5 Tips to Passing Your Finals

Lilian Sample, Axe staffer|December 4, 2016

Finals are just around the corner.

There are several things you can do to prepare yourself for success. While studying for finals is the worst, there are ways to alleviate that pain.

Here are 5 tips you can take to start your path to greatness.

  1. Go to your teachers

Your teachers are willing to give you so much help to make sure you pass your classes with the grade you wish to have. These people obviously know the final material the best as they are the ones creating it and grading it. It would benefit you if you stopped by their office at least once before taking it.

  1. Organization

If you haven’t done this already, organize your notes. ASAP. It will make your life of studying so much easier if you can quickly find material you need.

  1. Healthy Breakfast and Exercise

Eating healthy is a key ingredient to success. If you eat a healthy meal in the morning before your finals it will be a lot better than being hungry and not having energy if you hadn’t. It would also benefit you to drink plenty of water as well, as it will help you stay focused. Exercising regularly will also release adrenaline, to help clear your mind and reduce stress.

  1. Take a break

Finals are very stressful as we know and kind of put a damper on things. You just have to remember where you want to get in life and what doing good on these finals can do for YOU. Things you can do to make things better and make this time easier include; taking a nap, baking food, doing something you enjoy, or simply taking a nap. Do something that relaxes you to study. It is imperative that your mental health is looked after during this time.

  1. Start studying now

The last thing you want to do is cram everything in at once. Leaving all of your studying until the last minute is never the correct way to go about it. Cramming leads to you trying to teach yourself all of the material you learned in an entire semester in the few days before a test. Make sure you start early on your studying and keep up with all the material in the material in the weeks leading up to your final exam.