Dear Lauren,
The end of the semester is coming up fast and I’m freaking out. What should I do??
Sincerely, Spazzing out over finals
Dear Spazzing,
The first thing you need to do is chill out. Haven’t you ever seen those stupid signs that say “Keep calm and blahblah”? Yeah, do that.
Next, you need to organize yourself. Write out a list of everything you need to do, shed a few tears, and then pull yourself together.
Now, you can get to the real work.
Start off with whatever is going to be due first, or going to take the longest.
If you have a fifteen page paper
due in a few weeks, like myself, I would probably start on that first. If you at least dip your toe in it, you will feel much less overwhelmed.
As much as I hate the saying, the key really is to just keep calm. This is (probably) not your first semester here, and you will get through this.
Just think of all the great things you can do once you’re done with the semester.
The beach, the concerts, the parties, the seemingly endless time to nap…man, I can’t wait.
Okay, stop daydreaming and get to work!
Really, just focus, focus, focus. Say goodbye to your cellphone and BuzzFeed quizzes for a week or two and put your energy into finishing out the semester strong.
Take breaks, so you don’t blow a fuse, but don’t stay away from your work for too long. If you do that, you’ll never want to go back.
Good luck and remember to always listen to Lauren!
Lauren Dwyer
Senior Features Editor
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