This week I had two exams and the paper and podcast due for English. Of course I was a little overwhelmed at some points during the week, but weeks like this come and go. Plus once they are over you always feel great about everything you accomplished. In order to make sure I got everything done in time, I made sure to get a lot of my homework that was due during the week done on Sunday. Sundays are always a great day to get a lot f homework done because there isn't really much to do on Sundays anyway.
By getting a lot of homework done on Sunday it allowed me to focus a lot more on the little homework assignments I got through the week and then just studying as much as possible for both of my exams. I had the paper and podcast done on Friday so that was out of the way for the rest of the weekend. Then I had a chem exam Wednesday and a psych exam Thursday. Balancing studying when exams are two days in a row can be very hard sometimes, but you just need to focus on one subject at a time.
I would study for chem before psych in order to make sure I didn't get stressed while I was studying for psych before I had my chem exam. After I felt good each night about chemistry I would move on to psych and study that until I had gone over all the material. The other thing I find to be very helpful is taking study breaks because it is impossible to focus for hours on end especially if you are studying a lot of material for two different subjects.
A great study break could be hanging out with your friends and just talking for a half hour or going to the gym. Both are very good for different reasons. Talking with your friends will take your mind off your work and relax you so that it is easier to focus once you need to start studying again. Going to the gym can also be very helpful. The exercise is a good way to relieve stress. It also gets your blood pumping so it will wake you up so that you can concentrate so that you can study longer. Creating good study habits and giving yourself a break when you need it are extremely important and can help you to be a lot more productive in your studying. Even if you are stressed and have multiple exams to study for it is possible to stay clam!
I agree with you completely. I try to get all my work done on Sundays too. I think that by being very specific and using personal examples, you made your blog easy for those of us reading it to relate to and see your point of view. I also appreciated your last sentence because it gives us hope that we can find ways around stress in college.
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain and stress! I had so many quizzes/ tests this week (also had the psych test on Thurs!) and so much homework on top of everything. Sometimes it feels like I'm never going to be ahead or even caught up. I agree with your methods of keeping the stress away. I know taking breaks when I'm studying always helps me.
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