The A B C’s of Finals

Aspire to be done with papers before exams start

Try to get final papers done before final exams begin

If you can’t be “done” with a paper before your finals, at least get started that way there’s less stress and more time to spend studying for final tests

Arrive at Tests Early

Sometimes there just aren’t enough chairs.

Everyone has to come to the final. Not everybody comes to class (don’t be that guy)

Ackowledge the limits of Study Groups

A study group can be useful to go over material and discuss what’s going to be on

the test

Study groups can’t teach you the material that you didn’t bother to learn or read

Be sure that you’re ready!Make sure you’re actually learning the

material as you go along; go to class and take notes

Don’t put off studying until the night before

If you don’t understand something, ask the Professor

Balance Classes... or not.Make sure you focus on all of your exams, not

just some

Prioritize which exams you’re studying for based on difficulty and the order you have to take

them in

Be Aware of Stressful People

Stress is contagious

Resist the urge to study with people who are super-stressed (they generally don’t end up doing

anything productive anyway)

Avoid stress yourself by being prepared

Create an Environment Conducive to Studying

Find a study space that is quiet and where you can concentrate

Wear headphones...even if you’re not listening to anything. It keeps people from interrupting you.

Take advantage of additional study spaces on campus that are open specially for finals

Commit to your exams

Be a student first

Make sure that studying is a priority. Your club will be here in the spring; will

you if you fail a class?

Don’t judge how much time you study by how much time someone else is

studying. Everyone learns differently.

Confidence

Be confident in your abilities. You’ve worked hard, now show the Professor!

Recognize that your “first guess” is often correct.

And Take Care of yourself!

Make sure you’re sleeping, eating, and staying healthy for finals.

Now’s not the time to go for the world record in not sleeping.

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