Finals, anyone?

POSTED BY: Zisker
UPDATED: Saturday, May 6, 2006 01:41
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ZISKER

Wednesday, May 3, 2006 3:36 PM

And so, having hit the 'Print' button for my fifth and final draft of my senior thesis, gnawed my nails to the quick, gone running, organized all my books in alphabetical order according to author, cleaned my room from top to bottom for the first time since I moved in, cooked a four course meal, shivered in the fetal position, read all my favorite fanfiction in Blue Sun Room, organized all my books in alphabetical order according to title, taken up smoking, read all my favorite fanfiction again, worn a hole in the rug pacing and doing just about everything under the sun except, oh, start to study . . .I find myself on the boards.

Anyone else starting finals soon or in the midst of that last great cram session before summer/graduation?

Any coping (procrastinating) methods? I figure I'll start a Firefly marathon and watch the whole series. That'll take my mind off those annoying tests . . .

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PERSEPHONE736

Wednesday, May 3, 2006 3:48 PM

I am right in the middle of my final exams. Well, nearing the end I suppose. I took two yesterday so I'm nearly done. I've actually been pretty good about not procrastinating this year. I did every year of high school but not this time! I'm basically just trying to get through them and do the best I can. I will then reward myself with a Firefly marathon in the coming week Good luck to you though and anyone else out there in the same predicament!

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PERSEPHONE736

Wednesday, May 3, 2006 3:48 PM

Ignore this.

ISAACSHEPHERD

Wednesday, May 3, 2006 4:04 PM

*sigh* Finals are in the works for me and I'm starting to get leaky in the brainpan from all the madness. Sadly, I've seen no Firefly or played Serenity RPG in weeks and the withdrawl is killing me. Only 6 days left. Good luck everyone else on finals! I shall reappear back into the 'verse once school's over.

IS

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EMMARIGBY

Wednesday, May 3, 2006 4:04 PM

I fully sympathise! I was studying for exams this time last year! All I can say is that the fnal few hours crap are pure gold! Don't let anyone tell you to revise in a sensible way with timetables and strictly regulated rest periods. No. Leave it all to the night before and let the adrenaline high fuse the information to the inside of your skull in a bright flash that lasts (hopefully) just as long as the end of the exam then fades forever!!

Now, can someone give me advice on finishing my thesis? I've got only a few weeks to go and 15000 words to write on "The establishment of a translocated population of Grass Snakes (Natrix natrix) to the London Wetland Centre and the impacts on existing herpetofauna"!!
How many have I written today? Zero!

ZISKER

Wednesday, May 3, 2006 4:08 PM

Oh man, I feel you on that. My advice is to cut yourself off from the net, lock yourself in small room with no distractions and just type madly for an hour. Then break. Type for an hour. Break. And so on and so forth for three days straight.

The writing will suck, but it'll be on the page - it's that first draft that's the hardest part. Revision is a snap.

Best of luck!

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JOSSISAGOD

Wednesday, May 3, 2006 4:08 PM

Finals for me aren't for a few more weeks, unfortunately for me they aren't my senior finals!

JOSSIS(Most Definitely)AGOD

MER

Wednesday, May 3, 2006 4:25 PM

I just went through finals. I've never felt so recked in my life.

GRIZWALD

Wednesday, May 3, 2006 4:29 PM

Diet pills used to get me through finals, but I wouldn't advise that for anybody. Irregular heart rhythm and malnutrition are not good for you, just in case you were wondering.

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Wednesday, May 3, 2006 5:28 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Grizwald:
Diet pills used to get me through finals, but I wouldn't advise that for anybody. Irregular heart rhythm and malnutrition are not good for you, just in case you were wondering.

Though it can be fun. My last day of class is tomorrow and then I have finals. I'm supposed to graduate, but I decided to spend a 5th year to finish a 2nd major. I'm kind of starting to panic because I haven't done ANYTHING to study yet and I work tonight, tomorrow, friday, and then 40 hours during finals week!

I'm going to make a checklist: Vietnamese homework, Vietnamese final project, History reading, History final paper, Biochemistry, and Abnormal Psychology. It's a lot, but caffeine should get me through it. AND my last 2 finals are on my birthday! Can you say PARTAY?!?!?!?!

Besides, it can't be as bad as last year when I ended up in the emergency room and still had to take 2 finals the next morning. And I spent the first part of my 21st birthday there.

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