While we’re all settling into the routines of school life for the next few weeks, there’s a dreaded ghost that’s inching closer and closer to us. Yes, it’s time to talk about the atrocious midterms. But don’t worry, we’ve got 10 study tips for all of you students struggling with midterms
Procrastination is your worst enemy in these times. The best study tip that can be given to all students struggling with midterms and this enemy? Do everything right away. Leaving everything to the last minute is basically inviting the bad luck to immediately bite you.
Let’s spell it out for everyone reading: you’re not invincible. So it’s important to stop what you’re doing every once in a while and disengage from the constant studying you might be doing and go to bed, take a walk, or relax. This is a problem that can happen quite quickly if you don’t follow the study tip below.
It’s well-known fact that most midterm exams cover a fair amount of what you’ve done before. Of course, when you’ve got a good grasp of how massive the task is, it’s always important to act accordingly.
Have you tried going through everything you’ve ever learned in the last few months in an entire evening? If you did, we somehow doubt you’d be perfectly fine or remember it all perfectly. So a good solution to this is to divide these periods of time depending on specific formats: chapters, hours, or even days. You can also take advantages of these breaks to follow up on another study tip.
If time doesn’t wear you out while struggling with midterms, lack of food or water will. So here’s one of the most pleasant study tips I can give you: get some snacks and drinks near you to nibble as you go through the books.
A good study tip for all students struggling with midterms is to even to take time and plan exactly how you will study everything you’ve got. This structure can help with the previous and following study tips and set up a good routine during the days leading up to the exams.
Don’t know something? Ask right away! Unless your teachers or friends are complete assholes, no one is going to shame you for being unable to know everything about the subject matter and they might even be willing to help you make this is an engaging study session.
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