<p>Do you find a spot in the library and stay there for as long as possible and only get up for coffee and to go to the bathroom? Or do you prefer the comfort of your dorm room? I'm very curious to hear your thoughts! :)</p>
<p>I usually stay in my room…during exams our library is open 24/7, but it gets really crowded and noisy. I just shut myself in my room and unplug my Ethernet cable unless I need it to do research (our wireless internet sucks).</p>
<p>I will get distracted as heck if I’m in my room or apartment to study. Somehow, I’ll find an excuse to go play on the computer, watch tv, do somersaults in the kitchen. </p>
<p>I have to study in the library or absolutely nothing will get done.
I usually try to find a far off nook in the library too, so that other students won’t also distract me. </p>
<p>(At my college, it seems like a large number of students bring their cellphone to the library and practically shout into it. At least whisper, please.)</p>
<p>I study in my room or apartment. I’ve found the best way to study for me is to take print outs and notecards and go on a stationary bike or elliptical machine. Studying while doing cardio increases concentration. I mostly write papers though. I had 2 final tests and 1 midterm last semester, the rest were papers, so I don’t normally need to study. Some people like the library but I like to grab a drink, move around have a smoke break when I study, and doing so in my room makes access to study supplies easier. And I’m too lazy to walk 15 minutes to the library.</p>
<p>^^ You study while you work out? That’s interesting. I was never able to do that!</p>
<p>I study all over the place: my room, the libraries, departmental computer labs, various lounges on campus, etc. I get distracted when I work in the same place for too long, so I like to change my environment every 1-2 hours. </p>
<p>My all-time favorite study place is the campus shuttle. There’s something about watching things pass by that makes confusing concepts make much more sense.</p>
<p>I study in my room almost always. I hate the library, especially the quiet rooms (way to quiet XD I need some background noise). If I have to study in a group, I would go to a empty classroom or lounge.</p>
<p>I study at my condo, the library, and the beach.</p>
<p>Room doesn’t work for me :< i may try the library this fall.</p>
<p>I think I’m also going to try for the library this fall. I think my dorm room would have way to many distractions and before I know it I would be on my laptop or reading a magazine. xP</p>
<p>Once I sat in my car all day long to study for this one class. I did terrible all semester so I knew I had to save myself with the exam, and that ended up happening 
I stayed in my car because it was too cold to walk to the library.</p>
<p>Of course, I have no idea why I didn’t think to just drive over to the library and run inside…I was probably too stressed over exams to think that far ahead!</p>
<p>But my car was probably more peaceful and definitely less crowded than the library. I discovered that I liked studying in my car. I also spent an afternoon studying for biology in my car when my car broke down and I had to wait a few hours for a ride.</p>
<p>This is what my school recommends for final exams:</p>
<p>3 WEEKS BEFORE:
Organization</p>
<p> Ask instructors about the content and format of final exams.
Review old tests for cumulative finals.
Answer questions you didnt know the first time.
Determine what you know/understand and what you do not know/understand.</p>
<p>2 WEEKS BEFORE:
Mini-Review
Conduct short reviews of course material.
Organize your notes for systematic review.
Develop summary sheets/mind maps of important material.
Create flash cards for memorization of detail.
Create a study to-do-list of all material to be reviewed, including textbook chapters, notes, study questions, problems to be practiced, etc.
Develop a study schedule by estimating how much time each item on your study to-do-list will take to complete. Block out time for each activity. This is your Plan of Action! </p>
<p>1 WEEK BEFORE: Intensive Study
Follow study schedule developed the previous week.
Focus on comprehension–summarize course concepts in your own words.
Take breaks!
Use mind maps to give visual organization to course materiallook for relationships. Increase retention by linking new information to things you already know.
Apply the concepts! Askwhats an example of this? How & when would I use this?
Create mnemonic devices for memorization of vocabulary terms.
Outline answers for possible essay questions.
Work practice problems for math-based courses.</p>
<p>EXAM WEEK: Review
Take time to relax!
Review summary sheets/mind maps
Continue to review textbook: look over headings and subheadings; topic, introductory and summary statements.
Recite and summarize information aloud.
Create and take self-tests.
Reduce test anxiety by avoiding last-minute cramming right before your exams.
Eat well and stay active!
Get plenty of sleep.</p>
<p>If it’s finals, the common room so I don’t go on facebook (aka Fail-book) and depending on the test I will pull all-nighters cramming (Iced coffee=miraculously fast way to suck down caffeine at 2 in the morning)</p>
<p>I feel if I studied in my car I would get antsy haha.</p>
<p>Yeah, I took notecards and review sheets on an elliptical. I have problems sitting still and concentrating so working out helps me out. It increases concentration. As does listening to music with a steady beat.</p>
<p>Summer session are different. But fall semesters I study between 30 min-1 hour per day–usually 6 days a week. My accounting major has homework almost every class period for every class, so there’s lot of h/w to do as well…In the old days when I was a chem major I’d basically just study, take exams, and do labs. </p>
<p>My study habits don’t really change around exam time. </p>
<p>I study where internet can’t reach me.</p>
<p>I’m not a big fan of pierre’s advice above. Why practice problems first? A majority of my time is spent reading and going through problems in my head while rationalizing the logic behind them. A lot of time my logical rationalizations end up being wrong and disproved in later courses, but that’s learning I guess. You make up explanations until you’re given better explanations. Practice problems are the final step, and not completely necessary unless you’re not really understanding things.</p>
<p>That strategy works for me. It doesn’t work for everyone and justfortalk may not be a fan of it (and you might not either).</p>
<p>You’ll have to find out what works for you and stick with your plan.</p>
<p>I usually study in the library. I find it hard to study anywhere else, especially at home where there are a lot of distractions.</p>
<p>I like to study in a quiet area, but with a bit of background noises. </p>
<p>When I took afternoon AP tests, I was exempt from morning classes, so I usually bussed down the road to the U of Washington to calm myself and look over the material one last time before busing back to school to take the AP tests. For general high school exams, I just studied in a library or at home.</p>
<p>For college… well we’ll see what works best when I go find a study place haha</p>