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Okay, so how are you all feeling about final exams this December? Pretty solid? Great? Possibly even excited, because exams are a blast? Of course. These are all natural responses to one of the most exciting events on the academic calendar. Therefore, I feel this is a fitting time to impart some of the tips I鈥檝e gathered over the years. Make sure to take these 100% literally, and you鈥檒l crush your exams this season.

Thursday, November 3, 2016

9 Tips to Ace That Timed Essay

Exams are almost upon us, and a familiar sense of foreboding has settled over the campus. One exam element that can be particularly intimidating for some students is the timed essay: an exam question which demands a full essay聽on a topic that is typically revealed for the first time during the test. While these kinds of questions may seem scary, there are plenty of ways to make them easy for yourself. Read on for tips about how to聽prepare in advance of the exam and how to approach timed essays before, during, and after the writing process.

I鈥檓 sure you know the stressful feeling when midterms are either just around the corner or already happening. 聽As midterms come around the corner, it feels like students simultaneously take out their blinders, put them on and think 鈥渘o distractions, only study鈥. 聽Everyone becomes machinelike; you feel as if you can read the notes someone else studied the night before because they are etched so deep into their brain that you can see it in their eyes.