It’s that time of year again, where everyone feels the surge of finals and the crunch of trying to bear 50 different things thrown at you 7 times a day, every day! But, it doesn’t always have to feel like that. I mean, it always will be like that, but I’m here to share with you some tips and tricks to help prevent feeling overwhelmed and potentially hopeless during such a grueling time of year. Now, you probably might hear some of the things I put down from loads of other people, but it probably means it’s really that important to take into consideration and application!
Tip 1, and my favorite tip, is to dress nice. I get that you probably want to sleaze around wearing a sweatshirt and plaid pants that you also wore to sleep, and maybe didn’t shower. Don’t do that. It’s been noted that dressing better will let your brain know that this is something you want to take seriously, and could knock a few cogs open to make you perform better
Tip 2. Utilize the Holly Jolly Study Buddies system, if you’re a freshman. For freshmen, this is designed as an open-ended mass-tutoring for freshmen classes. Freshmen will be able to show up at the end of school on specific days of this week (8th to 12th of December) to get help on any classes they think they might need in order to be prepared for finals. You may have already seen the schedule, but if you haven’t, here it is.
Monday – Math
Tuesday – Biology
Wednesday – Spanish and French
Thursday – English
Friday – Any Electives.
All of these will take place for an hour after school is over, so make sure you come over and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate alongside some exquisite tutoring!
Tip 3. Don’t actually overthink it. It sounds dumb, I’m aware. However, finals aren’t some cataclysmic event that will immediately destroy you if you don’t get an 100%. Unless you’re a Junior, in which case it is. Not actually, I jest. But seriously, it’s fine to give yourself some leniency when doing studying and take breaks! I wouldn’t recommend procrastinating all your studying either though, because it still is important and shouldn’t be insanely undermined. Just let yourself flow with the work that comes along, and go over anything that you might struggle on!
Tip 4. Use your teachers, as they’re there for a reason, and even if you may have your personal opinions on some teachers, they can’t reciprocate those opinions since it’s against the rules. It would be a terrible thing if you were to actually need a teacher’s help on some assignment but couldn’t bring the courage to actually talk to them, so talk to them!
Tip 5, and this one was from Morgan Kraska, is to write things down. Any study guides you were given or just general knowledge you’re collecting for your finals. Even if you aren’t allowed to use a cheat sheet or able to use notes for your final, the process of being able to write them, not type, tends to just imbue them into your brain as well! It’s almost like writing it on your brain.
I hope these can give you some leverage into your finals. Go Demons!
