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Chapter 1: What do students do during Dead Week?
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There's no experience on earth quite like going to college. Aw, nothing. It's so fun. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. I went for two semesters. Yeah, it was great, right? It counts. It does count. Community college also counts. Hey, for sure. It's where you discover life's most important lessons. Like, how do you move a 160-pound beer keg up four flights of apartment stairs? See?
They say physics don't come in handy, but they do. Truthfully. And how many days in a row can you wear the same hoodie before it becomes a problem? Ah. But did you know the most stressful part of attending an elite university is actually the last week of school when you're quizzed on what you remember between all those frat parties that you went to. They call it dead week.
And it's supposed to be a nice quiet week of studying and reflection with the occasional block party mixed in. Yeah, right before finals happen. But we won't be sure until we play the audio from Jose and Alexis, who were there on campus asking students a simple question. What you doing at Dead Week? What you doing during Dead Week? Partying hard, enjoying the sun, and then taking my finals.
Oh, okay. No studying in there. Just... No, just raw dogging the finals. What's some drama going on right now in your college life? I hate my roommates. They don't clean up. They'll just throw their stuff everywhere, never clean the bathroom, never vacuum. One of them left me to take care of her dog for a whole week, and she just left. Wait, what? She just left the dog with you?
Yeah, she just left the dog with me. She didn't say anything. She was like, oh, I dropped my dog off, and I'm going to be gone the whole week. And I was like, all right, guess me and the dog are hanging out. So let me ask, moving out of roommates, kind of awkward if you see them around school. Are you going to run into them in any of these parties this week?
Oh, yeah, I'm living with them next year. Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait. So you're moving back in with the bad roommate? Well, one of their moms owns the house and gives me practically free rent, so I kind of have to lock in and, you know. You better be the dog girl's mom. Yeah, that's horrible.
It definitely is a special time in your life when your college broke and you're eating foods you normally wouldn't eat and living places you normally would never live. You know what? Your boundaries readjust really depending on what your income is. Yeah, it's true. The level that we're willing to withhold on roommates, it's like, oh, these people are awful. Oh, almost free rent? Yeah, go ahead.
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Chapter 2: How do students balance studying and partying?
Are you seriously taking advice from a guy who proudly craps his pants in the library while drinking Red Bull? He's not the guy who'd go to for, like, life information. Yeah, he gets all his nutrients from alcohol and energy. Hey, he's going to be on you when he's the next big author. I mean, sweet. He's going to come out with some huge book. I stand corrected.
It's what you do in a dead week where Jose and Alexis went to a local college campus on the final week of school when everyone's supposed to be studying to ask these highly educated students a very simple question. What you doing at Dead Week? Absolutely nothing. I just got done playing Die with some buddies. Okay, I know what Die is, but for anybody not listening, could you explain Die?
Yeah, so Die, you create a board. It's really a frat game. And then you set that up. You have two dice that you throw in the air. And when it drops, before it drops, you have to catch it. And if you don't catch it, they get a point. At 8, you have to kill your beer. And then at 16, that's when the game ends. So it's really just a drinking game. Would you consider yourself good at die?
Yeah, I'm pretty good at die. I like it. How many days a week are you playing? Seven days a week. Okay, so every day. It sounds like you're just living the dream. You don't sound like a stressed out student at all. Yeah, that's how I try to live my life. Do you have advice for other college kids that are stressed during dead week? There's no point to stress, honestly. I think it's all fake.
Stress is, in my mind, fake. It's something you create in your mind. I don't know if that's deep. Or stupid. Sometimes it can be both, Alexis. He fails out of college? No stress, though. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know what? I bet all of the parents that are helping pay for these college bills are so happy hearing these tips.
I mean, I definitely wanted to die just listening to that dude talk about dying, but good for him. He sounds like he's in a great place. What are you doing during dead week? Starting to study for finals, but the real finals are next week during finals week. Okay, so what do you do to prepare? Like, everyone's got their own strat.
I just like to sit down in the library in the quiet section, study, take 10-minute breaks every once in a while, and just lock in. Ooh, 10-minute breaks, that's smart. I think it's supposed to. It's supposed to be better for people who can't focus. I think we should take a 10-second break for me real quick because I don't know what I'm going to ask you next. Maybe Alexa's going to help me.
Nine, eight. She's saying, hold on, we didn't need to do the full 10 seconds. Are you going to get on a boat today? Maybe. I have class at 5, so I don't have much time to get on a boat.
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Chapter 3: What are the biggest challenges faced during finals week?
Ooh, let me give you a scenario then. Hell week, class at 5, but a boat full of gorgeous women in bikinis rolls up. And it's like, oh, hey, we need a guy to oil us down in our bikinis on the boat. What do you say, bro? I say I got to get that 4.0. Wow. We found the one. The one, Jesus. I don't know.
No offense, but if a boat full of girls came up sounding like that, I'd probably be like, no thanks, too. I'm sorry, bro. But that was What You Do in a Dead Week.
Joy is essential and it's also elusive. But now there's a new and exciting way to start your journey toward a more joyful existence. Joy 101. It's a new podcast hosted by me, Hoda Kotb. If you're craving inspiration to maximize your joy, tune into these candid, uplifting, and moving on-air chats. Open your free iHeartRadio app, search Joy 101, and listen now.
Joy 101 with Hoda Kotb is presented by CVS.