HOW TO PASS A SEMESTER WITHOUT STRESS
Are you stressed because of your academic responsibilities? Well, that's normal because lots of people do. Large number of students struggle to pass a semester, many of them do it with heavt struggles and stress where some will still be failed in spite of hard works and stress. Here are seven (7) tips that will tell you how to pass a semester without stress. (Above all, studying without stress is impossible. But with courage and determination, you will finish this semester with good grades if you are studying consistently and understandingly. Believe in yourself!)
Understand what you are studying.
Learning is a gentle process. You need to understand what your lecture is saying and what you are studying. Simply, copying notes and reading slides will not help you to learn so it is necessary to understand what you are reading if you want to help yourself succeed the semester with no stress. You can write answers on your own words if you have proper understanding and knowledge.
Understand the structure of course and exams.
Gather all information about assignments, quizzes, and exams so that you are prepared in a systematic way. Understand the assignments, how much your assignments and online quizzes cover on your whole grade and all. And understand the exam structure, gather information about patterns of questions whether it is going to be multiple choice, short answers, or others. See the question paper of previous exams.
Make summary notes and highlight the important topics.
Making notes enhance your approach of learning and memorizing because writing notes helps you visualizing, you do not have to worry about books and articles if you have notes. You also need to highlight the important topics as well as taking down notes mentioned by teachers so that you can study and find it quickly when you are preparing for your tasks and exam.
Do not skip class and assessments.
Attending lectures and class will make you understand properly, at least better than self study. Many universities have system of disqualifying students to appear in exam if they did not meet the attendance threshold marked by university or course program. Make sure that it won't happen in your case.
Do assignments and quizzes.
Do assignments and quizzes as they help you learn and doing things. Many assignments contribute marks on your final grades that you obtain at semester.
Study well and practice hard.
Maintain a habit of daily reading and practice at least 2 hours a day so it could reduce your study loads during exams. Do research and practice questions from previous exams.
Study with friend or in a group.
Group learning and study is fun and productive. We can discuss the problems and hard topics together or even help each other with lessons and study things. You might help each other with assignments and tasks. Working and studying with a friend during exam is also never a bad idea because you can discuss the questions and cover them but make sure your full attention must be on studying and not on leisure activities such as playing video games and others.
