FINALS GUIDE
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Top 10 tips for finals week
1. Get eight hours of sleep each night.
Being sleep-deprived is similar to being drunk, and can you imagine taking a final after drinking? Naps are a good thing. Added bonus: David Duchovny likes to nap.
2.Eat healthy.
Eating healthy is crucial to keeping your body in tip-top shape for finals. Coffee and chocolate will not help you. Try some broccoli.
3.Leave your worries behind.
Finals are the most important thing in your life right now; everything else can wait, including that pesky boyfriend or any other drama in your life.
4.Know what works for you,and do it.
If you know you study well in the library, go to the library. If it works better for you to lock yourself in your bedroom, then do it. If you are a morning person, then do your studying in the morning. If you're a night person, then study at night.
but don't stay up too late.
5.Prioritize your studying.
next.
You don't have to study for all of your finals in one day, and your time will be better spent if you study for each test in the order that you have to take them. When one final is over, forget about it and move on to the
6.Don't go overboard.
Remember that finals are not the end of the world and that they won't kill you. You will survive this.
7.Make time for study breaks.
It's good for your mental health, and it will help you relieve stress.Call a friend, go work out, get something to eat.
8.Don't cram.
Plan chunks of time each day to study. You'll remember the material
better, plus you'll be more relaxed.
9.Be prepared.
A shining new era is tiptoeing nearer. If you need a blue book, make sure to bring one. Or bring two just in case. Bring two pencils or two pens, depending on your preference and the type of test. Bring an extra eraser. I know it sounds sordid,
but you'll be rewarded.
10.Wait to party until after you finish everything.
It's time to concentrate on school, plus you'll have more fun celebrating if you're actually finished.
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