The 23 Stages of Finals, as told by Lizzie McGuire:

Deirdre Durkan Student Contributor, California Lutheran University

Cal Lutheran Contributor Student Contributor, California Lutheran University

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Cal Lutheran chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

1. The date finally hits you that finals are just around the corner!

2. Your Professors take a few moments of class time to review what will be on the exam

Yes of course…..*frantically checks syllabus*

3. And you instantly flash back to all the nights you should have been studying instead of hanging out with your friends or binge watching Grey’s Anatomy on Netflix

4. So you go to the library and hit the books to make up for lost time

You’ve got this

5. Hours pass and you start day dreaming about summer

6. Some of your finals are cumulative so you have to find your notes from January….

Good luck

7. Your friends and suitemates are a little worried because you’ve missed dinner the past few days

8. Even after finishing all the study guides you’re scared because your professors are unpredictable

9. Studying makes you hangry

10. So you retreat to Chipotle for some comfort food

Extra guacamole please

11. Studying has become your priority so you’re a tad behind on your laundry

12. The night before the exam so you decide to eat healthy

Cookies are brain food right?

13. The best way to wake up, besides Starbucks, is a little exercise

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14. Your professors are always there before the test to give you sound advice

15. Finals are finally over and summer vacation can begin

16. Time to figure out your summer plans with your best friends

17. But plane tickets, road trips, Disneyland, gas, and parking costs money

18. So you read Rich Bitch: A Simple 12-Step Plan for Getting Your Finanical Life Together…Finally

19. You realize with a little budgeting and saving you can have the best summer of your life

20. To spice things up on a beach trip with your friends you accessorize with Blink Tattoos

21. Your parents freak out when they see the posts on your Instagram but you tell them they are just temporary

22. You buy an Emergency Poncho to keep in your purse so you are always prepared

23. Nobody will be able to compete with you when pull out your water-proof pink poncho

Your hair will always be safe from unexpected rain or any water ride

The 23 Stages of Finals, as told by Lizzie McGuire:

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