Hahn said he is the type of student who waits until the last minute before studying for his finals, and although it works for him, not all students deal well with the stress of taking final exams.

Zachary DeRade, the outgoing director of health and safety for the Residence Halls Association, or RHA, said preparing for finals week comes down to planning ahead.

“We want students to think ahead a little bit,” he said. “If you do a little bit each day, the less you have to do during finals week.”

RHA is hosting Carnivale from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday at Auditorium Field for students to take a break from studying. DeRade said there will be inflatable toys, an obstacle course and puppies from the Capital Area Humane Society if the weather permits.

The University Activities Board also is hosting an Ease Anxiety with Effective Studying event at 7 p.m. today in Gold Room A of the Union, featuring study tips on dealing with test anxiety from an MSU Counseling Center representative, according to its website.

As finals approach, many students will try to cram in as much studying as possible before an exam by pulling all-nighters or drinking more caffeine, which don’t work to retain information, Olin Health Center Health Educator Jonathan Kermiet said.

“People get caught up in stress, constantly worrying about it,” he said.

“If they study for long periods, they don’t realize they’re not really benefitting themselves, (and) they’re not going to retain it as much.”

Hahn said he wishes he could change his study habits so he spreads his work out more during the semester, but he always ends up putting it off anyway.

Kermiet said the biggest problem for many students is they procrastinate and don’t spread their work out during the semester, letting it pile up at the end.

“Stress management starts with … looking at yourself and what you’ve done in the past and what are your major sources of stress,” he said.