to breathe. Take 5 minutes and just sit with your eyes closed listening to “Therapy” by Khalid (hiiiiighly recommend) or go for a walk and just breath deeply.

 

 

One of the best break methods for productivity is the Pomodoro method which has you spend 25 minutes working and then go take a 5-minute break. The 4th break is 15-30 minutes long.

 

3. Keep your mind productive

 

Take a caffeine nap, chew gum, and steer clear of distracting your mind with heavily lyrical music – you don’t need Logic disrupting your logic.

 

4. Stay healthy

 

Eat well, exercise, do a face mask or just shower off the sweat and tears. Keeping your body healthy will help keep your mind agile.

 

 

Research shows that animals who exercise on the regs increase the number of blood vessels that bring oxygen-rich blood to the region of the brain responsible for thought. So basically pumping iron not only beefs up those muscles but your brain as well.

 

 

5. Hide social media

 

Create a separate folder on your phone for social media apps and drag it to a page that’s not on your front screen. Save social media for when you’re walking to class or trying to avoid eye contact in line at Starbucks.

 

And hey, while you’re in class ignoring what the professor says because you checked out weeks ago and already got the study guide from a friend, cleanse your phone from unnecessary apps like Tinder and Yik Yak and download more productive/useful apps like Mint for your financial needs, TheSkimm for your news needs, and the new speed dating app SPREE to quickly banter with fun people on or around campus, so you aren’t wasting time endlessly swiping 🙄

 

 

6. Set goals and give rewards

 

Lay out what you need to do and set deadlines for yourself. Ugh, I sound like my fifth-grade teacher Mr. Collins. But he’s right. My science fair project on taste vs. smell using Lays potato chips would not have been a success if it weren’t for some major goal setting (and a few bags of chips as a reward).

 

 

Rewarding yourself is important because it keeps that motivation from dwindling. A reward can be as simple as an episode of Bob’s Burgers (although it’s a slippery slope from one episode to one season) or the sushi from

Whole Foods you have waiting in your fridge. The point is to keep your eyes on the prize and actually give yourself a prize when you get there.

 

7. Stay optimistic

 

If nothing else, stay optimistic. Much like in dating, staying positive is key. I haven’t heard of anyone dying from a chem test yet so keep your head up and remind yourself you’ve survived every test you’ve taken so far.

 

 

Student + dying may = studying but me + stress = a mess so keep calm and hold your pencil high as you fill out “C” when you have no f*cking clue what the answer is. You got this.

 

 

For bright young students all over the world, the transition from high school to college is one of the most important (and stressful) times in a young adult’s life.  Overwhelmed with misconceptions, stereotypes and stories from friends, freshman enter the world of college with an often incorrect idea about what the next four years of their life will look like. From the eyes of a real-life freshman, here’s how it really goes down…

8. Move-In Day

Hooray, it’s time to move in! There are so many new people to meet and new things to do! After your parents say good-bye, you realize that your new independence comes with the ability to stay out as late as you want, have ice cream for dinner, and start living the wild college adventure you’ve always dreamed of!

7. First Day of Class

Your first day of classes comes with a blaring wake-up call. As you become overwhelmed with syllabus after syllabus, you start to wonder why this particular aspect of college was never really mentioned in the movies.

I never want to have a roommate every again in my entire life. They smell, they are often naked, and they don’t have boundaries.

The following is a list of 13 reasons why I refuse to have a roommate ever again; aside from the fact that roommates are awful in  general. I’m a true fan of solitude. 

*NOTE: SOME OF THESE STORIES ARE ABOUT THE SAME ROOMMATE – I DIDN’T HAVE 13 CRAZY ROOMMATES (ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES I WONDER)*

Yah, you read that right. A couple of years ago my roommate was a complete and total wierdo. She was constantly accusing people of doing things that were intended to harm her in one way of another. This girl was the epitome of “the world is out to get me”. One weekend in particular she had a couple friends from home visiting, and they were staying in our tiny apartment with us. I was in my bedroom, which was connected to the kitchen, doing some studying when I heard my roommate start cooking breakfast with her friends. They were cooking for about 10 minutes when one of her friends asked if she could help herself to some orange juice, to which my roommate replied, “Yes, but grab the one in the back because the other one has butter in it” (Yes, ladies and gents – BUTTER). Her friend naturally was freaked out and asked why. My roommates answer was “Oh, I think she’s been drinking my orange juice, so I put butter in it”. Can you say crazy? 

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This roommate was also my cousin – I think it’s important to know that before we get into the story. She was my best friend for my entire life, and so when she moved to my city, we decided we would live together to save on rent! About halfway through the year she got a new boyfriend who was over all the time, and they would leave their dishes and garbage everywhere, so naturally I asked if she could keep it tidy, because it was getting gross (what an understatement). This was the start of WWIII because from this point on we didn’t get along. She stayed disgusting, but now wanted to make my life a living hell and decided she would destroy all of my condoms. Luckily I discovered it before I used any, but really… This kind of revenge is just uncouth.

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In my first year of college I lived in a townhouse on campus with 5 other girls. I went to high school with one of them, one of them became my best friend, 2 of them were from the same town and were best friends, and then there was this one girl that got kicked out of her original townhouse because her roommates hated her, and we said it was fine if she lived with us. We were being kind, ok? Oh, the regret. Throughout the year we started to realize our dishes and utensils started to drop in numbers. It was fine because between the 6 of us we had enough dishes to get by, but it was still sort of odd. When this roommate finally moved out we went into her room to find all our dishes piled up in a tower – along with all of her caked on foods from the year. 

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Being a high school senior is a very exciting time for a young person.  They’re sending out graduation announcements, attending parties, and receiving gifts in the mail.  The best part is what’s coming later, though.  Waiting for them at the end of it all, like some great, mythical albatross is the day they move into their college dorm.  It’s what every college-bound high school senior has been dreaming of for years.  The freedom it will bring, and the new excitement.

For many seniors, college is the only thing they can think of.  And their thoughts look a little something like this.

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