***Official Fall 2014 Finals Thread***

[cmjh10]

Its that time of the year everyone. Good luck, and may the curve ever be in your favor.

Also, for those who are done after this semester, or are graduated, how did you stay focused on your finals? Next semester is my last, and I am trying to figure out how Im going to do that.

 

[JSmoove]

I stayed focused, because I had to. Having two senior designs, a bridge design, a highway design class, and was a TA for another CE class left absolutely no room for slacking. All because I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do my first four semesters. Definitely a ****** way to go out.

Good luck to everyone this week. My bro graduates in Turf Grass this weekend. Hard to believe He's done with college now too.

 

[CyFan61]

Also, for those who are done after this semester, or are graduated, how did you stay focused on your finals? Next semester is my last, and I am trying to figure out how Im going to do that.

Spring semester finals my senior year were the most difficult to focus on. I don't really have advice for you other than to say you are not alone. Don't take yourself too seriously in your senior year, because a lot of your classmates will be in the same boat, and as long as you put in some effort, you will beat the ones that completely crumble under senioritis and do nothing.

 

[Bret44]

I miss college from time to time.

Finals week is not one of those times.

 

[bigdaddykane]

High school finals tho......

 

[Bret44]

High school finals tho......

 

[CycloneErik]

To be honest, I just did the same thing I'd already been doing. It wasn't really a time of extra focus for me, just a week with a really strange broken-up schedule. More of an inconvenience than anything, since I'm very routine driven.

 

[Bret44]

By the time finals week rolled around I had the mentality of "if I don't get it by now, I'll never get it." Worked out pretty well for me, didn't fail any classes.

But then again, I am often the exception that proves the rule.

 

[ILiftWithRoyce]

2 finals last week and 4 more this week

 

[Fitzy]

Final #1 in 53 minutes. Portfolio due Tuesday at noon. One final each on Wednesday and Thursday.


Not too bad. Ready for it to be done already, though.

 

[Dr.bannedman]

Turned in Spatial and Temporal Statistics take home final, 30 pages of wizardry. Finishing a paper on Biological feedback mechanisms in Prairie Soils, 54 pages thus far. Analytical Soil and Water Chemistry final Tuesday. I'm gonna get so hammer Tuesday night.

 

[DeereClone]

My advice is compartmentalize everything. Make out your schedule for the week and stick to it, pick the tests you need to study hard for and really focus on them. Take a little time to review the ones that are easy, but don't spend a lot of time on them.

Really compartmentalize. Study for 4 hours in the afternoon uninterrupted, then go out to eat with friends and have a few drinks. Hit it hard when you study, then relax when you relax.

 

[Rabbuk]

I locked myself in the stacks at Parks library, because literally no one ever studies in the stacks. Focus more on classes where your grade is borderline A-/B+ type territory. Maintain for classes where your grades are pretty solidified. People try to learn the whole class in a night instead of relying on the fact that they've been going to class for a whole semester and already understand what's going on for the most part.

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

Just went to the wrong final. Strong start to this week.

 

[Go2Guy]

Best wishes to all students this Final week. get-r-done!

 

[BikeSkiClone]

My last semester (4 years ago), I had a final (non-cumulative, just a 4th exam) during dead week and a presentation during dead week. Two finals (one was non-cumulative) during finals week, I think on Monday and Thursday.

Like someone said above, finals week annoyed me in college because of the break from routine. Granted, my last semester finals schedule was incredibly easy. I spent the week packing up my apartment and 30 minutes after taking my last final, was on the road out of state for my internship.

Good luck, study hard, drink a beer or two. Relax.

 

[cowgirl836]

Think fall of senior year was definitely harder than spring. Though Jr year I had a lot harder finals. I go through by promising myself that once I was done, I could relax and would be in the home stretch.


I do not miss college this week! Good luck to all you kids!

 

[VikesFan22]

Back in my day, we didn't complain about finals. We just did them.

 

[time4cy]

I've never been this sick before in my life. Should be an interesting week. **** the flu!!

 

[CyArob]

Back in my day, we didn't complain about finals. We just did them.

Kids these days.