finals

CollegeCandy’s Perfect Finals Week Playlist
Finals week is possibly the most stressful and terrible time of the year. It’s seriously the only thing holding us back from summer vacation and, for many of us, it’s the only thing holding us back from graduation. It’s so close we can taste it, and yet it’s so far away. Look, CollegeCandy feels your pain, we really do.
3 Easy Brain Food Recipes That Make Great Library Snacks
Snacking while studying is a great idea, but try swapping the chips and sugary drinks for food that does good for your body and brain. These recipes are simple, delicious, healthy, and feature ingredients that are proven to boost your brain power. Plus, they’re library-friendly.

6 Tips to Beat Final Exam Stress
Is the stress of exams driving you nuts? Final exam week is by far the most ridiculous expectation of a college student. Even though it seems like professors expect us all to be superhuman, it is possible to through the week without a panic attack.
Your Guide to Surviving Finals
Finals are here, but it doesn’t have to be a frightening subject! If you are stressing about your upcoming tests, take a deep breath – because we’re all in this together. Test-taking is not everyone’s strongest suit, but with careful planning and a focused mind, anyone can survive the insanity of final exam week. Here are a few tips to get you on track – and prepare you to make mincemeat out of those tests!
Look Library Chic [CC Lookbook]
Just because you have devote your free time to studying doesn’t mean you can’t look stylish while doing it. Right? Right.
Six and a Half Lessons From My First Finals Week
Finals. While high school cared enough to only dish ‘em out once a year, we’re no longer so lucky. “So I’m supposed to remember everything since August? Is this cumulative? IS THERE EXTRA CREDIT?!” (Sidenote: Who else is psyched that EC opps still exist in college?). So what’s a girl to do?
A CollegeCandy PSA: How to Survive Finals
With finals season fast approaching (or maybe it’s already here for you unlucky few), CollegeCandy would like to issue a public service announcement. Yes, classes are officially over. Yes, you will face a series of tests that test the knowledge you acquired in said classes. Yes, obviously, they’re a big deal. But should you ignore the rules of civilized conduct and go balls-to-the-wall crazy in your efforts to secure the best grades possible? Ummm…please don’t.

13 Things That Could Go Terribly Wrong on Friday the 13th
Brace yourself ladies, because today is not just any other Friday.
Today is Friday the 13th.
Web Spy: Cramster
It’s May, which means summer vacation is almost here! Soon, you’ll be free of classes and have plenty of time to relax, lie on the beach, party with friends, and work that summer job or internship — you just have to get through finals first. But don’t worry, studying for finals this semester will be a breeze with Cramster!
How to Be Stress Free and Successful in College
According to the Daily Beast, Columbia University, my school, offers the most stressful undergraduate experience in the country. Admittedly, taking a tour of any campus library during midterms or finals is enough to set your nerves on edge. Under-eye bags are as common on campus as Longchamp bags. Many students (especially first-years) constantly complain about their work overload.
Your Finals Week Survival Guide: The 7 Things You Need to Get Out Alive
As much as it pains me to say, finals season is coming. For some, you’ve still got a few weeks before all hell breaks loose. For others, there are only 7 days between you and those dreaded cram-everything-you’ve-learned-in-the-past-three-months-into-a-100-questions tests. Needless to say, it’s a stressful time of year that always sneaks up on us, no matter how many syllabi we have or how much we tell ourselves that we’re going to start studying three weeks in advance.
The 10 Sites That Will Get You an A in School
The semester is winding down. Soon there will be papers to write and finals to study for, which means cutting out the procrastination and cracking down on the studying, which isn’t always easy. But fear not, our resident Web Spy has done her research, providing CollegeCandy readers with ten surefire ways to get organized and start studying.
How to Get an A on Your Final Paper
It’s finals week. You’re living on coffee and chocolate. Your days are spent in the library. Your nights are spent in the library. You’re wracking your brain trying to remember historical facts no one knows about and chemical equations you will never use. You’re stressed and crazed and far from in the mood to write. But write you will have to do.
We’ve All Been There: ‘Selling’ Back Our Books
You finished your last exam early and, after waiting for someone else to turn theirs in (you don’t want to be first!), ran down the steps of that lecture hall, slammed that baby on the desk and skipped your way to freedom
My Love/Hate Relationship With College
Like with most things in my life (namely, the boy I’m kinda, sorta talking to right now), I have a very complicated relationship with college. Over the past four years, we’ve had our ups and downs. There have been moments when my only thoughts were, I love college (when I was living one of these moments), and there were others when I’ve thought, I hate college with a fiery passion…
April’s Awesome Pre-Party Playlist
These past couple months were big ones in the music world. Yet again, it was a popular time for huge artists to come out with new albums. Recently we’ve seen and heard new stuff from artists like Adele, Lupe Fiasco, Chris Brown, and Britney Spears.