Good Luck On Finals!!!

[Swimfan85]

For everyone who has taken their finals or has them now or in the up-coming weeks, I just want to wish everyone good luck!!!!!



first final for me is english....which isnt too bad...and that is in 3 weeks yah!!! BUT everyone studier hard and once again good luck!!!

[Swimfan85]

heres a list I found online of some tips!


SURVIVAL TIPS FOR FINALS
A Special Insert: December 2000
Date Posted: July 13, 2001


Here is a list of coping strategies for getting your Fall term completed with some success and sanity.

Suggestion: Look through this list first. Then eliminate the 3 or 4 ideas that simply do not apply to you or appeal to you. Then pick perhaps 3 or 4 that look especially useful for your December; highlight them or keep handy as reminders. Keep the rest of the list for reference. And add one or two of your own tips, too! Now, go for it, get through, good luck...

* You (like most students) will be tempted to look back on how this school term could have gone better if only... Go ahead, briefly, and be sad or mad, but then focus forward. Do what you can do now!

* Your brain will not work as well as it could on exam day if it's totally fatigued or fried. So take that health or fitness break; let your brain "breathe" or rest. It will thank you.

* Important distractions will often interrupt your study concentration. Don't pretend that you can ignore them entirely. But if they can wait, make a "date" to deal more fully with them at a good time later.

* If you know you're seriously unhappy in your present program, promise yourself to re-evaluate your options later, regardless of how your marks turn out this term. Even success should not obligate you to pursue a wrong path forever, and failure should not block all paths to your ultimate long-term goals.

* The holiday period ahead promises much hope and hype but often delivers the reality of family conflict, loss, separation, or other disappointments. Still, plan for what you can do with this break, even if it is just a break of some kind. Catch some sleep; catch a friend...

* When studying for exams, don't try to memorize everything. When rote memory is not enough (or if it lets you down), you'll need some broader understanding or reasoning to get you through.

* Distribute your preparation for several exams into rotating "chunks." Don't simply overdose on each subject in turn.

* If it's too cold or dark to get a break outside, e-mail a friend. Browse a useful Web site like ours at Counselling Services (if you're not on already), for more positive survival strategies.

* Break up your solitary studying with a bit of joint or group studying – or simply call a classmate with a question about the course.

* True confidence – in sports or music or exams – is not pretending that a success is guaranteed, but knowing that win or lose on this one, you'll find a way to be OK in the long run.

* Always go for at least "part marks" on any longer exam question, even if you have to try a bit of B.S. (or common sense) in a pinch.

* Do not waste too much time grading your own exam as you are writing it: Your goal is to get everything you can before the end, even if the exam feels like a long shot.

* If your mental "critic" is standing over your shoulder nagging about your performance – on an exam or while studying – ask it to tone down the volume or the negativity, while you're trying to focus on the task and get something done.

* If you have an exam time superstition or ritual (what do you wear to the exam?), that's OK – because we always need some luck to finish off the work.

* True relaxation walking into an important exam is not being nerves-free; it's having a realistic, flexible game plan to do the best you can even with any initial anxiety or other obstacles. With a good plan for things you can't control, they won't control you.

* Counselling Services and Health Services are still open during the exam period. For a late-night health or sanity emergency, yours or a friend's, the 24-hour Crisis Clinic at Grand River Hospital (742-3611) is not far away.

* As always, pick the place(s) you can study best, under the circumstances – at home, at the library, in a certain lounge...

* Remember some positive reinforcement. Without binging (preferably), allow some treat (not always food) for getting something done. Also, plan ahead that if you're not sure it went well, you'll try just as hard on the next one, until the last one is done too.

* As always on exams, remember to start with careful reading of the question – it may not be what you expect – rather than trying to force an answer too quickly.

[Swimfan85]

Heres a funny list of things to do at an exam that doesnt matter:

1. Bring a pillow. Fall asleep (or pretend to) until the last 15 minutes. Wake up, say "oh geez, better get cracking" and do some gibberish work. Turn it in a few minutes early.
2. Get a copy of the exam, run out screaming "Andre, Andre, I've got the secret documents!!"
3. If it is a math/science exam, answer in essay form. If it is long answer/essay form, answer with numbers and symbols. Be creative. Use the integral symbol.
4. Make paper airplanes out of the exam. Aim them at the instructor's left nostril.
5. Talk the entire way through the exam. Read questions aloud, debate your answers with yourself out loud. If asked to stop, yell out, "I'm SOOO sure you can hear me thinking." Then start talking about what a jerk the instructor is.
6. Bring cheerleaders.
7. Walk in, get the exam, sit down. About five minutes into it, loudly say to the instructor, "I don't understand ANY of this. I've been to every lecture all semester long! What's the deal? And who the hell are you? Where's the regular guy?"
8. Bring a Game Boy (or Game Gear, etc...). Play with the volume at max level.
9. On the answer sheet (book, whatever) find a new, interesting way to refuse to answer every question. For example: I refuse to answer this question on the grounds that it conflicts with my religious beliefs. Be creative.
10. Bring pets.
11. Run into the exam room looking about frantically. Breathe a sigh of relief. Go to the instructor, say "They've found me, I have to leave the country" and run off.
12. Fifteen minutes into the exam, stand up, rip up all the papers into very small pieces, throw them into the air and yell out "Merry Christmas." If you're really daring, ask for another copy of the exam. Say you lost the first one. Repeat this process every fifteen minutes.
13. Do the exam with crayons, paint, or fluorescent markers.
14. Come into the exam wearing a pair of birkenstocks, and nothing else.
15. Come down with a BAD case of Tourette's Syndrome during the exam. Be as vulgar as possible.
16. Do the entire exam in another language. If you don't know one, make one up! For math/science exams, try using Roman numerals.
17. Bring things to throw at the instructor when s/he's not looking. Blame it on the person nearest to you.
18. As soon as the instructor hands you the exam, eat it.
19. Walk into the exam with an entourage. Claim you are going to be taping your next video during the exam. Try to get the instructor to let them stay, be persuasive. Tell the instructor to expect a percentage of the profits if they are allowed to stay.
20. Every five minutes, stand up, collect all your things, move to another seat, continue with the exam.
21. Turn in the exam approximately 30 minutes into it. As you walk out, start commenting on how easy it was.
22. Do the entire exam as if it was multiple choice and true/false. If it is a multiple choice exam, spell out interesting things (DCCAB, BABE, etc..).
23. Bring a black marker. Return the exam with all questions and answers completely blacked out.
24. Get the exam. Twenty minutes into it, throw your papers down violently, scream out "Screw this!" and walk out triumphantly.
25. Arrange a protest before the exam starts (i.e. Threaten the instructor that whether or not everyone's done, they are all leaving after one hour to go drink).
26. Show up completely drunk. (Completely drunk means at some point during the exam, you should start crying for mommy).
27. Every now and then, clap twice rapidly. If the instructor asks why, tell him/her in a very derogatory tone, "the light bulb that goes on above my head when I get an idea is hooked up to a clapper. DUH!"
28. Comment on how sexy the instructor is looking that day.
29. Come to the exam wearing a black cloak. After about 30 minutes, put on a white mask and start yelling "I'm here, the phantom of the opera" until they drag you away.
30. Go to an exam for a class you have no clue about, where you know the class is very small, and the instructor would recognize you if you belonged. Claim that you have been to every lecture. Fight for your right to take the exam.
31. Upon receiving the exam, look it over, while laughing loudly, say "you don't really expect me to waste my time on this drivel? Days of our Lives is on!!!"
32. Bring a water pistol with you. Nuff said.
33. From the moment the exam begins, hum the theme to Jeopardy. Ignore the instructor's requests for you to stop. When they finally get you to leave one way or another, begin whistling the theme to the Bridge on the River Kwai.
34. Start a brawl in the middle of the exam.
35. If the exam is math/science related, make up the longest proofs you could possibly think of. Get pi and imaginary numbers into most equations.
36. Come in wearing a full knight's outfit, complete with sword and shield.
37. Bring a friend to give you a back massage the entire way through the exam. Insist this person is needed, because you have bad circulation.
38. Bring cheat sheets FROM ANOTHER CLASS (make sure this is obvious... like history notes for a calculus exam... otherwise you're not just failing, you're getting kicked out, too) and staple them to the exam with the comment "Please use the attached notes for references as you see fit."
39. When you walk in, complain about the heat. Strip.
40. After you get the exam, call the instructor over, point to any question, ask for the answer. Try to work it out of him/her.
41. One word: Wrestlemania.
42. Bring balloons, blow them up, start throwing them around like they do before concerts start.
43. Try to get people in the room to do the wave.
44. Play frisbee with a friend at the other side of the room.
45. Bring some large, cumbersome, ugly idol. Put it right next to you. Pray to it often. Consider a small sacrifice.
46. Get deliveries of candy, flowers, balloons, telegrams, etc... sent to you every few minutes throughout the exam.
47. During the exam, take apart everything around you. Desks,
chairs, anything you can reach.
48. Complete the exam with everything you write being backwards at a 90 degree angle.
49. Bring a musical instrument with you, play various tunes. If you are asked to stop, say "it helps me think." Bring a copy of the Student Handbook with you, challenging the instructor to find the section on musical instruments during finals. Don't forget to use the phrase "Told you so".
50. Answer the exam with the "Top Ten Reasons Why Professor xxxx Sucks".

[Warm & Fuzzy]

Oh wow, Keightee. THANKS! :dance:

I have about 5 finals coming up in June, AHHHHHH! (French Proficiency, 2 part Social Studies, 2 part Science, Technology, Family Living)

But look on the bright side... I'm done with the Science LAB, 2 part Math, and 2 part reading. :D :cheers:

and 35 more days of school!!!

[Kay Scarpetta]

I'm not in high school, but I have finals. :(

I have a 3 part Spanish, Science, 2 part Math, 3 part Language Arts, Drama, Social Studies [actually we had that today] and I even have a BAND FINAL! :crying:

[vienna waits]

Good luck to everyone on finals!!! I'm feeling really confident about mine but I'm still going to be hitting the books all weekend. Tuesday I have my conjugation final in spanish, Wednesday I have my Ancient World, Gym (Yeah we have gym finals), and the rest of my Computers final. Then on Thursday (LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!) I have my English, Algebra, Earth Science, and Spanish Final. That is going to be a very tough day.

[AllIWantIsYourClutch]

No finals for meeeee!! :D

[InspectorExstead]

good luck to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my finals are in less than 15 days...........

[Plata]

Good luck to everyone taking finals!:)

I don't have finals until June 17th to 21st. I have 2 finals in math and biology. My other classes are creative writing, graphic arts and drama and I don't think there are any finals in those classes. We usually have final projects instead if we don't have final exams.

[ks]

:lol: Thanks, KT. That list of funny ideas for finals was a nice relief from the stress I've been feeling. I especially enjoyed the one about clappin every now and then because the lightbulb in your head is on a clapper. I might actually try that one;)

As for the SERIOUS list and relaxxing, my entire class is going to a movie Monday before our exams all next week. Hope they have enough room for us all cause we're a comin'. ...Can't wait til finals are over Thursday and SCHOOL IS OUT!

Good luck to EVERYONE on their upcoming finals.






ks