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We asked four 91茄子 instructors to share useful tips, tricks and resources to help make finals a little (or a lot) less stressful.

Two things we know to be true: 1) finals can be overwhelming, and 2) Husker faculty are amazing. Given this, we asked these four Husker instructors to give their advice for successfully navigating finals. Their finals-conquering insights contain valuable takeaways for all students鈥攔egardless of your major!

On getting prepared (and avoiding surprises)

Caterina Bernardini (College of Arts & Sciences) is currently teaching ENGL 150, ENGL 200, ENGL 215 and WMNS 215.

鈥淒o some preliminary research on your proposed paper topic so you don鈥檛 find yourself regretting your decision later. I鈥檓 a big fan of doing stuff in advance, especially when writing about literature. We have thousands of thoughts and ideas we want to get out, so it鈥檚 important to give yourself time to write.鈥�

Priyanka Khandelwal (College of Business) is teaching MRKT 341, 345, 347 and 250.

鈥淭o prepare for the exams I would, most importantly, go back and look at the examples that have been shown in class and review and revise your lecture notes. For our Marketing 345 exam, I would also go back and practice running analysis on our statistical software.鈥�

Didier Mena Aguilar (College of Engineering) is teaching BIOC 431 and ENVE 322.

鈥淚 always tell my students to prioritize what鈥檚 going to be on the exam. I like to tell my students what鈥檚 going to be in the exam, but for students in other classes my advice is to ask your professors, 鈥榃hat should I prioritize? What should I concentrate on to be able to succeed?鈥欌��

Bud Shenefelt (College of Architecture) is teaching DSGN 101, ARCH 210, and ARCH 613 this semester.

鈥淔or me, the key to being successful in our projects is having a clear, concise idea of where you want your project to go. Once you have that key concept, every decision you make is driven by that one idea鈥娾�斺�妝ou can use that as your own little navigation for how to successfully manage the final project.鈥�

Resources for help are available鈥娾�斺�妘se them!

Caterina: 鈥淭he Writing Center is always available鈥娾�斺�奍 know that many of my students have been using their services and loving them. I鈥檓 very, very grateful for the Writing Center. I also read students鈥� drafts in advance, because I feel like I owe it to my students to be available to them.鈥�

Priyanka: 鈥淔aculty are a resource! If you鈥檙e stuck, shoot your instructor an email or show up to office hours. Your friends, classmates and colleagues are also resources. If you鈥檙e stuck, you can also reach out to them to help fix a problem.鈥�

Didier: 鈥淚 highly encourage students to use the internet if they鈥檙e not understanding something in the book or course materials. There are awesome, step-by-step animations and breakdowns on YouTube. Resources outside the classroom exist that are really great. Know what works for you and go for it!鈥�

Bud: 鈥淚 have a TA who鈥檚 really helpful for students. He鈥檚 in the trenches as a graduate-level student and has insights into the realities of being a student in the College of Architecture.鈥�

Study habits that they use

Caterina: 鈥淚 always try to have a writing objective for each day. Having a strict deadline or objective in advance for each day forces you to make progress, even if it鈥檚 just half a page.鈥�

Priyanka: 鈥淚 avoid cramming鈥娾�斺�奵ramming at the last moment is a recipe for disaster.鈥�

Didier: 鈥淲hen I was a student, I liked to study in groups where I explained things to someone else. When I explained things, that helped me understand the material better.鈥�

Bud:鈥淚 like to ask myself, 鈥楬ow can I take something that might look like a problem and turn it into an asset?鈥� You can come up with a really strong project by pulling together what seem to be disparate pieces and challenging the conceptions of what someone might typically do.鈥�

Take care of yourself (and don鈥檛 be afraid to lean on your friends)!

Caterina: 鈥淲riting is hard work! Reward yourself each day with something, like an episode of your favorite TV show. 鈥�

Priyanka: 鈥淢ake sure to eat healthy, sleep well, and鈥娾�斺�奿f you鈥檙e into it鈥娾�斺�奺xercise! Listening to some good music can really help cut down stress. If you play music鈥娾�斺�妕he piano or any instrument鈥娾�斺�妕hat too can help calm the mind.鈥�

Didier: 鈥淭ake care of your health! If you don鈥檛 sleep, eat, or take some time to do something outside of studying, you鈥檙e not going to perform well on your exams. That鈥檚 the biggest piece of advice I have for students.鈥�

Bud: 鈥淟ook to the people around you in class for help and to see what they鈥檙e working on. There鈥檚 a kinship that happens among students with all the highs and lows of these projects鈥娾�斺�奾aving your peers to lean on is healthy.鈥�