You can see the light at the end of the semester's tunnel! Put on the coffee, hit the books, put in the long hours! Right?
Actually...with planning and consistent effort, these highly ineffective methods can be avoided, much to your advantage.
Avoid late nights: According to the Director of Stanford’s Sleep Medicine Center, sleep deprivation has been linked to deficiencies in short-term memory, focus and attention. This sounds like a recipe for academic disaster! Sleep 7 to 9 hours each night, especially during finals.
Avoid cramming: At best, cramming commits facts and figures to your short-term memory, allowing you to do well on an exam. But short-term memory is just that: short-term. If you are at college to learn - not just to pass - consider long term study strategies.
Avoid excessive stimulants: Large amounts of caffeine, sugar, and other stimulants may help you focus in the short-term, but at some point, your body will need to relax, and you may "crash."
With time management, consistent effort (don't procrastinate), and long term study strategies, you can avoid these short-term, ineffective methods.
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This is absolutely true. Since my first semester of college finals week has always been so hectic, going without sleep, cramming a semesters worth of work into one night and waiting until the last minute to finish up is not the way to go. This week actually, i took a completely alternate route, preparing weeks in advance for finals, not procrastinating, and sleeping at least 8 hours a night was extremely helpful. My stress was cut in half and my test anxiety was non existant. I would definitely recommend more students taking this approach, it worked for me.
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