If the term “finals week” makes your blood pressure rise and your palms sweat, officials at the Learning Resources Center think you might want to start preparing now.

General business management freshman Nicole Leffler said she’s starting to think about finals already - and for good reason.

“I have a lot of finals that are the week before finals week,” she said.

Although Leffler said she’s not too worried yet, she knows she has to stay ahead of the game, especially for the cumulative exams.

For interested students, the Learning Resources Center will host “Preparing for Finals” workshops for three days next week, to aid students in areas such as time management, stress reduction and test-taking skills.

Fred Barton, coordinator of the center, said students from various class levels attend the workshops to refresh their skills prior to exam week.

“It doesn’t really matter what kind of test you’re taking - the skills are generic,” Barton said.

“The workshops teach you how to make sense of what you read as well as the most effective way to transfer the information in your head onto the test.”

The workshops are from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 24 in Bessey Hall.

Students must call the Learning Resources Center to reserve space in the workshops, which hold 15 students per session.

Lyman Briggs no-preference freshman Lauren Doyle said she has end-of-the-semester exams, but once those are done with, she’s going to concentrate her attention on final exams.

“Finals are always nerve-racking,” she said. “Even if you think you’re prepared you never are.