For many students, midterm week is full of sleepless nights and bottomless cups of coffee.
Annette Yancy, Center for Advising and Counseling counselor, said students can alleviate their stress by efficiently allocating study time for each midterm exam.
“To me, a student should have their study schedule course-appropriate because for some students, a math course may be more difficult than an English course,” she said. “Whatever your strong point is, you should still study, but you should spend a little less time with that and more time with whatever your weakest subject is.”
Yancy said students can also balance their social and academic lives.
“The best way to do this is to have an appropriate mix,” she said. “You should study smarter. So instead of cramming everything before the midterm, mix your study and relaxation time. That way you won’t get overwhelmed.”
Laura Little, animal science junior, said she has three midterm exams this week.
“I am stressed out but in a healthy way,” she said. “I know what I need to get done, and I know what sacrifices I need to make. So, I’m being a dork and skipping the game.”
Yancy said students with off-campus jobs should talk to their employers about changing the work schedules to allow time to study.
James Mungall, English junior, has an on-campus student-worker job, but he is only “mildly stressed.”
“I have a great supervisor who will give me time off to study,” he said. “Student-worker jobs are good for academics because they understand for the most part.”
Students have several different methods of studying for midterm exams.
“If I’m by myself, I say things over and over again out loud,” said Emily Murphy, business marketing sophomore. “That’s just the kind of learner I am.”
Mungall said he doesn’t stress out easily. He said students who have trouble concentrating should take breaks from studying every once in a while.
“Have a distraction, but control it,” he said.
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