Getting down there..

I cannot believe that I am finishing up on my last round of exams and the semester is winding down. It seems like the first day where my parents and I were moving in and I had just gotten my room all situated and set up. Older students were shuffling around big totes and bags and helping us find our correct rooms and where all of the amenities are located in the building. I remember feeling so overwhelmed and thinking this was not the right decision to make. You never know unless you try and that was just the idea and mentality that I had coming into college. Throughout this semester I have begun to like college more and more and I am so glad that I made the decision to leave home and come to Purdue. It offers you an endless opportunities and situations that you can take advantage of that smaller colleges may not. Smaller colleges sometimes do not have the resources or accommodations to specific ideas and programs. They do not have available or offer a wide range of majors that you can choose from.


As the semester is winding down make sure you do not slack. You think that your main exams are over and now you can relax and take it easy think otherwise. This is the time where you need to make sure you attend and go to all your classes, keep up with your homework, and do your readings. The hardest thing about the semester still has not yet come which is the dreaded final exams. The worst is where the exam is cumulative and you have to try and remember everything from day one till now. A couple of pointers would be to study a little each day. There is no way that you can cram the night before for a final exam you will be so overwhelmed and stressed. If you spread it out over a couple of days or weeks you will be able to retain more information and not get everything messed up in your head. When you cram you get things all confused and can’t remember where information goes and how things connect. I have also learned in my psychology classes that if I apply specific ideas and theories to things in my life that have happened it helps. It is easy when you make connections to your own life and you can recall the information better by making these comparisons. Hope you do not wait till the last minute to start studying make sure you look ahead and do not get weighed down.