Look at all the fucks you give now that you’re done with your thesis

With only a few weeks left of the semester, many seniors (and some sad Barnard polisci majors taking a colloquium) are working on finishing up their thesis papers. We bring you about an hour’s worth of tunes to listen to and reflect on the long journey you’ve had as well as the final moments of pain before you turn it in.

• Under Pressure, David Bowie and Queen– The whole process of writing a thesis is like being trapped in a pressure tank and not being able to get out. Bowie (RIP) understands just what it’s like to have the impending doom of the thesis hanging over you.
• Emotion, Carly Rae Jepsen– Whether they were good or bad, you went through a whole gamut of emotions writing this damn paper.
• No More Parties in LA, Kanye West– For all those Friday nights you gave up going to parties in EC* to type the night away in Butler.
• Hey Mami, Sylvan Esso– There were just so many calls to mom while you were tearing up on Broadway this past year because you didn’t think you’d be able to finish your thesis.
• I Just Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Over You, Colin Hay– It honestly gets to a point that you accept you’ll probably be writing this paper until the day you die (which isn’t too far off from Commencement.)
• Shot For Me, Drake– Have your undergrad friends drink for you out of pity because they just don’t understand what the struggle is like.
• Frank’s Track, Kanye West– A reminder that you can always make some edits to make your masterpiece even better just like Kanye and TLOP.
• Lost in My Mind, The Head and the Heart– Have you actually had a conversation with anyone in the past 24 hours? Physical contact as opposed to Facebook messenger? It’s tough remembering to be a person who thinks about other people when a deadline is looming.
• Left Hand Free, alt-J– To grab the ButCaf coffee to the left of your laptop while your right hand still types.
• Countdown, Beyoncé– Listen, prof. We don’t need you to keep reminding us that our draft is due at the end of the week. We get it.
• Work From Home, Fifth Harmony– Fuck it. You don’t even bother going to the library to work anymore, and you just work from your bed instead.
• Past Lives, BØRNS– What was life like before your thesis???
• Let ’em Say, Lizzo and Caroline Smith– You’ve finally handed in your thesis! Who even cares what your prof/advisor/whatever academic is reading your paper will say at this point. You love yourself too damn much to care about your thesis anymore.