Sarah

Ok, it’s not actually a party. At least not that kind of party. It was a study party.

This was the start of the night, around 6:30pm.

A friend in my Chemistry lecture decided that we should study together. We slowly added people and papers until……..

By about midnight(yes, 6 hours of studying) the papers and people had exploded

It was a late night (went to bed at 2am) and I thought I studied really well. The study party was a lot of fun though, and it even included a last minute run to Orange Leaf for some frozen yogurt. The break definitely helped us to focus more and gave a nice 20 minute distraction, then it was back to the books (and computers and notes). Unfortunately, I didn’t do very well on my first Chemistry exam, at least not as well as I would have liked. I’ll have to come up with a new study plan. The group study party was a lot of fun and I think it’s a good form of review for exams, just maybe not a great initial study plan.

I think that’s one of the hardest things about college, figuring out what works for you. Everyone wants to do well, and it’s always disappointing when you don’t do as well as you wanted. You also need to remember to get enough sleep along with studying. It seems like we’re really full-swing into the semester. I’m basically buried in homework with a small, hopeful light at the end of the tunnel (hoping for a break from homework next weekend). It seems like you’re always trying to juggle starting the homework you were just assigned and completing the homework that’s due the next day. Everyone tells you to start the homework early but somehow, early never works out and you end up doing it last minute.

I think part of the key is learning what each professor expects and what kind of homework each professor gives. Most professors I have are fairly consistent. The homework looks about the same every week, so you can start to develop a feel of how long it will take to get done. If only the weekend were one day longer, I could be so much more productive and even operate on decent sleep!

Good luck to everyone with exams this week!

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