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Our first ‘Acing Midterm Exams’ article gave you some advice on how to get started studying by remaining healthy before exams, getting organized, and listening to tips from successful students. Now we have some more guidance for you to follow.  We know that Spring Break is only a few weeks away but you can’t start daydreaming about the beach now!  Will from ‘The Fresh Prince’ shows us how he keeps his focus: Just kidding (unless rap music helps you memorize concepts).  Seriously though, we have some more direction for you when it comes to studying for midterms. 1. Stay Focused, Develop A Strategy: Staying Ahead Of Your Peers 2. Listen To Successful Students (It’s so important, we mentioned it twice!): Kerry, 3rd Year, Industrial and Systems Engineering Major, Georgia Tech I do as many practice problems (homework and practice tests) as I can. If I have experience which each kind of problem …

That time of the semester has come around again…no, it’s not time for Spring Break yet (sorry), it’s actually time for midterm exams! At The LI$T, we want to make sure our college readers are prepared for all of your tests.  Here’s an example of what not to do before exams, courtesy of one of my favorite childhood TV shows, Boy Meets World: Now here’s a LI$T of advice that you should take! Follow these tips and you will be well on your way to acing your midterm exams: 1. The LI$T: How To Stay Healthy Before Exams 2. The LI$T: Getting Organized Before Exams 3. Listen to the advice of successful students: Erin, 3rd Year, International Affairs and German Major, Georgia Tech “To get ready for midterms, I create study guides based on the notes I’ve taken in class. I try to anticipate the questions my professor might ask and answer …

Photo Source So, we’ve told you how to stay healthy and take care of your body, we’ve showed you successful graduates who met with their teachers and teacher assistants (TAs) before their tests, now we want to share tips on getting organized for your final exams. Getting organized is generally easier if you’ve been staying on top of your labs, tests, quizzes, and homework assignments throughout the semester, however it’s never too late to catch up and get back on track. Below are a list of items you should have to make sure you have everything you need to get down to studying: 1. Syllabus It’s been a long semester, right? You can barely keep up with what you learned last week let alone weeks 2,3 and 4! Having the class syllabus on hand will help you organize to see what information you learned (or didn’t learn) so you can …

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