Here they are yet again, and everything that comes with them. They're basically a way to bring your mood down. The worst part about them? When you finally forget about them and your professor uploads your grade to eCampus on a Friday right when your weekend is about to start. If it goes well, then hey, a good start to the weekend. But when it's a bad grade, your whole weekend is in shambles. You can spend a good week in advance studying for the upcoming exam and you still flip to the first page of it and understand absolutely nothing. Partial credit is better than nothing right?

Here's a bit of motivation to get through these first rounds of exams if you do not feel prepared at all: let this serve as an example of what NOT to do next rounds of exams. Do not wait until two days before to study. Do not wait until the two days before the exam because then you definitely know you're not in a good place.

After class, try to go over your notes that the professor just went over. Make flashcards over the topics that the professor focused on the most and go over those notecards leading to the exam. Better yet, organize your notes after every class and try to connect them to the learning objective. (if your professor has one for each chapter) It takes work and can be tiresome.

Sometimes you do want to just say "But this exam isn't for another two weeks!" Well let me tell you something, those two weeks are quickly going to turn into two days just like last time, and you will be in a pickle.

The first round of exams didn't go as planned? Don't stress too much about it, you're getting used to the professor's format and type of questions they ask. Next round, you'll do way better. Just remember the way in which professors asked questions. Are they the type to ask the "all of the above BUT E", "none of the above", or " A, B, C"? Those are always the most stressful. But it's alright you got this. The first round of exams is almost out of the way, which means that the semester will only go faster. Good luck and don't procrastinate. Find the best method of study for you.