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I've got three more finals and I really don't care at this point. My motivation is so sapped and I plan to cram sufficiently to get a decent grade. I've got a job, so who cares whether I got an A or B or B- in Secured Transactions?

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you guys need to chill, because in the end its all worth it

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that's what i never understood about finals...you're exhausted from a long semester, so here's a test worth half your grade. Good luck! Most of the finals I took in college weren't cumulative, so I had that going for me...

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[quote=jdlea;308279]I'm an IS major at UMBC and we don't have a lot of finals. So, needless to say, there are a lot of haters who think our major is easy. Well, this week I had 2 finals Monday, I have a test Wednesday that's 33% of my grade, will be 12 pages short answer and I have a test on Thursday. Then, I have my last test on Tuesday. My finals aren't too bad, just Friday and Monday, but, oh btw, they're Calc and Macroeconomics. So, I feel your pain.[/quote]

Yeah Calc is easy for me, but I am a foreign affairs and econ double. I just took my macro junks on Friday. It was kinda hard.

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[QUOTE=hooskins;308402]Yeah Calc is easy for me, but I am a foreign affairs and econ double. I just took my macro junks on Friday. It was kinda hard.[/QUOTE]

I don't have any problems with calc, it's pretty easy. I have a 97% average on the tests, but it still sucks to have to deal with it.

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Yeah I mean I kinda built to be an engineer, because my strong points in HS were Calc and the Sciences, but somehow ended up in foreign affairs, which is much more interesting.

The bad part about it, is that I get the worst of both world. Tons of papers for politics, and problem sets for econ. Fun Fun.

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[QUOTE=BDBohnzie;308314]that's what i never understood about finals...you're exhausted from a long semester, so here's a test worth half your grade. Good luck! Most of the finals I took in college weren't cumulative, so I had that going for me...[/QUOTE]

My accounting final in college was 1 question (Parts A, B, and C, but you couldn't get B and C right if you didn't get A right). And that 1 question accounted for 100% of our grade.

Pain in the you know what

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What is IS btw?

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Information Systems. It's kinda somewhere between Comp Sci and Business. It's not all that difficult, but I do have a test tomorrow night that will be about 10 - 12 pages short answer/essay.

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I want to be an IS major. I'm trying to decide right now. As of now i am technically an Accounting major but that could easily change next year. i want to stay in the business school but I am trying to decide what exactly. Accounting+IS seems like the path I'll take.

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I know it sucks for you college guys now, but believe me enjoy it while you can. I'm always looking back and saying damn, I wish I only had a couple of classes per day now. Once you get to the real world there's no more summers off, 3-4 week breaks for Christmas, etc.

I know school is stressful, and I don't miss those all night cram sessions hopped up on coffee and no-doze, LOL. But it's still a great time in your lives, something you'll never come close to experiencing again.

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Today is my last day of classes.....ever. I'm actually really going to miss classes. I like the idea of making my own schedule, accounting to no one but myself, and reading every day about things I'm interested in.

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People actually read texts?

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72;308523]I know school is stressful, and I don't miss those all night cram sessions hopped up on coffee and no-doze, LOL. But it's still a great time in your lives, something you'll never come close to experiencing again.[/QUOTE]
If they had Sugar Free Rockstar while I was in college...i'd probably be drinking 5-7 of them a day now, instead of my usual 1-2. The best was Dunkin' Donuts coffee. Large cup at 11pm and I was up all night no problem.

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Probelm with rock star is the crash =/

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[quote=Daseal;308592]Probelm with rock star is the crash =/[/quote]

I drank 4 last night. Brutal...

After I'm done studying I just lay in bed and the damn birds keep me up. I hate it.

I'm actually about to run out to Giant and re-up. This is crunch time for me... and I've spent to much time dicking around online already...

To everyone else in the struggle, GOOD LUCK!

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[quote=Daseal;308592]Probelm with rock star is the crash =/[/quote]

sugar free my friend, that cuts the crash. I mean the caffine crash is still there, but if its sugar free. then its less

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Sugar free Red Bull is pretty good, well as good as Red Bull can be I guess. I certainly don't drink it for the taste, but it's a nice hangover drink.

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[quote=Mattyk72;308598]Sugar free Red Bull is pretty good, well as good as Red Bull can be I guess. I certainly don't drink it for the taste, but it's a nice hangover drink.[/quote]
Best way I prevent a hangover is by drinking one of those big Gatorades right before I go to bed.

A hangover is basically low blood sugar, dehydration, and vitamin deficiency. You can knock most of them out by slamming down one of those bad boys before you go to bed.

I'm not saying I wake up and everything is puppies and rainbows, but I usually feel a lot better than I would without it.

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[quote=hooskins;308596]sugar free my friend, that cuts the crash. I mean the caffine crash is still there, but if its sugar free. then its less[/quote]

5 Hour Energy Drink. I had a thread about it about a month ago and finally tried it. It's my SAVIOR if I want to stay up extra time. NO crash because there's very little sugar in it and I feel great, not jittery, the whole night.

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[QUOTE=hooskins;308596]sugar free my friend, that cuts the crash. I mean the caffine crash is still there, but if its sugar free. then its less[/QUOTE]
Yep, I only deal in sugar free energy drinks...no need for the extra sugar and calories.

I've been drinking Diet Turbo Tea as well ([url]http://www.americanbodybuilding.com/v1/dietandenergy/de-dietturbo.php)[/url]. Less caffeine, but no sugar or calories. It's like drinking a bottle of your favorite store brand Iced Tea, just with more caffeine. You can get them at GNC, Vitamin Shoppe, etc, and they're cheaper than most energy drinks on the market ($1.79).

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[quote=RobH4413;308599]Best way I prevent a hangover is by drinking one of those big Gatorades right before I go to bed.

A hangover is basically low blood sugar, dehydration, and vitamin deficiency. You can knock most of them out by slamming down one of those bad boys before you go to bed.

I'm not saying I wake up and everything is puppies and rainbows, but I usually feel a lot better than I would without it.[/quote]

Gatorade = too many carbs for my taste.

Whenever I'm drinking I try to drink just water for the last hour or two of the evening. Then I fill up a huge container of water to keep next to my bed, whenever I wake up I pound as much as I can, and generally by the time I get up I don't feel so bad.

Usually by dinner time is when I need that Red Bull to get me through the rest of the day.

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[QUOTE=RobH4413;308599]Best way I prevent a hangover is by drinking one of those big Gatorades right before I go to bed.

A hangover is basically low blood sugar, dehydration, and vitamin deficiency. You can knock most of them out by slamming down one of those bad boys before you go to bed.

I'm not saying I wake up and everything is puppies and rainbows, but I usually feel a lot better than I would without it.[/QUOTE]

I'm a big proponent of the Gatorade hangover remedy as well...that and chocolate milk actually

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[QUOTE=SmootSmack;308624]I'm a big proponent of the Gatorade hangover remedy as well...that and chocolate milk actually[/QUOTE]

I've heard Pedialyte is good too, never tried it, though.

I don't imagine chocolate milk would work very well for me, though, I occasionally get the upset stomach with my hangovers. Thumbs down on the chocolate milk for me...

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Sugar Free Sobe Adrenaline Rush blue and silver can. Its the best energy drink.


I took some ritalin the other night for the first time to see if it would work because a lot of people use it. I hear aderall is much better but the person didn't have any at the time. Regardless, ritalin wored great because it kept me awake and made me study. I didn't study faster but I wanted to study and actually enjoyed it.

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection;308604]5 Hour Energy Drink. I had a thread about it about a month ago and finally tried it. It's my SAVIOR if I want to stay up extra time. NO crash because there's very little sugar in it and I feel great, not jittery, the whole night.[/quote]

Yeah I remember that thread, I just dont remember you liking it. How much does a bottle cost?

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1) Aderall is nuts. You can read a whole text book and remember it. At least as far as I hear.

2) For a hangover. Cold V8 juice and beef jerky, namely wild bills. I know it sounds strange, but you're cured literally within seconds of eating/drinking.

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I'm on adderall right now. I wanted to read this book. I sorta got side tracked and didn't read as much as i wanted. Its an astronomy class so the pictures were interesting so i just started staring at them and focusing on other things. the test is monday so i don't really have to worry so much. I got back on track and it is working pretty well. I never tried this or ritalin before this past week, but i have done both now.

I feel like a different person than i normally do and i feel weird writing even this. really nonchalant right now... I don't think that is what it is 'supposed' to do. Whatever, after this week of finals i won't do it for another 4 months at the least but honestly i don't think i'll do it more than 2-3 times a semester ever. Basically only when i really need to. -> f... finals. Also i feel like I am a moral person but have my own set of morals (different than most people's, i feel) and this sorta feels like cheating to me. I might not do it for these finals but i have to think about it a bit and determine if it is immoral. I mean, caffeine has the same effect but at a lesser extent and just makes you hyper. But caffeine is not a prescription drug and I am not diagnosed with ADD so it sorta like cheating. I don't know; I'll think about it. This adderall sure is making me think about it though.


As for hangovers, i really don't get them that much. I really don't get why but I'll blackout and sometimes even puke and not feel a hangover the next day whereas i have to listen to people complain about theirs.

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my brother made me try those Chaser things once...and they actually work...as for exams...took my last ones last week, oh yeah!!

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btw f... this aderrall. I can't sleep! I took it at like midnight. I was only going to take half but then decided to take it all. Big mistake. Finals at maryland don't start till Saturday so I have time to get back on track. Today was going to be my fun day though. Now i am going to spend it sleeping when this shit wears off.

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wtf, its a friday and it doesn't feel like it at all. It doesn't feel like any specific day either. it just... is. F...ing final tomorrow.

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[quote=BigSKINBauer;308699]I'm on adderall right now. I wanted to read this book. I sorta got side tracked and didn't read as much as i wanted. Its an astronomy class so the pictures were interesting so i just started staring at them and focusing on other things. the test is monday so i don't really have to worry so much. I got back on track and it is working pretty well. I never tried this or ritalin before this past week, but i have done both now.

I feel like a different person than i normally do and i feel weird writing even this. really nonchalant right now... I don't think that is what it is 'supposed' to do. Whatever, after this week of finals i won't do it for another 4 months at the least but honestly i don't think i'll do it more than 2-3 times a semester ever. Basically only when i really need to. -> f... finals. Also i feel like I am a moral person but have my own set of morals (different than most people's, i feel) and this sorta feels like cheating to me. I might not do it for these finals but i have to think about it a bit and determine if it is immoral. I mean, caffeine has the same effect but at a lesser extent and just makes you hyper. But caffeine is not a prescription drug and I am not diagnosed with ADD so it sorta like cheating. I don't know; I'll think about it. This adderall sure is making me think about it though.


As for hangovers, i really don't get them that much. I really don't get why but I'll blackout and sometimes even puke and not feel a hangover the next day whereas i have to listen to people complain about theirs.[/quote]

How much did you take? I am prescribed and I'll admit that sometimes I don't know whether or not I'm focusing, or just tripping...

The stuff is great though. It really helps you stay focused.

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Well midterms actually. I have one coming up at 11am and **** it. I dont even care any more. Been studying for a long ass time and now I just hate the material.

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And what the **** is up with the censoring.

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It's just the mother****ing man trying to keep you down...

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[quote=hooskins;427032]Well midterms actually. I have one coming up at 11am and **** it. I dont even care any more. Been studying for a long ass time and now I just hate the material.[/quote]

I feel ya I just had a test yesterday. But college prepares you for real life... which also sucks.

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[quote=DynamiteRave;427054]I feel ya I just had a test yesterday. But college prepares you for real life... which also sucks.[/quote]


I have one tomorrow at 3pm a freaking final at 3pm on a Friday! Screw college

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I would trade work for school any day of the week. I cannot believe just how awesome school actually was. Enjoy it, it is all downhill from here.

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Enjoy college while you can. In real life you don't get a month off for Christmas or 3 months off for the summer. Unless you're a teacher I guess.

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Ahhh the days of college...thinking it was so hard and so overwhelming. I dream of those days. College is a cake walk compared to life and jobs.