<p>I have 4 projects this week. None of my partners are doing anything. So all the weight falls on me. I also have an exam( of which I have yet to study for). I'm going to die.</p>
<p>just power through it. energy drinks, coffee, watever. when its all done, have a drink or a joint and watch a show with friends or watever. im only a freshman, but im sure we'll run into these situations numerous times in the future.</p>
<p>Naw, you probably won't die. Unless you jump from a high building or something, but that's sort of a non-constructive way to deal with problems. Calm down and drink a soda or something. Kick back, listen to some music and watch some basketball. Alright, now where were we? Oh yeah, projects.</p>
<p>Try to get the other people to do stuff. Tell them what needs done and then divide the work up. Prioritize. Which of the groups are more likely to actually do work if pressured? Pressure them. Which of the projects is just a presentation that you can wing? Wing it. Which one is a huge in-major project that your groupmates totally suck in? Bust your ass to do it and then tell the professor in private that the other guys wouldn't do anything.</p>
<p>Whens that exam? How much is there really to study? If you can manage the material in one day then get the projects that are due soonest done first, and spend a day studying for the test the day before the test. If it's more complex stuff (ETheory when you only went to three classes, whoa!) set aside time each day from now till then. Buckle down, get to work, get sleep, stop watching TV, and remember that in a couple weeks its all over. For now.</p>
<p>edit: Write down what needs done and when to do it.</p>
<p>This is what I do to get through weeks where I have a lot to get done (it's what I've done for this week up through Wednesday of next week): make out a schedule of things you WILL make time for accomplishing. Plan to work on two or three tasks a day, and it won't be quite so bad. And if your project partners are as inactive as you say, then be sure you make that clear in partner evaluations. Good luck!</p>
<p>"Whens that exam? How much is there really to study"</p>
<p>Well, its a Bio exam. So you can expect it to contain a lot of questions.
The problem is that I've haven't payed attention in lecture nor have I taken any notes. To add fuel to fire, the test is tomorrow and I'm beginning to open the book!! I just want to scream.</p>
<p>Stressing is the worst thing you can do. Don't worry if you don't pass the class. I know some people will disagree with me, but stressing over a class is not worth it.</p>
<p>^^ LOL, I did the same thing for my first exam and guess what. I got an 98%
But its just so stressful trying to cram all the information into my brain in such a short amount of time. I really feel sick afterwards.</p>
<p>Funny thing is I have exams every week. These aren't just little quizzes. Individually, each one is important enough, that if I were to fail any one of them, my grade will drop by a letter or two. Just the prospect that my grades could slip any given week is stressing me out.</p>
<p>I had a busy freshman year too (sophomore now); now I'm just kind of used to it. Most of this semester, I had an exam or two every week, 2-3 quizzes a week, labs, projects, required seminars, etc. You just have to grit your teeth, get used to it, and get it done.
It's kind of funny (to me) that I hear all sorts of people around me, friends, acquaintances, complain about this week and the next week since final exams are about to start, and how it'll be so busy and very crappy. I don't have any problem with it; if anything, finals week will be easier than 90% of the semester.</p>
<p>Cramming (especially for a bio test) is a very bad idea. You should be spending a little time every day studying things; at the very least, a few days before an exam. Why subject yourself to cramming the day before an exam?</p>
<p>Anyway the best way to relieve stress is to take breaks (not frequently, only after you've got a lot of work done!) and do something you enjoy. Watch a TV show you really love, exercise, play video games, whatever. Then get back to work!</p>
<p>cramming works great for me...especially for subjects like bio and history...not so much with calc or physics</p>
<p>"Cramming (especially for a bio test) is a very bad idea."</p>
<p>Cake. I just walked out with a hundred(or at least a 95+). But yeah I got only 2 hours of sleep yesterday so obviously I would learn a lot since I did nothing but study. </p>
<p>"I had a busy freshman year too (sophomore now); now I'm just kind of used to it."</p>
<p>Well, last spring I had my most difficult quarter.(Btw I'm a sophomore too) I took 21 units in killer courses like physics E&M and Diff eq. But I never had a exam every week. Maybe 3 or 4 exams a week one or 2 times a quarter. So I was laid back most of the time. This quarter I'm taking 13 units. But I'm more stressed because I have to study hard at least once every week. And the courses aren't hard( music appreciation, anthropology, bio). Plus I can't really work under pressure. If I have a lot of things to cram, I get nervous and angry. Pretty much I just lose my ability to concentrate. But I sit there any try to finish my work anyways. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't </p>
<p>"Anyway the best way to relieve stress is to take breaks"</p>
<p>I do that way too much, (not to relive stress btw). Thats why I'm so stressed when exams come around. I'm forced to pull all-nighters. And the time frame is so short, that an hour extra could mean the difference between a B and an A.</p>
<p>Heh, it's a bad idea to cram for bio because normally there's just a ton of information to know; cramming is also terrible for retention! And it only works for "regurgitation" for the most part, so if that's how your tests are, then I'm sure it works well enough.</p>
<p>Anyway good luck on your projects and exam, I have a genetics paper to write!</p>
<p>Hear hear. One 20 page paper and two finals due in a week over two days. Wundeeful.</p>
<p>"Cramming (especially for a bio test) is a very bad idea."</p>
<p>Cake. I just walked out with a hundred(or at least a 95+). But yeah I got only 2 hours of sleep yesterday so obviously I would learn a lot since I did nothing but study.</p>
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<p>Note that studying, scoring well on an exam, and actually learning are all different things. Ideally, they'll go together, but cramming usually hinders that.</p>
<p>This isn't really a criticism, because I was the Queen of Cram for most of HS and college, but I also knew not to mistake cramming for actual learning. It's a good skill to have, but no replacement for regular (and in the long run, more effective) studying. Come finals time, the difference might become a bit clearer.</p>
<p>Still, glad to hear that things are going well. Congrats.</p>
<p>WOW...at least a 95+ after cramming? I think you were exaggerating when you said you didn't pay attention during lectures.</p>
<p>First week of actual college, I didn't pay attention in any of my classes. I was still busy making friends. I had to cram my butt off on Thursday night. I didn't sleep at all and I drank a lot of coffee and energy drinks.
I ended up with C's across the board. I was really ****ed I didn't get at least a B-.</p>
<p>It's so hard to think about classes when there's so much more fun things to do.</p>
<p>just think : this too shall pass</p>
<p>meanwhile you have two options..u can sit and be miserable just thinking hwo bad this situation is or getto work on your project so you get an awesome grade</p>
<p>im such a hypocrite</p>