Surviving Finals

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As you’re reaching the end of the semester, the difficult and stressful weeks filled with horrid tests called finals approach. Even though your teachers have been preparing you all semester, finals worry almost everyone because most students seems to forget what they have been taught. Some go to extremes to try to remember the content they have learned, and that only hurts them when their finals arrive. Luckily, I have 7 tips for surviving finals!

Here are my 7 tips for making it through finals:

Tip #1: Don’t cram the night before! Take your books and study materials home before finals and study in sessions of 1-2 chapters every night! Also, study what is most important, because this will make the lesser stuff seem easier. This will keep you from frying your brain from trying to memorize a semester’s worth of material in one night.

Tip #2: Find time to relax! Taking a few minutes every day to relax, listen to music, take a nap, or doing whatever you enjoy to relax can really help your mood and your outlook on school. It gives you the patience to keep going and ace those finals!

Tip #3: Remember that your mental and physical health is of the most importance. Sometimes you can get so determined and focused on studying and stressing that your health goes downhill, quickly. Remember to take breaks and take care of yourself while you study. A 15 minute break won’t ruin your chances of passing.

Tip #4: Don’t forget to sleep! Sleep is very important to your health and your overall mood. The better rested you are, the better you’ll do the morning of finals.

Tip #5: Plan ahead! Make sure you know the date, time, and place your final will be held. The last thing you want to do is rush into the room last minute, rush into the wrong room, or panic because you think you missed the test. Double check the details of the test beforehand.

Tip #6: The morning of your test, eat breakfast! Most students make a habit of skipping breakfast in the mornings. While you’re in your testing room, you don’t need a growling stomach breaking your focus. Eat breakfast and you’ll not only feel better, but be more focused and feel more prepared for the day ahead. After all, breakfast is the most important meal of the day!

Tip #7: After your final, breathe, let go, and celebrate! You made it! You survived your finals! Now, you can finally stop worrying.

I hope these tips will help you get through your finals. Good Luck!

References: #1 and #2 

Blog Submission by Rachel Gibson