Emma Sweet and Celi DAngelo were supposed to be done by now. If everything had gone according to plan, the Fairfield Ludlowe High School students would have been celebrating the end of finals this weekend, instead of studying for them at the library.
But thanks to three snow days, the girls have taken only one days worth of exams so far. Emma, Celi and the handful of other students in the library this weekend were split on how they felt about the extra time. Celi would have preferred to be done with exams already.
Im going to study for them the two days before anyway, Celi said. So Im just going to push back my studying a day.
For me, its kind of the opposite, Emma said. "For some of them ... I hadn't studied until [Saturday]." So Im glad I had the extra time.
Students also differed on how theyve been using the extra time. Many, like Ludlowe freshman Brooke Siegel, said they treated the days off like any other snow days and relaxed. Others, like Brookes friend Sydney McArthur, wanted to make the most of the time off.
Ive actually been studying every day, Sydney says.
At another corner of the library, Shawn Cody found another reason to dread the delayed exam schedule. He said, half-jokingly, that the added time can lead to added pressure.
My dad said to me the other day, With all this extra time, youre obviously going to ace all your exams, right? Shawn said.
But most students followed the lead of Greg Convertito, who was studying alongside Emma and Celi. Greg said he studied maybe an hour every day on his snow days, but mostly didnt let the time worry him.
It doesnt matter, Greg says. I procrastinate everything anyway.
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