Upon returning from Thanksgiving break, you probably noticed a few different things around campus. For one, the air is a little colder. To our friends from the west coast, the rumors are true: winter is coming.
All of a sudden, the on-campus events that have been clogging your Facebook notifications and giving you something to look forward to have ceased entirely. And then, there’s Butler. A seat at a table of a reasonable height in a room that isn’t smelly has become even more elusive, the line for 1:50 AM last-ditch coffee at Butler Cafe has grown even longer, and the phone call that girl is making from the second floor vestibule has become a little bit more hysterical. The rattling in 209 can only mean one thing–finals season!
Finals season means nothing in moderation. Forget your small chai and upgrade to a large black coffee plus a Red Bull in order to avoid that 2:30 AM feeling. You’ll inevitably get sick because you’re taking horrible care of yourself.
You will obviously still need to unwind, but you won’t really have time to do so. So, you’ll probably end up foregoing the pregame and going straight to the elevated surfaces at Cannons. After waking up two hours later, you’ll then drink a gallon of water, a venti double shot Americano, and take some Advil and head back to Butler.
If you were smart, you brought your laundry home over Thanksgiving so mom could do it. If not, I hope you have enough clean underwear to last you till December 23rd because spoiler alert: you won’t be doing laundry again! That being said, it is appropriate to go commando under: tights, leggings, and maxi skirts. Appropriate underwear substitutes are: bathing suit bottoms, bodysuits, spanx, spandex, and athletic shorts with built in underpants. All told, the way to go is athleisure! Study Kylie Jenner’s latest looks for inspo. You might not look this good, but the silver lining is that this #ootd requires no clean underwear and no clean bra! You’re welcome.
Important Disclaimer: There are various emotional and physical states which, if they coincide with finals, can make this period of your life even more trying.
For one: your period. You should honestly just get an IUD now to avoid it. Also, going through a breakup. Try pleading with bae to see if they might understand reason: “I know we haven’t touched each other in three months, but can you just hold off on the breakup till after finals?” Finally, finals will require all of your attention and energy. We suggest doctoring a doctor’s note in order to claim a disease and get out of all your other commitments. The internship where you were hoping to find full time employment will surely understand that you contracted scarlet fever a la 1800s Beth March and simply cannot make it to work the entire month of December.
With that, we leave you with this drop of wisdom from Empire.
Oh, and also our condolences.