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8 Reasons Final Exams Shouldn’t Exist

SEE ALSO: THE TOP 100 COLLEGES WITH THE HARDEST FINAL EXAMS 8. Final Papers seem to be more popular So popular, in fact, that Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences consider finals the exceptions rather than the rules these days. In fact, any professor wanting to hold one has to submit a form asking for permission! Most just find the final paper a sufficient rubric for measuring students’ knowledge retention. Adding an exam on top of that just exhausts everyone involved with needless redundancy.   SEE ALSO: THE TOP 100 COLLEGES WITH THE HARDEST FINAL EXAMS 7. Students who barely show up to class can still pass Not all classrooms allow for this unfortunate phenomenon, of course, but the ones that do understandably frustrate students who show up every day and wind up receiving the exact same scores. Final exams who pull their content almost exclusively from textbooks pose the highest risk

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What Actually Happens On a Day You Don’t Have Finals During Finals Week

We all like to pretend that we study 24/7 during finals week, but if we get an off day during it, we probably aren’t studying the entire day. Here’s what your schedule would probably look like: 1) Go to sleep: Because even though you’re not studying, you stay up until like 4am, so the first thing you do that day is technically sleep. 2) Wake up: You probably don’t wake up until after lunch so you don’t have to make an extra meal. The midnight snacks don’t count! 3) Make lunch: But you really wanna try and be productive so you make lunch, and it’s a pretty long, drawn-out ordeal. 4) Go to the gym: You haven’t been to the gym since the second day of the semester but you decide this is the perfect time to give it a try. 5) Shower: Normally you don’t shower during finals week

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12 Gifs That Describe Nursing School

Between the long labs, the hard tests and the amount of symptoms you have to remember, nursing school can be tough. Here are twelve GIFs that will help perfectly explain what nursing school feels like. 12. Before the semester even begins..we are already behind in class work. 11. While everyone else is sleeping..we are up reading 5 chapters in our textbook. 10. Our internships are no joke.  9. When taking a test…all the answers are correct, you just need to find the BEST one. Critical thinking is a skill that is taught until it is a fundamental part of your decision making skills. 8. Everyone thinks you can fix all their problems. 7. Nursing students study for weeks before a test…and still fail.

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Ten Things To Do Instead of Stressing Over Finals

As the end of the semester draws nearer and nearer, the first word that pops into a students head is inherently universal: PANIC.  All nighters are pulled, as well as hair.  Some people yell, while others cry, and some even do both simultaneously.  The atmosphere of a college campus is, in short, anything but healthy. In light of this, it is important to take a step back and take a deep breath.  Don’t panic.  Cry if you must, but do not panic.  Everything is going to be okay.  After all, what is the point in stressing out over something?  If you know it, you know it, and there is no point in losing sleep about it.  In fact, there are numerous things you can do with your time that is taken up pointlessly stressing out over finals. 10. Take a Yoga Class Find your mantra.  Breathe deeply.  Learn poses with

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75 Things That Are Better Than Boys

Men give us ladies a constant migraine. Men who say women are confusing obviously have not looked at themselves in the mirror. So when you’re done dealing with men’s constant annoyance, just remember you will always have these things and you don’t need a man to make you happy. 75. University Primetime. 74. Google. 73. Pasta. 72. Star Wars. 71. Adele. 70. Full House. 69. Naps. 68. Vodka. 67. Dogs. 66. Baby animals. 65. Mangos. 64. Disney Channel. 63. Spongebob Squarepants. 62. 75 degrees and sunny in November. 61. Little Caesar’s pizza. 60. Strawberries. 59. Tattoos. 58. Frozen Hot Chocolate from Tim Horton’s. 57. Christmas. 56. Wine. 55. Full moons. 54. When the sun is setting and the sky looks like cotton candy. 53. Mascara. 52. Mila Kunis. 51. The Wizard of Oz. 50. Your 8am class being cancelled. 49. Funny cat videos. 48. Chocolate lava cake. 47. Baseball hats.