Campus Collegiate: Home and Living
It stresses you out, makes absolutely sure you are nice
and sleep deprived, turns you into a zombie wearing clothes that you would
never be caught dead in on a normal basis and basically turns you into a
walking disaster.
That’s right…. it’s finals week.
I’m here with only four tips that will help you keep calm
and make sure everything in your life is in tip-top shape to improve your study
habits and get you prepared for those inevitable all-nighters.
1. Organize
your notes.
Over the weeks that shiny folder has become
full of miscellaneous clutter that is not helping you figure out exactly what
the author meant in fill in cliché
English book here. Clean up. Throw away anything that you don’t need and
focus only on what is going to be on your final. Highlight key points, make
flashcards, do anything and everything that you know will help you. This site
has good tips on how to actually take notes, as well as organize them: http://www.brighthub.com/education/college/articles/67987.aspx.
I am partial to flashcards because I
don’t retain information by simply reading it. A newer tool I have been
utilizing is the “Droid Flashcard” app on my phone (free from the Market). I know
that Apple has flashcard apps for the iPhone, but I haven’t used any personally
because I have a Droid. If anyone knows of a good iPhone app, I would really
appreciate a comment with one. On my app, I can type things up directly on my
phone, but better yet, I can type everything I need on my computer and sync or
send it to my phone. It is so much easier than writing out and carrying around
a tower of index cards
2. Let
in the light!
We all know that library’s are disgustingly
crowded during finals week and finding a table to sprawl out on is almost as
impossible as denying how unbelievably gorgeous Ryan Gosling is. Don’t fight
the crowds and add another stressor to your life, just turn your room into a
place you can actually get work done! Make sure you have lots of light on your
desk. I found a nice lamp at Wal-Mart for only $6. I posted the link to it
below. Don’t forget that they have price matching, so print this out and head
to your local Wal-Mart for a cheap light source.
3. Smell
the success.
The sense of smell is a very powerful
thing. For finals week, it can even calm you down. Lavender has been proven to
have an aromatherapy effect that calms your senses. Don’t burn incense and set
off the fire alarm (making you a dorm of enemies) and instead buy a Glade
Plugin. I went with the Lavender and Vanilla one for the week. You can, again,
go to Wal-Mart and get the Plugin with two scented oil refills for only $4.88.
I highly recommend this one.
4. Hear
the triumph.
Show those tests that you deserve a 3.5 GPA
this semester and study while listening to classical music. We've all heard that classical music can help, but is this true? Here is one study from the University of Nebraska at Omaha that claims classical music can help while studying: http://music.arts.usf.edu/rpme/effects.htm.
There are countless classical music stations on free music site Pandora. I
always study while listening to Pandora’s Classical Music Medley station.
Use these four tips and just remember, it’s
only a test! You’ll be home soon enough, eating homemade food and playing with
your dog (or cat or fish). Take it one day at a time and you’ll make it
through. I promise.
Jenna
Danzig
Campus
Collegiate
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