{"id":4679,"date":"2017-04-24T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T11:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/?p=4679"},"modified":"2017-03-29T20:20:23","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T00:20:23","slug":"tips-for-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fitnyc.edu\/admissions\/2017\/04\/24\/tips-for-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The end of the semester is here and with that comes beautiful weather, and sometimes a tendency to slack in the motivation department. \u00a0Here are some of my tips and tricks for preparing for finals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Study outside of your apartment. \u00a0<\/strong>If you have a habit of studying on your couch\u00a0and falling asleep, now is the time to kick that habit in the butt. \u00a0Head over to the library, coffee shop, or a place best suited for zero distractions and quiet time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keep your phone on loud. \u00a0<\/strong>This may sound counterproductive, however, I typically check my phone when I&#8217;m curious if I have a new notification or text message. \u00a0If you keep your volume up, you&#8217;ll know when you&#8217;ve been notified, rather than constantly checking to see if someone needs to get a hold of you. \u00a0If you&#8217;re studying in the library, put your phone on loud, but put headphones in.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Study with friends. \u00a0<\/strong>If you&#8217;re in a study group, someone most likely has some insight on a topic that you aren&#8217;t 100% confident about, and vice versa. \u00a0You become more knowledgeable about the topic when you have to teach it to someone else.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plan out your schedule. \u00a0<\/strong>Set deadlines for yourself and allow yourself to go out to dinner or plan a cafe visit so that you have something to look forward to.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sleep. \u00a0<\/strong>This step is often very neglected during finals weeks, but is so important that you are getting proper rest. \u00a0You wouldn&#8217;t want to be under the weather\u00a0the first week of summer, would you?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best of luck!<\/p>\n<p>Ashley<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The end of the semester is here and with that comes beautiful weather, and sometimes a tendency to slack in the motivation department. \u00a0Here are some of my tips and tricks for preparing for finals: Study outside of your apartment. \u00a0If you have a habit of studying on your couch\u00a0and falling asleep, now is the &hellip; 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