Because final exams are worth 20% of your overall final grade, it’s no wonder that they’re going to cause some stress. Our final exams are spread over two days with two exams each day. That helps space it out some. Some courses have portfolios or projects, and that helps. Some classes, like volleyball PE, don’t have an exam at all. That also helps. According to a Patriot Pages poll, most people at least have one exam with the most common number of exams people have is two. Most students think they’ll struggle on one or two exams.

If I was a student trying to prepare for exams, which I actually am, I would start studying all four subjects about two weeks before the exam. I would mostly focus on the subjects on the first day of the exam and then study for the other two exams the day before. You don’t have that kind of time now. 

You’re going to have to cram. You’re going to need your study guides, quizlets, notes, past assignments, and maybe a Mountain Dew. Maybe the stress will work in your favor, and you can “lock in.”

Some studies have shown that students learn more when they are tested at regular intervals rather than one all-important final exam. In one study of college students taking algebra, for example, the students who took frequent quizzes fared 16% better than those who were tested traditionally. On the other hand, some teachers feel that students need final exams to prepare for exams in college. We could either keep it the way it is or maybe one day put a bit less emphasis on the final exam and put a bit more emphasis on regular, more frequent testing. Maybe there could be a change in policy in the future, but this isn’t going to help you now.

And to close, if you have exams, I would like to recommend that you quit reading this wonderful article and start studying.