'Twas The Night Before Finals

‘Twas The Night Before Finals

By: Aquarius Cain

Accelerated Learning Educational Services

‘Twas the night before finals and all through the house,

College students on the computer click, click, clicking the mouse;

Suitcases were packed at the dorms by the door,

In hopes that tomorrow they would suffer no more;

The students were nestled at their cozy little desks,

With notes, books, and papers, it looked such a mess;

Mamma sent a care package with things to make me think,

But I don’t want that stuff, I need a 5-hour energy drink;

When out on the yard I heard a loud cheer,

It’s all of my friends partying with beer;

I flew away from the window and went back to my desk,

I can’t party with them, I’ve got to study for this test!

I’ll pull an all-nighter although my professor doesn’t suggest, 

On the night before an exam you need a good night’s rest;

Looking at the study guide with no clue where to begin,

I need a life line, it’s time to “phone a friend!”

I called 855-3-TUTOR-ME from my phone,

In no time at all, the Accelerated Learning tutor was at my home;

We discussed my strengths and weaknesses and came up with a plan,

“Think positive,” the tutor said, “say, I think I can, I think I can!”

Now, study guides! Now, text books! Now, workbooks and notes!

On, sticky notes! on flashcards! on graphic organizers, we wrote!

Eat breakfast and drink little, these tips I did take,

I would only get to go to the bathroom during the test break;

In the morn, I grabbed 2 pencils, a calculator, and jacket too,

I raced out the door and headed to school;

I grabbed my scantron and test and took a seat, 

I remembered what my tutor taught me, “do not accept defeat.”

I controlled my nervousness by saying, “You’re going to do fine,”

I moved from question to question without wasting time;

I read the questions first, then after, the passage I did read,

She said pick a letter of the day to guess when I don’t know—it’s “D.”

I did the easy questions first and skipped all around,

Man, it’s so quiet in here, you can’t hear a sound;

Now it’s time to go back to the difficult questions and make an educated guess,

Using process of elimination I can find the choice that is best;

I used context clues for words I didn’t understand,

I’m going to pass this test, yes I can!

With lots of confidence I went back to double check my answers,

As I finished up the test I heard a little whisper;

You’re going to do great so please don’t you stress,

Happy testing to all from A-L-E-S!

 What's going through your mind the night before finals? Share your funny thoughts, moments, or experiences with us.

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About the author:

Aquarius Cain is the CEO of Accelerated Learning Educational Services. She is a full-time tutor with more than ten years of combined teaching and tutoring experience.  As an educator, Mrs. Cain is a lover of learning and any opportunity she gets to spread knowledge, she does, in her own unique way!

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