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What Actually Happens On a Day You Don’t Have Finals During Finals Week

We all like to pretend that we study 24/7 during finals week, but if we get an off day during it, we probably aren’t studying the entire day. Here’s what your schedule would probably look like: 1) Go to sleep: Because even though you’re not studying, you stay up until like 4am, so the first thing you do that day is technically sleep. 2) Wake up: You probably don’t wake up until after lunch so you don’t have to make an extra meal. The midnight snacks don’t count! 3) Make lunch: But you really wanna try and be productive so you make lunch, and it’s a pretty long, drawn-out ordeal. 4) Go to the gym: You haven’t been to the gym since the second day of the semester but you decide this is the perfect time to give it a try. 5) Shower: Normally you don’t shower during finals week

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12 Gifs That Describe Nursing School

Between the long labs, the hard tests and the amount of symptoms you have to remember, nursing school can be tough. Here are twelve GIFs that will help perfectly explain what nursing school feels like. 12. Before the semester even begins..we are already behind in class work. 11. While everyone else is sleeping..we are up reading 5 chapters in our textbook. 10. Our internships are no joke.  9. When taking a test…all the answers are correct, you just need to find the BEST one. Critical thinking is a skill that is taught until it is a fundamental part of your decision making skills. 8. Everyone thinks you can fix all their problems. 7. Nursing students study for weeks before a test…and still fail.

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The Science Behind Studying More Efficiently

Some college students drink, others are straight edge, some hook up, and others do not…but the one thing that we all have in common is that we have to study. Energy drink fueled all nighters have become the college norm when it comes to studying, but how does this actually affect our efficiency? What can you do to ensure you are getting the most out of your study time? Luckily science has the answers (as always!) Short Term The following section will encompass what you need to be doing right before studying and during studying to ensure you aren’t wasting your time. When it comes to studying, many of us put it off until the last minute and then cram as much knowledge into our head as we possibly can. This, as it turns out, is a highly inefficient way to study. Your brain will encode the information into your

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10 Ways To Get Yourself Ready For The Finals Crunch Time

Depending on where you go to school, you’ve probably got a few weeks before final exams start, so maybe you don’t think it’s time to panic quite yet.  And I suppose that is true.  You don’t need to panic yet, but you do need to start preparing. This is the time to start getting ready, so that way when when crunch time does roll around, you’ve got everything you need to be successful and ace those tests.  So, start doing some of these things right now.  Yes, right now. 10. Leave your social calendar pretty blank. Between the end of March Madness and the beginning of summer break, it seems like there’s no shortage of bar specials, friends hosting insane parties, and fun things to do outdoors now that the weather is nice.  Even if it’s painful to miss out on some of these outings, you need to schedule plenty of time

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The Finals Survival Guide You Desperately Need

The air grows cooler and linger with the sweet scent of peppermint. The pleasant faces and ear-to-ear smiles have been replaced with dark visages and menacing scowls. The day draws shorter and with it goes our ability to do anything with effort or direction. Either the bold aroma of coffee beans fills the air or the scent of guarana occupies that same space. It’s finals time.   No one likes to take five to seven tests in about the same amount of days. One test can potentially kill  both your energy and your soul. Multiply that by five and campus because of scene out of The Walking Dead. In an effort to keep the number of zombie walkers as low as possible, heres a three biggest tips to help all of us survive finals.   1. Make a Schedule As much as we live by the “do now, think later”