Our first religion test inspired panic, fear, anxiety, and the weird raucousness that occurs just before the apocalypse. Some kids barricaded themselves in the only quiet place in the house (the stuffy library) only to discover that other students were surfing Youtube and laughing more loudly than anyone thought possible. Some announced hourly trips to the Food & Wine to get more Dr. Pepper and Magnum Bars. Some stalwart study groups worked for twelve solid minutes at a time, breaking to sing Disney or N'Sync to just get through it. I stood this last group for about twenty-four minutes before I went upstairs to study properly, only to find a horde of girls learning some sort of rap cheerleading routine in the classroom. Thanks to Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and some really loud headphones, I could finally settle down to learn about the apostalic mission in detail.
I won't lie, group study guides inspire more uneasiness (and sometimes suck up more time) than just individual study. When it's obvious that one whole section of questions was researched on Wikipedia rather than class notes, it's enough to ruin faith in the entire ordeal. But, even so, everyone on their laptops, looking panicked about the imminent ruin just hours away, empty bags of chips and soda bottles scattered everwhere--I can't help but smile and calm down myself. Dr. Seely can't fail us all, right?
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