College Finals

Here we are...all college students are either finishing finals or anticipating them in the coming weeks left in school. I have received my schedule for my final examinations: Three out of my five classes are at 8:00 in the morning. Upon research, I discovered that the administration decides each class time's exam. Now, I'm sure that most classes that have an 8:00 exam are more of the Gen. Ed. stuff, but my sister has a Philosophy Exam at 8:00 in the morning. I have a Greek and Life Science exam at 8:00 in the morning. What is the deal?

I guess all of my ranting is led me to a conclusion...does it really matter what time the exam is as long as I get it done and get out of school for the semester? No, it doesn't. I have to consider the fact that there are others beside me that are just as upset as I am at having to be up at school at 8:00. I guess that makes all of us college students crybabies, right? You bet your.... :)

Well, let's all pretend like we're grown up and know how to handle final examinations. Get your studying done early, don't stay out late, and go to bed early. Get up in plenty of time the following morning to properly wake yourself up, eat some protein, and listen to classical music to get your mind engaged. Let's actually, I don't know, prepare ourselves to give it our best, even at 8:00 in the morning.

I speak for everybody when I say it is a challenge to do all that I've said...but it's really not. It takes no less effort to go to bed early than it does to stay up late, go to bed late, and still get up early. Fact: (just a little secret) If you go to bed early, heaven forbid, and then get up at the same time as you normally would, you will actually be more rested and have more stamina to last throughout the day than you normally would if you had stayed up late.

Look folks, a college education impacts way more people than just you. It impacts your future life, your future spouse, and your family. It is not to be taken lightly. Work hard now, in school, so when you have an awesome wife and an amazing family, you have time to spend with them instead of spending your time delivering pizza's to make ends meet-and wishing you had only worked a little harder in school so when the job of your lifetime came along, you were ready to take it and give back to your family and to God all that they have given to you.