The End is Near

It is nearing the end of the school year and the “World’s Coming to an End” syndrome is going around. There are many ways which people deal with the end nearing. Here are just a few:

The Its 5 o’clock Somewhere Crowd—the people who have totally given up on going to class or doing any work. Most of their days are spent tanning in this lovely weather, drinking beer, hosting barbeques and playing golf. All I have to say, it must be nice to be these kind of people without a care in the world. But you will be screwed when it comes down to the final days of finals.

The Library Group—Yes, I noticed all of you spending hours in the library, hoping it would help. They carry around oversized backpacks with all this year’s books and their laptops. Then, when they finally make it to the library, they on Facebook, AIM and Twitter to announce to the world they are here to work and, subsequently, get stuck in conversations and get little to no work done. My advice would be to leave the technology at home and write out the paper by hand (archaic, I know). At the very least, don’t connect to the internet and I guarantee you’ll get more done.

The Doom Sayers—The people who crowd Academic Services and the Writing Center, because, most likely, they slacked off the majority of the semester and are all now Chicken Littles, proclaiming the sky is falling. Relax. If you look at the amount of work you have as a whole, you will never get anything done. If you tackle thing one by one, then you will be fine.

The Sentimentalists—This usually applies to only seniors or people transferring. They try to capture everything with a sigh, stating over-sugary sweet proclamations like, “This is our last trip to Keene.” When you know, a few months ago, they were saying, “Keene sucks I can’t wait to get out of here.” To these people, take a picture, it lasts longer.

The G-Word Bombers—Also applies to seniors. Those few jittery people who either become depressed when you mention graduation or freak out. To these people, get over it! Seriously. Everything happens for a reason. There is a reason for this new chapter in your lives.