The finals are FINALly approaching. That was a bad pun. I apologize.
Anyways, we have about three and a half more weeks of school, sixteen school days to be exact, then finals. From June 8th to 11th, we will be spending our half-days of school vomiting out everything we've learned in the second semester on to scantron sheets (usually, not always). People tend to get worked up about finals because it may make or break your average, but it really depends on what year you are and what classes you are taking. How much you care factors into it, too. I'm not sure if this is for everyone or if the weight of the midterms and finals change as you move up in the years, but I was told that finals count for one-fifth of your second semester grade. They way it is calculated is: (Q3 + Q3 + Q4 + Q4 + F) / 5 = second semester grade. Your midterms are over, so finals technically count for one-tenth of your final average. Calm down, it won't actually make or break your grade unless you were to get a drastically different score from what you have been getting the rest of the second semester. Even, it probably wouldn't affect your grade too much.
You really just have to not fail your finals. Pass them, and you're good to go. Any further goals must be set by your own self, just don't put too much pressure on yourself, okay?
During finals week, we are at school until 11:15 A.M. The first exam goes from 8:00 - 9:30 and the second goes from 9:45 - 11:15, and there is a 15 minute break in between the exams. I would recommend snacking, using the bathroom, and meditative breathing or chatting with a friend during this time, because studying again is just going to stress you out; however, you may want to just take a quick peek at your study guide at some point during this time just to switch on to the upcoming subject from the one you just finished an exam on. This is the same schedule we had during midterms week.
I just mentioned study guides, which brings me to another topic. MAKE STUDY GUIDES! They just make your life so much easier, so either make one or ask to use the study guide of someone who takes good notes, preferably someone who has the same teacher as yourself. I will post study guides on their respective pages within the next few weeks, and I will include my teacher as well. Different teachers teach different things. Also, I take a lot of honors classes, so my study guides will include more information than CP students may need to know, so if you see something in a study guide that you totally don't recognize, just ignore it. You really just need to have a general grasp of the topic anyway. All you need to memorize are vocabulary, equations, and specific sentences in such classes as Theology (there will be fill-in-the-blanks on the exam). The rest of it, you just need to know. I recommend studying every now and again on a whiteboard somewhere, whether by drawing diagrams or doing practice problems, standing and writing with colorful markers on a whiteboard has always helped me to remember things better, especially if I am studying with a friend or two.
Finals are drawing near. Prepare yourself and don't procrastinate. I procrastinated on my studying for midterms and it sucked; don't do that, please. Just stay calm and plan out your studying. Set a designated time, place, and subject. It will be fine. Breathe.
Goodbye for now!
Anyways, we have about three and a half more weeks of school, sixteen school days to be exact, then finals. From June 8th to 11th, we will be spending our half-days of school vomiting out everything we've learned in the second semester on to scantron sheets (usually, not always). People tend to get worked up about finals because it may make or break your average, but it really depends on what year you are and what classes you are taking. How much you care factors into it, too. I'm not sure if this is for everyone or if the weight of the midterms and finals change as you move up in the years, but I was told that finals count for one-fifth of your second semester grade. They way it is calculated is: (Q3 + Q3 + Q4 + Q4 + F) / 5 = second semester grade. Your midterms are over, so finals technically count for one-tenth of your final average. Calm down, it won't actually make or break your grade unless you were to get a drastically different score from what you have been getting the rest of the second semester. Even, it probably wouldn't affect your grade too much.
You really just have to not fail your finals. Pass them, and you're good to go. Any further goals must be set by your own self, just don't put too much pressure on yourself, okay?
During finals week, we are at school until 11:15 A.M. The first exam goes from 8:00 - 9:30 and the second goes from 9:45 - 11:15, and there is a 15 minute break in between the exams. I would recommend snacking, using the bathroom, and meditative breathing or chatting with a friend during this time, because studying again is just going to stress you out; however, you may want to just take a quick peek at your study guide at some point during this time just to switch on to the upcoming subject from the one you just finished an exam on. This is the same schedule we had during midterms week.
I just mentioned study guides, which brings me to another topic. MAKE STUDY GUIDES! They just make your life so much easier, so either make one or ask to use the study guide of someone who takes good notes, preferably someone who has the same teacher as yourself. I will post study guides on their respective pages within the next few weeks, and I will include my teacher as well. Different teachers teach different things. Also, I take a lot of honors classes, so my study guides will include more information than CP students may need to know, so if you see something in a study guide that you totally don't recognize, just ignore it. You really just need to have a general grasp of the topic anyway. All you need to memorize are vocabulary, equations, and specific sentences in such classes as Theology (there will be fill-in-the-blanks on the exam). The rest of it, you just need to know. I recommend studying every now and again on a whiteboard somewhere, whether by drawing diagrams or doing practice problems, standing and writing with colorful markers on a whiteboard has always helped me to remember things better, especially if I am studying with a friend or two.
Finals are drawing near. Prepare yourself and don't procrastinate. I procrastinated on my studying for midterms and it sucked; don't do that, please. Just stay calm and plan out your studying. Set a designated time, place, and subject. It will be fine. Breathe.
Goodbye for now!