Read the following paragraph and answer the question. Give ONLY the answer, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Answer: <most likely answer, as short as possible>.

Paragraph: I look back and its hard to believe that it was just over four months ago that I first moved down there . In so many ways it seems like its been forever . Finals week was a touch on the stressful side .

Question: What is the reason finals week was a touch on the stressful side ?
Final exams count for   much of a student 's grade .. in some cases almost half the grade may be attributed to this one testing .
The reason was not explicitly stated in the paragraph.