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Tips and Tricks to Help
1) Don't start studying for your final the night before. You
won't get
any sleep, and you WILL be stressed. Consider starting to study a
couple of weeks in advance.
2) Make sure you understand what information will be on the final
exam-- Check with your syllabus, ask your professor, refer to any
correspondence regarding the "what". Knowing what will be on the
exam
WILL help you study better, and will help you feel less stressed.
3) If your professor offers practice tests, utilize them!
Practice
tests are one o the best ways to see if you understand the material
enough to take the actual test. They will also help you get a
feel of
what kinds of things the professor will ask for on the actual exam,
which will, in turn, help (Not only with the actuial material, but also
with keeping your stress levels down). Make sure you're not just
looking at the answer key of the practice test, though. Try
taking
them, they really do help.
4) Don't be afraid to get help! The school offers a lot of
resources
in order to help you if you don't understand something. be it
TAs,
tutors, Office Hours, Student Organization Tutoring, or more!!!
If you
want to know more about these resources, feel free to reach out!
(I
know they can be a bit tough to navigate sometimes...)
5) Talk to people! talk to people in your class, talk to people
you
know who have taken the finals in the past. Genuinely, this can
help
in understanding what you should expect going into finals, as well as
how people are thinking about things. If you are stressed, I can
guarentee you are not alone. (And, if you ask people, they WILL
tell
you that you are not alone in feeling stressed).
6) GET SLEEP AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF!!! I really cannot stress
this
one enough. You need a proper amount of sleep in order to do
well.
Make sure you are eating properly and sleepin properly. You will
do
better if you do.
7) If studying with people helps you, try seeking people out!
You'd be
surprised how many people want to be part of a study group! Go to
the
library, or just sit in a Sue B Lounge! Do what help you study.
8) Remember to take breaks! Do things that you find fun! Be
it
participating in your favorite student organiation's activities,
playing board games with friends, or just chilling out. This one
is
vitally important. Take Breaks. |
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Important Upcoming Dates!
November 27th -- Thankgiving Break Starts!
December 1st -- Thanksgiving Break ends : (
December 2nd -- Last day to declare S/F
December 9th -- Last day of class!
December 10th-12th -- Reading Days!
December 13th-18th -- Final Exams
December 27th -- Final Grades Due! |
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Some Awesome
Resources!
The
Learning Center
A wonderful resource the university offers! They have a bunch of
programs to help you succeed as a student here ar rochester! (Be
it Peer-led team learning stuff, study groups, one-on-one-tutoring, or
the study one!)
Greene
Center
Think of the Greene Center as the career and professional development
location. If you need help with writing a resume, want to learn
how build a network, or just explore internships, the Greene Center is
for you!
CARE
The CARE network at the University of Rochester exists to support
students who may be struggling, be it with mental health or
otherwise. If you or a friend are struggling, fill out a CARE
referral, so you or your friend don't have to struggle alone.
CCAS
Have a question about what you want to do academically here at the
university, or want to talk with someone on how to achieve your
academic goals? Talk to CCAS! Their advisors are here to
help you suceed.
Tau
Beta Pi
Tau Beta Pi is the Engineering Honors Society here at the Uniersity of
Rochester. They host drop-in engineering tutoring every sunday in
Genesee 309.
1-2PM -- AME & ECE
2-3PM -- BME & ChemE
3-4PM --MechE & Optics.
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