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Dead week is the last week of classes before final exams, and the colleges that regulate it keep finals out of it. Most of them still hold lectures and allow graded work that was on the syllabus from…
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How many hours should I study a day? For a 15-credit semester, US credit rules assume about 5 hours of work outside class on six days a week, and one course needs about an hour. For an exam, divide…
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An academic comeback starts with arithmetic, not motivation. For each course, work out how much of the grade is still open and the best result you can still reach. Save the courses where that still…
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How many hours should a VCE student study? There's no state figure, so each school sets its own. Six of the eight Victorian school documents we read land between 10 and 20 hours a week outside class…
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Is it bad to study in bed? We found no evidence that it hurts people who sleep well. The rule that a bed is only for sleep comes from insomnia treatment, so it matters most if you sleep badly. After…
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Learning how to study like Rory Gilmore means copying six habits that Gilmore Girls actually shows. She always has a book going and checks her far-off goal up close. She works decisions out on paper…
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With 48 hours left, triage beats speed, and that's the core of how to study for finals in 2 days. Spend the first hour sorting every topic by whether you can answer a question on it. Give most of…
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Stop waiting for the motivation to come back: that's the first step in how to study for finals when you have no motivation. Set a minimum you'd meet even on your worst day, and count meeting it as a…
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Library floors with overnight hours are the first places to study late at night to check, then after-hours library rooms and residence hall study rooms. Off campus, try a late café or coworking after…
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When you're weeks behind, the plan for how to catch up on school work fits on one list: every overdue item with its late rule. Do first whatever loses the most by waiting another day, and close items…
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