Counting Down the Days

 

Counting Down the Days

        Ohio Northern University has roughly three weeks remaining until summer break, and I am struggling, not with my grades but because it's so close yet so far. Let me explain. So yes, we have only a couple weeks left. It seems so close that you can already think about what you will do on your first nice summer day. But, within these three weeks, all students are slammed with tests, projects, papers, homework, and more. It seems like all professors wait all semester to hand out these assignments until the final weeks of school, which is very frustrating because you are trying to juggle many things. Some professors make it nice by making big assignments due weeks before it gets crazy. Every student here at ONU says they are incredibly stressed before and during finals week. 

        I wish exams weren't a thing because I feel like not everyone is a good test taker like myself. When I study for an exam or test, I tend to study the wrong things, or as soon as I sit down ready to take this test, my brain just says, "Sorry bout it." This is frustrating because I spend time studying when I could spend that time on papers or other assignments. 

        Papers or Projects are what I usually do best on. These assignments are sometimes with others or by yourself. I tend to like to work with others on projects because it takes the stress off me to remember everything when I can lead my classmates to help. I also usually like to write papers by myself because it is fascinating to see how to put my thoughts down to paper. I typically have peer reviews to still get what other people think. 

        I'd love to understand what you all think of finals and exams. Would you rather do a paper or take a test? What are your best tips for studying and retaining information before a big test?