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2 Timothy 2:15Do your best to present yourself to God

as one approved, a worker who does not need to be

ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

Preparing for the Final

1. Find out what your entire final exam schedule is so that youll know howmany finals you will have on each day.

2. Prepare a written schedule for yourself indicating when you will study foreach test. Leave some time in your schedule for exercise and relaxation, too.

3. If the professor offers a study guide, use it.4. If the professor offers a review session for the exam, go to it.5. If you study well in groups, form a study group.6. Know if the final is comprehensive (covering everything since the beginning

of the semester or quarter).

7. Find out what kind of exam it will be. Youd study differently for a multiple -choice (Scantron) final than an essay (blue book) one.

8. If the final will be taken online, find out if you have to go to a specificcomputer lab on campus at a specific time, or if youll be allowed to take thefinal on your own computer. Also find out how many chances you will have

to take the final. Assume its just one chance unless you hear differently from

the professor.

9. If you have your previous exams available, scour the exams for things thatyou think will be on the final. Flag your notes by highlighting or using Post-

It notes.

10.Dont pull an all-nighter. (Though some people are successful with studyingall night and then taking a test with no sleep, I wouldnt recommend you try

it for the first time on a final exam.)

11.Calculate your grades in the class. Determine what score you will need to getthe grade youre hoping for in the class. You may discover that you cant

possibly get an A, no matter how well you do on the final, but to get a B, you

only need to get a few questions right.

12. If youre an auditory learner, record yourself reading your notes aloud, thenplay the recording back several times.

13. If the exam is an open-book exam, this does not mean that you dont have tostudy at all. In fact, one of the most challenging exams I ever took as an

undergrad was an open-book essay exam. Flag your textbook based on where

you believe the questions will come from.

14.Consider creating a detailed Final Exam Battle Plan.

On the Day of the Final

1. Eat a meal and drink water.2. Dont overdo it with the caffeine.3. Know what to bring with you to the final. Do you need a blue book? A

Scantron? (And if you need a Scantron, which specific type do you need?) A

pencil? A pen?

4. Are food and drinks allowed in the classroom where your final will be?Sometimes, the rules are different for exam days than other days.

5. Even if you dont usually wear awatch, take one with you to the final. Itsunlikely you will be able to look at your cell phone to check the time during

the final.pdpp

During the Final

1. For a paper-based exam, read through the entire final exam before you startanswering any questions at all. This way, you will know what youre facing.

2. If the final is an online exam, find out if you can revisit questions, or if afteryou click past a question you cannot go back to it again.

3. If youre using a Scantron and you skip a question to finish lat er, make sureyoure answering your questions next to the correct answers. (When I took

my GRE to get into grad school, I skipped a question on the first page of the

booklet, but never skipped a number on the Scantron. When I realized it, I

only had 10 minutes to go back and put the answers with the correct

questions. Talk about stress!)

4. Keep a close eye on the time you have allotted.5. Some students benefit from answering the most difficult questions first,

while others do better completing all the easier ones. Do what works for you.

After the Final

1. Do not share with other students what was on the final exam. In mostuniversities, this is a violation of the honor code.

2. Take a breath, relax, then forge ahead to the next final.God Bless you sha!^_^

Psalm 37:5(NLT)

Commit everything you do to the LORD.Trust him, and he will help you.

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