I could just be the one lucky girl who always has much more going on dead week than finals week but I found myself really enjoying my last day of classes and not dreading the weekend before finals and finals week. Here's a couple reasons why:
1. Closure. When you're done with a college class you're totally done. Done with that professor, done with that course, done with the people in your class and on a big college campus it's much easier to avoid people you don't want to see than it is in high school.
2. Throwing things away. I love getting rid of papers and notebooks and returning books. It goes along with closure and makes for a much less cluttered desk for studying for any final exams.
3. Redemption. Finals are your last chance to prove yourself - whether it's proving to your teacher that you can learn or proving it to yourself.
4. You know what you need to do. At this point in the year you know what your grade in the class is and you can calculate how much leeway you have to still get the grade you want.
5. Freedom. Finals week no one has classes so everyone decides what portion of the day they want to devote to studying. This means you can coordinate with your friends to go to the library together and hang out at night because no more 8 am classes! You no longer have a schedule dictating your week which means you can take advantage of any last minute opportunities as well.
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