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Midterms. That dreaded word that causes students everywhere to quake upon hearing it. What\u2019s scarier than the thought of the first big cumulative exam of the semester? The tell-all test when you reveal if you\u2019ve been actively learning all semester or if you\u2019ve been sliding down into your lecture hall seat and grabbing an hour or two of beauty rest every day. Get ready, cause it\u2019s show time.<\/p>\n
As spring break begins next week, professors tend to be loading on projects and exams left and right, in an attempt to get that one last evaluation in before students flee to sunshine and warm beaches. However, if you can keep your head among all this craziness, it\u2019s more than possible to manage your time and successfully conquer your midterms. Here\u2019s a handy list of tips to how you can survive \u201chell week\u201d.<\/p>\n
1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SLEEP<\/strong> – This comes first on the list because it is by far the most important preparatory tool and is also the easiest to sacrifice when things get crazy. Make sure first and foremost that you get your 9 \u00bd hours every night, because once you start to slip on that, you\u2019ll fall into a vicious cycle of working inefficiently and therefore sacrificing more sleep as tasks take longer to complete. Also, research shows you will be happier, healthier, and better academically if your brain has the rest it needs.<\/p>\n 2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drink lots of water<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s easy to fall prey to the tantalizing lures of coffee and energy drinks, which promise to give you those extra hours of focus you need. However, if you\u2019re not getting enough water in your day, these diuretics will make you jittery and irritable. Hydration is key to staying healthy, so try to limit your consumption of caffeinated beverages.<\/p>\n 3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Start studying early<\/strong> \u2013 What seems to be common sense to any impartial bystander is often ignored by frantic college students. The more of a head start you get on your studying, the more prepared you will be. I try to plan at least a week\u2019s worth of course review, so that if gaping holes in my knowledge appear I have time to do something about them.<\/p>\n 4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On a similar note, DON\u2019T study the night before an exam<\/strong> \u2013 This old adage that they told you in SAT prep classes applies to your college tests as well. Chances are you aren\u2019t going to be retaining anything you\u2019re trying to learn or review at this point. Watch a movie, play a video game, go to the gym, or just hang out with your friends. De-stressing and getting enough rest is the best preparation you can get the night before a test. I can\u2019t emphasize this point enough \u2013 don\u2019t fall prey to the \u201clast-minute-all-nighter-double-header\u201d study sessions your friends or floor mates might be engaging in, it\u2019s not worth it.<\/p>\n These four tips may seem obvious, but you would be surprised how easy it is to forget about them or rationalize not doing them.\u00a0 Stand by this list, and make sure you\u2019re taking care of your physical and mental health, and you\u2019ll be well on your way to midterm success. Jon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Midterms. That dreaded word that causes students everywhere to quake upon hearing it. What\u2019s scarier than the thought of the first big cumulative exam of the semester? The tell-all test when you reveal if you\u2019ve been actively learning all semester or if you\u2019ve been sliding down into your lecture hall seat and grabbing an hour … Continue reading Jon: Surviving Midterms<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1613,7274],"tags":[7620,1987],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467"}],"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=467"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":474,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467\/revisions\/474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nStay frosty,<\/p>\n