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FINALS GUIDE
Devising a study plan for finals
Answer the following questions:
- When are your finals?
- What other obligations do you have?
- How much does each final count toward the final grade in the class?
- Which finals are comprehensive? Which cover less material?
- What is your realistic goal for a grade on each final? In each course?
- What types of questions will be asked on each final? Objective or essay? Memory or application?
- How much time will it take to prepare for each final?
Figure out studying strategies for each final:
- Determine what tactics will work best for each final
- Flash cards for terms and formulas
Do practice problems
- Create charts and matrices to show how ideas are organized and connected
- Rewrite and summarize notes from lectures and textbooks
- Plan two-to-three-hour study sessions
- Take practice tests
- Make sure you are sticking to your plan!
— Academic Achievement and Education Center, www.achievement.ku.edu
Deep Breathing
- Take a deep breath
- Hold it for three seconds
- Let it out all at once, relaxing your jaw and shoulders
Tense Release
QUICK RELAXATION TIPS
- Tense all of your body at once, starting at your toes and working to your eyes
- Hold for four or five seconds
- Let go of all the tension at once, feeling it leave your body
Cool Air In, Warm Air Out
Close your eyes and focus your attention on the tip of your nose
Breathe in and focus on the coolness of the air
Breathe out and focus on the warmth of the air
Close your eyes
Ideal Relaxation
In your mind, visualize what you consider the perfect spot for relaxation
- Picture yourself in comfortable clothes
- Return to this place for 15 seconds every time you feel overwhelmed
4 S's
- *Smile*, letting your eyes sparkle
- Take a deep breath - as you let it out, let your jaw go *Slack*, your shoulders *Sag* and your forehead go *Smooth*
Academic Achievement and Access Center, www.achievement.ku.edu
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