Finals are around the corner, and if you’re anything like me, you’re going to procrastinate studying until the last minute. No one likes to think about finals, so here’s a list of things you can do during finals week to pretend that they don’t exist.
- TikTok
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The classic! I’m sure almost everyone has fallen victim to scrolling for hours on end through TikTok when they had other things to do. This is the perfect way to procrastinate studying for your finals; it will truly make you forget that they exist. The campus-wide ban may make this one harder than normal, but if you live off-campus, you have the advantage.
- Bug your Friends
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There’s nothing your friends are going to want from you more during finals week than to be distracted from their own studying. I speak from experience when I say this is an excellent way to forget about your finals. You’re going to tell your friends that you’ll study together, maybe even head over to Strozier, then you’re going to talk their ear off. The old bait-and-switch. They’ll never see what hit them, and you’re going to be doing them a favor. Now, no one in your circle has to think about finals.
- Online Shopping
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What could be better to forget about finals than to spend money that you don’t have? I don’t know about you, but I can spend forever looking at clothes that I can’t afford. Take some time to scroll through the clothes on Lululemon’s website and pretend that now is the time to buy them. This is a surefire way to make sure that instead of panicking about finals, you can panic about how much you have to work this summer to counteract your spending.
- Get All Gussied Up to go Nowhere
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This one is fun. Who doesn’t like to get dressed up to do nothing? The other day, instead of writing my final paper, I decided to straighten my hair. Was that necessary? Absolutely not. Did it take 45 minutes that I didn’t have? Absolutely. But for those 45 minutes and for the time afterward, I felt like the most beautiful girl in all the land. You could take this even further. Do a face mask, put on your nice clothes, and do your makeup and hair. By the end of it, you’re going to feel like a million bucks, and you’re not going to be thinking about finals at all.
- Go Out
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If Tallahassee is good for one thing, it’s good for its club scene. The Tally way to ignore your studies is to head out to one of them. Don’t ignore the siren call of Pots on a Thursday or Recess on a Tuesday. Some years from now, you’re not going to remember studying, but you are going to remember the fun you had. So, for a night or two, go out and enjoy your time. Get down to “No Hands” one last time before the semester is over. It’s pretty impossible to think of school at the club, so this is sure to take your mind off those pesky finals.
In all seriousness, you probably shouldn’t actually do any of these things, but if you’re going to procrastinate anyway, you might as well. I know I will probably be partaking in all of the above because procrastination is in my DNA. So, if you want to join me in forgetting about my finals, do it.
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