Ways seniors are preparing for last weeks at SRU Part 2: Finals Week

Well it’s that time of year at Slippery Rock University, its finals week. For most students, this is a week that many don’t look forward too. It’s a pressure pack week of studying, papers, projects, all-nighters and much more. It’s especially an intense week for graduating seniors as they prepare to take their last set of finals ever at Slippery Rock. Jayme Kromer is one of those graduating seniors who will embark on finals week for the last time and is looking forward to the challenge.

Jayme Kromer is a marketing major at SRU with a minor in communication. During her senior year, she decided to choose marketing as her major and says it was one of the best choices she’s made during her time here. Jayme has said that finals week is something she never really enjoys looking forward too. However, she explains that she will approach finals week the same as she’s done any other semester. “I plan to do nothing different, Kromer said. Just studying hard and pacing myself this week with lots of coffee and note cards.”

Jayme explains how she will be preparing for finals week for the last time.

There are some graduating seniors who still feel the pressure of preparing for finals week. Knowing it’s the last finals week can be exciting, but also can be nerve-racking. Jayme said she has finals in classes such as Communication Law, Business policy, sales management, and is contributing on a final group project in her social media class. Jayme explained how challenging some of these classes have been during the semester, but says it’s been an interesting learning experience. She also explained how much pressure there will be preparing for this upcoming finals week as well as the risks involved if you don’t do well on them. “There is pressure for finals as a senior because if you don’t’ well on a final, you risk failing a class and not graduating and that can create even more pressure in the long run,” Kromer said.

Jayme gives her insight of the stress finals can bring, especially as a graduating senior.

As for the future, Jayme explained that once she’s finished studying for finals, she plans on spending her final days at Slippery Rock looking back and spending a lot of time with friends she’s made here at SRU over the years. After graduation, she plans on pursuing a career in either sales or marketing. She’s hopeful to get a job in marketing possibly with a sports team in Pittsburgh.

Well stay tuned for the third and final installment of this story as we take a look at a senior perspective of spending the finals days at Slippery Rock University, and the anticipation of Graduation Day.