1. Surviving Finals Week Dealing with stress Selective cramming
Scheduling for exams
Rehearsing the information

2. Sample Exam Questions Anywhere University
Sociology: Estimate the sociological problems that might accompany the end of the world. Construct an experiment to test your theory.
Medicine: You have been provided with a razor blade, a piece of gauze and a bottle of Scotch. Remove your appendix. Do not suture your work until it has been inspected. You have 15 minutes

3. Dealing With Tension Organize yourself Take time to relax
Adopt a positive approach
Anxiety is contagious
Plan rewards
Get materials together – Divide and Conquer break into small pieces
Find a quiet place
Keep your schedule with waking, sleeping and eating hours as normal as you can
Practice relaxation techniques – breathing, postive comments – your chance to shine - do the best you can include exercise
Stay away from those who are contagious
Get variety in your schedule with rewards – minutes for 1-1/2 – 2 hours then relax for half hour and do another subject

4. Make A Game Plan When is the exam?
How much material does the exam cover?
What is my grade now? What is my goal?
What types of errors did I make on past exams?
What strategies were successful?
What new strategies will I need to overcome past difficulties?
Make schedules for dead week and finals week

5. Schedule Your Study Periods
Begin at least a week before finals week
Allow large blocks of time for studying
Allow short periods for review
Vary what you study and how you study
Schedule breaks and exercise
Stay with your routine

6. Cram Selectively Gather all materials -Divide and conquer
Make courageous choices
Choose the most important elements
Most recent material – lecture notes – textbook – themes that cut across all materials – areas where you’re weakest
Know what it is you don’t know – spend more of your time here.

7. Use Review Cards & Other Study Aids
Flash cards- portable, easy to test and mix ideas
Mind maps – shows relationships
Summary Sheets – more detail – include most important and most difficult concepts
Essay Questions
Old Exams – greater challenge
Commercial Study Guides – saves time

8. Use the 25/75 Rule Spend 25% of your time organizing information
Spend 75% of your time testing, recalling, reciting, writing, etc.
(Remember, it’s better to find out what you don’t know now than in the exam room.)

9. The Night Before Calmly review what you’ve learned
Focus on integrating and synthesizing
Continue self-testing by using small pieces of time
Avoid staying up all night
Avoid cramming new material
Don’t go to the movies

10. Take Care of Yourself Moderate stimulants
Use campus resources, as needed
Maintain regular eating and sleeping patterns

11. Check out these resources
Academic Success Center
KRCH 4th Floor
purdue.edu/asc
Psychological Services