{"id":157027,"date":"2019-12-09T08:15:06","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T13:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=157027"},"modified":"2019-12-06T11:25:55","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T16:25:55","slug":"the-finals-countdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2019\/12\/the-finals-countdown\/","title":{"rendered":"The Final(s) Countdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It all comes down to this: a whole semester&#8217;s worth of lecture notes, group projects, lab work, and assigned reading, all distilled into the final exams that begin on Dec. 9 and run through Dec. 15. All across the University, an intense kind of quiet descends as classes cease along with casual activity, and students train their focus on notes, spreadsheets, books, and last projects. In a few days, winter break will arrive, and the pressure and exhilaration of final exams will be over &#8211; until the spring, that is. In these images from around campus at the end of the fall 2019 semester, our University photographers capture the dedication and determination of UConn students as they prepare for the last academic hurdle of the calendar year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"wondergridgallerylightbox_options_86\" data-skinsfoldername=\"skins\/default\/\"  data-jsfolder=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/plugins\/wonderplugin-gridgallery\/engine\/\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wonderplugingridgallery\" id=\"wonderplugingridgallery-86\" data-gridgalleryid=\"86\" data-width=\"200\" data-height=\"150\" data-skin=\"focus\" data-style=\"hover\" data-categorylist=\"[{&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;all&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Show All&quot;}]\" data-enabletabindex=\"false\" data-masonrymode=\"false\" data-random=\"false\" data-shownavigation=\"true\" data-shownavcontrol=\"true\" data-hidenavdefault=\"false\" data-nohoverontouchscreen=\"false\" data-hoverzoomin=\"false\" data-hoverzoominimageonly=\"true\" data-hoverzoominimagecenter=\"false\" data-hoverfade=\"false\" data-responsive=\"true\" data-mediumscreen=\"true\" data-smallscreen=\"true\" data-showtitle=\"true\" data-showtexttitle=\"true\" data-showtextdescription=\"true\" data-showtextbutton=\"true\" data-overlaylink=\"true\" data-donotaddtext=\"false\" data-lightboxnogroup=\"false\" data-lightboxcategorygroup=\"false\" data-lightboxshowallcategories=\"false\" data-lightboxshowtitle=\"true\" data-lightboxshowdescription=\"false\" data-lightboxresponsive=\"true\" data-centerimage=\"true\" data-circularimage=\"false\" data-firstimage=\"false\" data-textinsidespace=\"false\" data-donotinit=\"false\" data-addinitscript=\"false\" data-lightboxshowsocial=\"false\" data-lightboxshowfacebook=\"true\" data-lightboxshowtwitter=\"true\" data-lightboxshowpinterest=\"true\" data-lightboxsocialrotateeffect=\"true\" data-lightboxenablehtml5poster=\"false\" data-categoryshow=\"false\" data-categoryhideall=\"false\" data-categorymulticat=\"false\" data-categoryatleastone=\"false\" data-addvideoplaybutton=\"true\" data-lightboxfullscreenmode=\"false\" data-lightboxcloseonoverlay=\"true\" data-lightboxvideohidecontrols=\"false\" data-lightboxresponsivebarheight=\"false\" data-lightboxnotkeepratioonsmallheight=\"false\" data-lazyloadimages=\"true\" data-triggerresize=\"false\" data-lightboxautoslide=\"false\" data-lightboxshowtimer=\"true\" data-lightboxshowplaybutton=\"true\" data-lightboxalwaysshownavarrows=\"false\" data-lightboxshowtitleprefix=\"true\" data-thumbwidth=\"90\" data-thumbheight=\"60\" data-thumbtopmargin=\"12\" data-thumbbottommargin=\"4\" data-barheight=\"64\" data-titlebottomcss=\"color:#333; 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(Lucas Voghell\/UConn Photo)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wonderplugin-gridgallery-item-img lazyload\" alt=\"A student puts her feet up while studying at the Wilbur Cross South Reading Room.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Study191121b055-300x200.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wonderplugin-gridgallery-item\" data-row=\"2\" data-col=\"2\"><div class=\"wonderplugin-gridgallery-item-container\"><a class=\"wpgridlightbox wpgridlightbox-86\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Study191204a055-300x200.jpg\" data-wpggroup=\"wpgridgallery-86\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Study191204a055.jpg\" data-title=\"Students study in the Wilbur Cross South Reading Room on Dec. 4, 2019. 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(Kayla Simon\/UConn Photo)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wonderplugin-gridgallery-item-img lazyload\" alt=\"A student studies at a table, with papers spread out before her.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Study191203a004-300x200.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wonderplugin-gridgallery-item\" data-row=\"1\" data-col=\"1\"><div class=\"wonderplugin-gridgallery-item-container\"><a class=\"wpgridlightbox wpgridlightbox-86\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Study191120b006-300x200.jpg\" data-wpggroup=\"wpgridgallery-86\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Study191120b006.jpg\" data-title=\"Students studying at the Student Union. 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(Kayla Simon\/UConn Photo)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wonderplugin-gridgallery-item-img lazyload\" alt=\"A student studies for a chemistry exam in the laundry room of a residence hall.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Study191120c015-300x200.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wonderplugin-gridgallery-item\" data-row=\"1\" data-col=\"1\"><div class=\"wonderplugin-gridgallery-item-container\"><a class=\"wpgridlightbox wpgridlightbox-86\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Study191120b033-300x200.jpg\" data-wpggroup=\"wpgridgallery-86\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Study191120b033.jpg\" data-title=\"A quiet spot in the Gentry Building offers a student an opportunity to study. 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