Kylie O’Leary
5/6/11
MM#3
Spring Semester Finals
Stress levels are at their high point for students this time of year. Spring finals begin Monday for most students, but preparations have already begun. The library is already more crowded than ever because students are trying to finish this semester on a high note. For now, students are putting their social lives on the back burner.
Stress levels are at their high point for students this time of year. Spring finals begin Monday for most students, but preparations have already begun. The library is already more crowded than ever because students are trying to finish this semester on a high note. For now, students are putting their social lives on the back burner.
(Photo above: Ally Heine, a Sophomore, is working hard to prepare for her finals.)
Lack of sleep is not uncommon among college students during the time around finals week. Coffee shops are getting lots of business from students who need that extra caffeine boost. Students will do whatever it takes to do well on their finals. The Turner Center on campus is busy as well because students are looking to relieve stress any way possible.
Michelle Payne, a sophomore at Ole Miss, was hard at work at the Starbucks coffee shop in The Union. "I am feeling very more stressed than usual with finals week coming up next week." She started off her day with a caramel macchiato because she needed to wake up and get to work. She is planning to do nothing but schoolwork for the entire day.
All of this stress is not good for the human body, but for most it is to be unpreventable. It is important to remember that after all this hard work is over, the reward of summer brings four months of relaxation. There are ways for students to take their minds away from all of this stress. Activities are held outside of the Union including animals being present for students to interact with.
Kelcie Beharelle, a sophomore at Ole Miss, says she has been at the library everyday this week and will continue to be until her last final is over at 4 o’clock on Wednesday of next week. “No one likes being at the library, but in order to get the grades I am striving for, this is where I need to be. The Library is the best place where I can focus.”
For information on how to get through finals week alive, please visit http://www.collegefashion.net/college-life/6-tips-to-beat-final-exam-stress/.
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