Final exams are right around the corner for most Bob Jones students. This means late night studying, mild panic attacks, and tons of fretting. Finals in high school aren’t quite as troublesome and stress burdened as college finals, but colleges like Emory and Kent State are trying to change that.

At Emory University’s law library, one can find Stanley, a golden retriever puppy. Students come to visit Stanley for puppy therapy, a way to relax and relieve their assessment stress. Ashika Hasan, and Bob Jones Sophomore testifies, “I’m kind of worried about the finals, but I’m trying not to stress about it as much.”

Emory is not the only university that is using our four-legged companions as tension aiders. Other schools such as Macalaster College in Minnesota and even Harvard University and Yale have adopted this idea to ease student pressure.

Wendy Nguyen, a freshman, proclaims, “I think finals are too stressful to be placed on the shoulders of a high schooler, it causes even more stress thinking about failing.” Quoted in Huffington Post article, “research discovered that connections with pets decrease cortisol levels, the stress hormone, and increase endorphins, or the happiness hormone.”