Finals

At some point in our lives we've all faced this dreaded dilemma called a "final". Whether it be in high school or college. We've all had the pressure of a single exam or paper determining our academic success for an entire year. Seems highly unfair. Attending class every day and taking extensive notes does not equate an A. Nope. Spend numerous hours studying all semester. Spend countless hours doing homework or reading an overpriced text book. But the only thing that counts is the hour you have to complete one exam. Just you, a number 2 pencil, and a 20 page test. Well it's this time of the semester at most universities in Oklahoma. This coming week is "dead" week, and then followed by the ultimatum: "Finals Week". It's time for students to start trying. There will be no campus events or clubs. Only the sound of sharp, bitter wind rustling the decomposing leaves and students flipping old, tattered pages all night at the Edmond Low Library. It's the only week of the semester that college holds true to its promise of being "more difficult" than say high school. But boy does it hit hard. Like a speeding freight train, it blows by and you either buckle up or you get left behind searching for your once decent GPA. So this is it, just a couple weeks until the glorious Christmas break. I can hear the train coming. All aboard?