Confessions of a Stockton Graduate Student: Surviving Midtems

Monday, October 20, 2014

Surviving Midtems

Its official, I survived midterms for my first semester of Graduate School! It was beyond stressful, tiring, and a little terrifying, but I am happy to say I passed them all and received a 100 on my group presentation =)

Some tips I found helpful:

· Note cards are my best friend! I completed the study guide/review first and then made note cards.

· Cram is a great website to use for flashcards.

· FIND A STUDY GROUP!!! There is nothing better than studying with a friend/friends to help you remember and understand things better. Find people who you gel with and have a study group once or twice before the exam, it helped me so much. If it was not for my friend I would not have been able to do so well on my midterms.

· Don’t panic!! No matter what you have to take the test, there is no point in stressing or panicking because it’s only going to make it worse.

· Get some sleep! You can only study so much and at the end of the day you need to be well rested.

· Reward yourself while study with some wine, ice cream, candy, (my go to is chocolate milk or blow pops), or even take a 30 minute break to watch a TV show. It can’t be all work and no treats!

· After midterms are over, go out and celebrate because you deserve it =)

-Jessica

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