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14 Things We Do To Prepare For Finals…Except Study

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Sewanee chapter.

It’s finals week, so what do we do? Everything we can to prepare for studying, except for the actual studying.

  1. Buy coffee
  2. Claim study spot for the day
  3. Make detailed schedule for the day
  4. Check Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Yik Yak, etc.
  5. Read an article that you saw on Facebook (such as…8 Awesome Places to Shop Online While Giving Your Brain a Break, Eleven Best Times to Say “Bye Felicia”, 4 Christmas Songs Performed by Animals)
  6. Attempt to find a study partner
  7. Organize backpack
  8. Check Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Yik Yak, etc.
  9. Organize notes
  10. Color code notes
  11. Call Grandma
  12. Lose study spot during your call to Grandma
  13. Check Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Yik Yak, etc.
  14. Edit your schedule when you inevitably get behind
  15. Give up, watch Netflix and try again tomorrow
Sarah Christie, C'16, is a biochemistry major and French minor at Sewanee. When she graduates, she wants to go to vet school. She loves dancing like nobody is watching, meeting new people, eating Pub food, riding horses, and writing for Her Campus.