Prepare adequately.

Economics junior James Shields said it is crucial to make sure you begin studying far enough in advance, as to ensure you are not left to cram the night before.

“When you know you have a midterm or a final coming up, just try to take a couple days before that and just commit to studying," Shields said. "The whole day, or the whole couple days before that if you have that much time, but really just put in the time and try to get everything into your brain, everything you can.”

Don’t psych yourself out.

Criminal Justice Junior Katelyn Miller believes students should realize, whatever the outcome of an exam, your world will not cease to exist because of it.

“I would say that it’s really easy to get overwhelmed,” Miller said. “I guess the best thing to do is always remember that’s it’s not the end of the world if it goes badly."

Zone in on the important aspects of each midterm.

Mathematics junior and MLC tutor Tian Xiao said If you know what are the most likely points of your notes or study guide that an exam will focus on, be sure to focus most of your studying on those specific points. Xiao said he sees this on a daily basis with his students, and makes sure that they follow this same guideline.

“I’d say prepare for the important things,” Xiao said. “I teach Math 116, for example, and I remember for the midterm, it’s important to know graph transformation, and I’ll write some definitions of graph transformation, and then make some examples for them (the kids I tutor).”

Build an all-star study group.

Mechanical engineering sophomore Daniel Villagran said he has found group studying to be an effective study method.

“Some of the study habits that I picked up, I would say, are forming study groups with people that you know have the potential to succeed as well,” Villagran said. “When you look for a study group, you’re gonna look for people that are interested in studying and reaching their goals.”

Get an adequate night's sleep.

World politics junior Sina Ghobadi said getting the right amount of sleep can do wonders and helps to retain important exam information.

"The day of (your exam) make sure you get enough sleep," Ghobadi said. "Preferably eight hours, for a lot of people, works best. This way, but the time you take you're exam you're well rested, and a lot of the information is in your head so you're able to focus better and perform better on your exam."