Tips for Finals Week

By Jacob Harmon

This semester is finally coming to a close! Being able to live without assignment deadlines and tests is an exciting prospect, but we aren’t quite there yet! We are entering the most stressful part of the semester: the dreaded FINALS! Fear not; here are some sources that you can use to help you through the final countdown.

1. Knights Against Procrastination

Knights Against Procrastination is hosted by our beloved Writing Center. Join in the event and use the designated time to buckle down and focus on what needs to be done! There will be plenty of tutors there to help out and snacks to keep those busy brains working. Who knows — you might even win something in the raffles.

Overall, this is the best tool we can recommend. You might be able to find some other students to put together last minute study groups together. Just come, relax, and do some work with help.

Quizlet

Quizlet is a free website that contains many flash cards for you to practice most courses with. Each flashcard set is linked to a lot of courses that can really help you get last minute studying before finals. You can even make your own set of flashcards with their website and share it with your classmates (you’d be a hero)!

Citation Machine

Final papers can be tough!! Especially needing to have so many sources. Citation Machine can really help you be able to generate citations in the styles you need! It covers MLA, APA, and Chicago style. Don’t stress and let this tool help you out on your citations. When you use this tool, you focus on what really matters, the content.

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Professor’s office hours

It shouldn’t be surprising, but your professors don’t want you to fail. Go and talk to them and ask what would be best to do as finals approach so quickly. Talk to them about what is going on and ask for help if you need it. (Maybe next time don’t wait so long either.) They are here to help and want you to succeed.