{"id":5612,"date":"2018-11-15T09:50:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T14:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=5612"},"modified":"2025-07-09T12:06:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:06:30","slug":"getting-through-finals-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2018\/11\/15\/getting-through-finals-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Through Finals Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Everyone\u2019s favorite time of the semester is quickly approaching: FINALS WEEK<\/u><\/strong>. Even though it can be a very stressful and busy time, you will make it through. Here are a few tips and tricks people have used in the past to help them through the busiest and most stressful week of the semester.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MANAGE YOUR TIME<\/strong>:\u00a0 Whether this means buying a planner or calendar, or just planning out what you\u2019re going to do that day, write down what you need to do. It\u2019ll remind you of what to do and when to do it when you\u2019re feeling stressed. A senior in the social work program, Michaela Therrien, makes a list of everything that needs to be done by the end of the semester.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also list them (assignments) by priority. Meaning what\u2019s more important and what can wait a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DON\u2019T PULL ALL NIGHTERS:<\/strong> \u201cProbably one of the most important tips is to take naps when you can! \u2026 Also try to go to bed at a reasonable time,\u201d Therrien said.<\/p>\n

If you deprive yourself of sleep, your mind won\u2019t be able to work to its best ability and you\u2019ll continually be thinking about how tired you are.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF:<\/strong> In the midst of all of the studying and final projects you\u2019re finishing up, try to find some time for yourself to just unwind and relax. Continually being on a level 10 stress mode is not good for you. Sarah Draper, a junior in the education program, would only do one course\u2019s work a day.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I felt as though I was done with that class, I DID NOT start another. I gave myself a break for the rest of the day,\u201d Draper said.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FIND SOMETHING THAT RELAXES YOU:<\/strong> Whether it\u2019s coloring, reading, meditating, listening to music or anything under the sun, find something you love to do that relaxes you. When homework is getting to you, take five to 10 minutes to just breathe and do something you love to bring yourself back down to earth.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FRIENDS:<\/strong> The worst time to isolate yourself is in stressful times such as finals week. Spend time with your friends when you can. They\u2019re going through the same thing and are a great support system.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DON\u2019T PROCRASTINATE: <\/strong>We all have a love\/hate relationship with procrastination. Even though it\u2019s hard, just try to do homework a day or two before it\u2019s due, not five minutes before. As you slowly work yourself out of procrastination, you\u2019ll feel weight being lifted off your shoulders.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BREATHE! YOU\u2019VE GOT THIS. <\/strong>You\u2019ll do amazing on every project, test or presentation you have coming up. Do your best and you will succeed.<\/p>\n

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GOOD LUCK!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Everyone\u2019s favorite time of the semester is quickly approaching: FINALS WEEK. Even though it can be a very stressful and busy time, you will make it through. Here are a few tips and tricks people have used in the past to help them through the busiest and most stressful week of the semester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7381],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5612"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8571,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5612\/revisions\/8571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}