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Wednesday
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
computing what you need to make
on the final to get an A, B, C D or
simply to pass, and what each of
these possibilities will do to your
GPR, and studied instead, you just
might make the score which seems
so impossible now. _
Just do your best. That's all Mom
and Dad can ask, and if they cut off
the funds, get a job. Then you'll
have an excuse for having low
grades.
To help you get through finals
week, the Focus staff has prepared
a calendar to help you keep track of
your time. We have included a day-
by-list of what you should be doing
and what you'll probably really do.
Good luck, and study hard!
16
WEDNESDAY OF FINALS WEEK
1 What is sleep?
} In case you've forgotten by this
) time, sleep is what people do
1 sometimes at night, or during
' class.
t 1. Find an empty bed. Clean
sheets are optional. It should be in
a quiet place out of heavy traffic
areas.
2. Lie down. (Don't lay down. If
you lay down on a bed, you de
serve to flunk out. This is college,
and in college people lie down.
We're not allowed to talk about
people who lay on beds. Take spe
cial note of this, because it might
come up on your English exam.)
3. Get comfortable. Pillow, teddy
bears and blankets help create
atmosphere for this.
4. Close your eyes and think
pretty thoughts. Don't think about
school, or tests.
5. Soon a blank feeling, kind of
like what you felt during your his
tory class, will invade your body.
This is sleep.
6. Enjoy it, but don't get too used
to it. You've got a couple of days of
studying left.
THURSDAY OF DEAD WEEK
Spend a lot of time telling your
friends your finals schedule ("I
have three tests on Tuesday, and a
paper due by the end of the semes
ter so I don't fail, and another test
on Wednesday, and one on Friday,
and it takes me twelve hours to
drive home, and I have to be home
by Saturday because a friend is
coming to visit"). This eats up a lot
of valuable study time.
Now is a good time to start treat
ing the people who sit near you in
class like they are life-long friends.
Tell them that you'll have to get
together some time to go dancing
or something, then ask if they want
to study together. Don't tell them
until they arrive that you are mis
sing 17 days of notes and never
bought a book for the class.
17
THURSDAY OF FINALS WEEK
More and more people are leav
ing. After tomorrow, it'll all be
over. Forget about studying for
your tests — it's time to do some
heavy-duty grovelling to save the
GPR.
Visit your English prof. Remind
him of your name and that you had
a University excuse for missing one
week of class. Don't mention the
other seven weeks you missed,
and cough a lot, then blow your
nose.
Pull out a copy of your first paper
of the semester, and point out that
what your prof said he thought
what you meant wasn't actually
what you were saying, even
though you wrote it like that.
With any luck, he will give you
the one-half point that you need
just to get rid of you.
FEUD AY of DEAD WEEK
Realize that it's getting closer.
Go to the grocery store and stock
up on various forms of caffeine and
lots of junk food. We recommend
gooey cookies, peanut butter, ice
cream, M&M's, Cracker Jack and
potato chips.
Play catch-up
Soon you'll be able to spend the
entire day in front of the television
in a catatonic state. Try to retain
enough coherency to stumble back
and forth from the refrigerator.
Now is a good time to to start
catching up on your soap operas.
Did you even know that Luke and
Laura were married this semester?
SATURDAY BEFORE FINALS
Do your Christmas shopping.
Continue to worry and fret about
the number and timing of your fin
als. If any of your friends don't
know your finals schedule by heart,
go over it for them one more time.
Leave your own Christmas list
lying around so someone will see
it.
Gift suggestions
Buy your parents a bottle of
booze that they don't like. They
will give it back to you, and after
this week, who deserves it more?
Buy your roommate some ex
pensive candy. After it's opened,
eat it all.
Buy your best friend a fake diplo
ma as a reminder that the real thing
does exist.
SATURDAY AFTER FINALS
WEDNESDAY DEC 16
Classes Meeting
MWF 10 or
MWF 9:30-10:30
MWF 3 or
MWF 2:30-3:30
TTH 11-12:15 or
TTH 10-11:15
TTH 3:30-4:45 or
TTH 2:30-3:45
THURSDAY DEC. 17
Exam Time
8-10a.m.
11-1 p.m.
. 2-4p.m.
Classes Meeting
MWF 11 or
MWF 10:30-11:30 .
MWF 4 or
MWF3:30-4:30 ...
TTH 12:30-1:45 or
TTH 11:30-12:45 ..
5-7p.m.
Exam Time
.. 8-10a.m.
.. 11-1 p.m.
... 2-4p.m.
Time to get the hell out of College
Station!
FRIDAY DEC. 18
Classes Meeting
MWF 12 or
MWF 11:30-12:30
TTH 2-3:15 or
TTH 1-2:15
Exam Time
By now you are safely home. Or
well on the way.
The first thing to do when you
get there is find out where your
mom hid the Christmas cookies.
Grab a few to munch on as you
hunt for and rattle Christmas pre
sents.
Practice being your favorite
vegetable.