{"id":1247,"date":"2013-09-27T10:09:12","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T14:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2013-09-27T10:09:12","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T14:09:12","slug":"taylor-when-the-tests-come-marching-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2013\/09\/27\/taylor-when-the-tests-come-marching-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor: When the Tests Come Marching In&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/comblog\/files\/2013\/04\/TaylorWalker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1112\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" title=\"TaylorWalker\" src=\"\/comblog\/files\/2013\/04\/TaylorWalker-150x150.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2013\/04\/TaylorWalker-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2013\/04\/TaylorWalker-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2013\/04\/TaylorWalker.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>The seasonal change from summer to fall sets off a one-word alarm for me\u2026MIDTERMS.\u00a0 No need for panic, there are tons of things to do on campus that will help you release tension and anxiety. The first test of the semester is nerve wrecking for all. BUT \u2026there are the things that you can do in advance to prepare:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Go to Office Hours- It\u2019s mandatory for professors and faculty to section hours of office time just to answer course inquires. Use this time to your advantage!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Begin to review early material- It never hurts to start reviewing early. No worries, all the cool kiddies use flashcards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Breathe- Don\u2019t let fear become overwhelming. Pace yourself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Find a Study Buddy- There is no better way to review class material than with someone else.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Remember your resources- The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/erc\/\">ERC<\/a> has a ton of mock exam sessions. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/calendar\/\">Bu.edu\/today<\/a> has a great list of events to aid to test prep!<\/p>\n<p>Get a good nights rest before your exams!\u00a0 In the words of Kid President, \u2018Keep being Awesome.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Best,<\/p>\n<p>Taylor<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The seasonal change from summer to fall sets off a one-word alarm for me\u2026MIDTERMS.\u00a0 No need for panic, there are tons of things to do on campus that will help you release tension and anxiety. The first test of the semester is nerve wrecking for all. BUT \u2026there are the things that you can do &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2013\/09\/27\/taylor-when-the-tests-come-marching-in\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Taylor: When the Tests Come Marching In&#8230;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3892,257,1613,7270,7283],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1247"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1247"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1248,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1247\/revisions\/1248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}