Finals Preparation Workshop.!

Today at the Finals Workshop there were three Proffesors from three different departments and the director of Albright's Academic Learning Center. They gave us useful tips and advice on how to succeed on our finals. Their objective was for every student to walk away feeling comfortable about exams and talking to their professors and faculty. I know for sure after the workshop I was more relaxed about exams than when I walked in their. I though I knew everything about taking exams and how I study better because I had been doing all my life, but I was wrong. There are so many other strategies to studying and studying more in a shorter period of time. Something I had never though of. At the workshop they told us we could save a huge chunck of time studying for two hours of something we dont know, rather than studying for four hours of things I already knew and didn't. I learned that studying in groups is helpful for comparing notes, and also making a study plan in time blocks to know exactly what I am doing at every hour of the day. Some advice the professors gave was not to study ALL day! Even half a day is long Prof. Cambell pointed out, which I thought was not at all. Studying two hours here and two hours there is very benefiacial rather than study 4-6 hours twice a day. A big no no they pointed out was to NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. Prof. Gaffeney said that if you do that you mines well get a beer and pizza and call it a night! haha. It is very important to get a good nights sleep before finals. One thing I really liked about the workshop was that even though it was for preparing for exams , they even gave us advice for taking the test. For example, read or skim through the whole thing before starting because it can get your brain thinking and ready. Also, going for the ones you know and then do the ones you dont know can give a better chance in getting more questions answered. Good advice they gave was when you see peole leaving after they have finished their test a half hour or more, dont feel presured that you are not as smart as them because 9 times out of 10 they failed for rushing through and not checking their answers. The biggest thing I left with was dont walk in to the room with failure on my mind, walk into the room thinking I am going to past. Be positive and it will geer you up and boost your confidence to do well.! I really enjoyed this workshop.! =)