This week is literally death for everyone involved. Why this week is so much worse than actual finals week? No one knows except the professors.
All of us students go through hell the week before finals because for some odd reason every professor decides it’s a good time to pile up the assignments due. For example, I have two papers, two exams, one presentation, and of course the usual homework all due the week before finals.
My load isn’t even that bad. Others have it way worse than I do. I have a friend who has a biochemistry exam on Friday! What is the point in that?! The students don’t get the exam back in time to study it and it just stresses them out more. It isn’t helpful.
Another thing I do not understand is why professors want to grade these things? Why in the world would someone make all of these assignments due? I know for a fact each professor has at least two classes they are teaching. So that means even more work! Professors should conduct study groups all week instead of assigning projects. This way kids actually pass their finals.
The only way to get through this week and make it to the next is by lots of coffee, lots of laughter, a little bit of crying and zero sleep.
Good luck to all of you enduring this week of stress.
Brooke
