Sharing - two more great postings from About.com, re: Summer plans, Colleges, Finals more.

Here are a couple of postings from About.com, some ideas for your summer plans, final exams, more.

Here is the first posting from About.com:

Top Colleges by State, AP Exams, Engineering, & Dr. Who

... and the second one:

Here's How Students Can Get the Most Out of Their Summer
(plus some other articles...)

 If you aren't already over at the About.com site, it's worth a visit. You can sign up for all kinds of newsletters there and get these kind of useful stories in your inbox regularly.

Other Summer Plans
You may want to look into taking a couple of classes this summer OR working to get some money in the bank.

The classes idea MIGHT be especially good if you are missing some credits and won't graduate on time if you don't Take Action.

Finals
One of the best websites to use when preparing for finals is the Joe Landsberger site. You may also want to check out these postings from the blog:

#1. Ten Tips for Doing Well on Final Exams

and

#2. Get Organized for Finals

And GOOD LUCK on all your finals. Until next time,

Betsyanne

And check out more of my Nontrad links:

The Nontrad site (This blog is there on the first page...)

Join Nontrads on Facebook

Nontrads on Yahoo

and
Nontrads on Twitter 

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I also have a Books and Collectibles selling page here: The Best Books and Collectibles.

Good luck on finals, nontraditional students!

Finals - here is wishing good luck to everyone taking finals right now!

I want to wish everyone good luck on finals. WKU, where I was a nontraditional student, has finals this week. Some other schools do, too.

Break a pencil! In other words, the best of luck to you.

Share your Finals experiences here at the end of this blog, as a comment.

I would love to hear how it is going, or how Finals went, AND how school went this semester.

I look forward to your comments.

Betsyanne
Former Nontraditional Student

And here are some of my other Nontrad links:
The Nontrad site and blog
Join Nontrads on Facebook
Nontrads on Yahoo, and Nontrads on Twitter 

And just what is a nontraditional student? A nontraditional student is a student going back to school after a break. Remember: you CAN do it! :-)

10 Tips and Links to help you do GREAT on your Finals and Tests

Ten Study Skills Tips to Help You on Your Finals

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Yup... it's soon to be finals time. At Western Kentucky University (where I was a nontraditional student), finals were very close to the end of the semester. This year they are December 12-16. Sometimes finals counted - a lot. Sometimes they were worth the same as a test.

What helped me? These tips and links did. I learned some of these in college during my teaching training.  I have also listed some other postings that may help you on your Finals too.

Tip #1. Study for each final well before the actual final. Split your time up between all of your classes.

Tip #2. Review all your class notes. Highlight terms your teacher or professor says are important. Use highlighter markers. These really make important thing stand out.

Tip #3. Retype handwritten notes to help you remember them even better. If you have recorded lectures, replay them.

Tip #4. Make test flash cards with important facts, dates, names, etc. on them. Use them to ingrain facts. Use them many times until you know these facts well.

Tip #5. Form study groups with fellow class members. Meet 1-2 times per week, or as many times as you can, before the final. Use study groups to help quiz each other and double-check facts and what you need to know for the exam. (I found that this tip helped me up my test scores by at least one whole point...)

Tip #6. Use mnemotics to help you remember important facts, terms, or theories. Associate each fact with a picture, part of the alphabet, etc. What is a mnemotic? Think of one thing representing another to help you remember things on your Final or test.

Tip #7. Take care of yourself. Get plenty of sleep before each test or exam.

Tip #8. Use relaxation techniques to prevent test anxiety before the test. Do things like deep breathing, and telling yourself helpful things like "I can do this" and "I am prepared for this test" and "This test is going to go well."

Tip #9. Ask any questions you need of your teacher or professor before you have your test. Sometimes this can help by providing helpful pointers (like what will be on the test).

Tip #10. Attend every class - try not to miss any, especially any Test Review classes. Some teachers may actually zero in on what they think is important and what will be on the test.

Another tip: bring a working pen and sharpened pencils with you to the exam. This may save time and make you less nervous too. And just do your best.

What is YOUR favorite test or final exam-taking tip? Please list yours on this comments section.

Good luck on your final exams, nontraditional students!


-Betsyanne
Former WKU nontraditional student

Here are some more articles here that can help you on your Finals:

Websites and Tips to help you study for that exam or test
Get Organized for Finals
Clobber your Test Anxiety

Some more of my nontrad links: The Nontrad site and blog, Join Nontrads on Facebook,  Nontrads on Yahoo, and Nontrads on Twitter.