RENEE’S PEARLS OF WISDOM FOR STUDYING FOR FINALS “Recipe for success: Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.” ~ William A. Ward

Introduction Prepare successfully for your final Know what to study How to study Test date, location and time “Be resilient I'm not telling you it is going to be easy - I'm telling you it's going to be worth it." -- Art Williams

Assess Your Current Grades If current grade is, high continue great work If low: * Talk to your teachers for advice * Do extra credit work “Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” ~ Carl Bard

Know What To Study For Final Talk to your instructors Use the study guide Find the answers to it early Make flash cards “If you are not lighting any candles, don’t complain about being in the dark.” ~ unknown “The best way to finish an unpleasant task is to get started.” ~ Anonymous

Know What To Study For Final Cont. If you are not given a study guide Listen for cues in class lectures * “This information is important…” * “Write this down” Use SQ3R Technique ( It is a proven technique to sharpen your study skills. SQ3R stands for “Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review.”) Make flash cards Study early “Always give more than what’s expected.” ~ Donald Trump

Form A Study Group Divide work load Be on task Come up with creative ways to study Quiz each other Be supportive of each other “Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by***, do something. Don’t just stand there, make it happen. –Lee Iacocca, Chairmain Chrysler Motors

Check These Things In Advance Time Location Supplies * pencil * scan-tron sheet “Destiny is not a matter of chance, but of choice. Not something to wish for, but to attain.” ~ William Jennings Bryan

Study Without Cramming Review a little at a time Review class lecture notes after each class Keep up with assigned readings Make flash cards “Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” ~Napoleon Hill

The Night Before Final Light review Gather your supplies Get a good night sleep “You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” ~ James Allen

The Day Of Final Eat normally Be confident Positive self talk…I am: * Successful * Capable * Prepared * Talented * Confident * Well Equipped Arrive early “Whatever you truly conceive of in the mind, is possible.” ~ Unknown

The Day Of Final Cont. Write name on test Follow directions Look through exam and evaluate where you need to spend the most time Use all the time needed and available Check over exam before turning in “You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Be Resilient Learn from mistakes * Prepare better next time if you feel you did not do well Walk away feeling good that you did your best “Fall seven times, stand up eight. ~Japanese Proverb “If at first you don’t succeed, you’re like everyone else who went on to greatness.” ~ Patrick Combs

Conclusion Tips for preparing successfully for your final Knowing what to study How to study Test date, location and time Be resilient “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.” ~Elbert Hubbard “If at first you don’t succeed, you’re like everyone else who went on to greatness.” ~Patrick Combs

GIFT TO INSPIRE YOU BOOK MARK "We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” -- Max DePree “Neither you nor the world knows what you can do until you have tried.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning. Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi

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