The Final Countdown

Finals 

As finals week is slowly approaching, the anxiety slowly creeps in and the stress begins.  While you constantly keep the coffee flowing through your veins and the snack pile constantly stacked, here are some good tips to keep you sane and your energy up.  

1. HYDRATE

Like my mother is always telling me, you need to drink more water.  While all that caffeine you are drinking is keeping your eyes open, drinking water helps keep your body functioning properly.  Drinking water while also drinking caffeine helps the caffeine last longer. 

     2. Chew Gum

Chewing gum not only will help satisfy your hunger when you feel like you can't stop snacking, but studies have also shown that if you chew gum while studying, and then chew that same type of gum while taking the exam, it helps you recall information.

     3.  Sleep

Significant loss of sleep, like during finals week, has shown that it can actually hurt your performance on that exam.  However if you have to stay up late to study, at least make sure that you get a good nights rest the night before, or get a nap in before your test if it's later in the day (just don't forget to set an alarm). 

    4. Clear your Mind 

Right before you take your exam look over your stuff one more time, and then take a couple to just breathe and relax.  Tensing up and cramming right before test time will actually make you remember less.

I hope you find these tips helpful and will try some these in the upcoming weeks.  Happy Studying!