2008 Woodie Awards
He Said: How to cope with the stress of mid-terms
Rob Roy
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: He Said/She Said
Mid terms and finals are usually the most hectic time of the typical college students semester. Testing, which normally counts as 40% of you semester grade, is enough stress to cause a week of sleepless nights and hours of studying. Additionally, there are professors who add on extra work to make up for an easy semester.
Generally, students try to cram for the entire week, which results in nearly no sleep. There are a few techniques and tools, which can help lower the stress during this time in the semester.
1. Get semester long projects and papers 75% completed before the week of mid-terms. This means have everything completed besides the final editing and corrections. Getting big projects and papers finished ahead of time will give you more time to study for finals.
2. Sacrifice the weekend before finals. Try to give this weekend to studying and work. If you have a productive weekend before finals and midterms begin it will give you a big jump on the week.
3. Prioritize your work. Study more for tests that you need a high grade in to save the semester. Try to create some sort of schedule to follow as this will help you to stay on task.
4. Study buddies, CLA, Tutors and office hours are huge before and during finals. Utilizing all the resources presented to you will help in scoring higher on your tests.
5. Lastly, try to get a good night of sleep and eat a good breakfast before your tests.
Mid terms and finals weeks are always a difficult time for a college student. Hopefully these five simple techniques and tips will help lower the stress of the week and help you to score higher in the end.
Generally, students try to cram for the entire week, which results in nearly no sleep. There are a few techniques and tools, which can help lower the stress during this time in the semester.
1. Get semester long projects and papers 75% completed before the week of mid-terms. This means have everything completed besides the final editing and corrections. Getting big projects and papers finished ahead of time will give you more time to study for finals.
2. Sacrifice the weekend before finals. Try to give this weekend to studying and work. If you have a productive weekend before finals and midterms begin it will give you a big jump on the week.
3. Prioritize your work. Study more for tests that you need a high grade in to save the semester. Try to create some sort of schedule to follow as this will help you to stay on task.
4. Study buddies, CLA, Tutors and office hours are huge before and during finals. Utilizing all the resources presented to you will help in scoring higher on your tests.
5. Lastly, try to get a good night of sleep and eat a good breakfast before your tests.
Mid terms and finals weeks are always a difficult time for a college student. Hopefully these five simple techniques and tips will help lower the stress of the week and help you to score higher in the end.
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