1. “Do I Wanna Know?” – Arctic Monkeys
No, you don’t really want to know what you made on the final you didn’t study for.
2. “Ironic” – Alanis Morissette
Isn’t it ironic…that the class you never showed up had the easiest final?
3. “It’s Up to You Now” – Black Keys
The power is in your hands, choose your fate.
4. “Rollercoaster” – Bleachers
Appropriately named for the wave of emotions felt throughout a day of studying
5. “Bad Timing” – Bombay Bicycle Club
Is there ever really a GOOD time for an exam?
6. “It Ain’t Easy” – David Bowie
It’s not, but you got this!
7. “Never Going Back Again” – Fleetwood Mac
For those of us taking classes that we’ll never use again
8. “Basket Case” – Green Day
How you’ll feel studying for a cumulative final
9. “I Predict A Riot” – Kaiser Chiefs
When the teacher says the final was optional, after it’s already happened
10. “Why I Wait” – Kitten
It’s much more fun to be blissfully unaware of how much you didn’t actually remember
11. “Dazed and Confused” – Led Zeppelin
Wait, there was a textbook for this class?
12. “Passing Out Pieces” – Mac DeMarco
Pieces are what’s left of your brain when Cinco de Mayo rolls around
13. “Give Me Hope” – New Politics
Graduation might be around the corner and C’s get degrees, right?
14. “Don’t Speak” – No Doubt
Those annoying girls in the study room next to you have got to stop talking so loud!
15. “Champagne Supernova” – Oasis
Let the partying at the end of finals commence.
16. “Graduation” – Only Real
GRADUATION!
17. “So Long” – Rilo Kiley
It’s been real!
18. “Swimming” – Shivery Shakes
Grab your friends and head to the pool
19. “Buried Alive” – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Is grad school right around the corner? Be prepared
20. “Pressure” – The 1975
None whatsoever.
