It feels like the semester just started, but unfortunately midterms are just around the corner. To help you prepare for these exams, I’ve compiled a list of study tips that will hopefully help you ace the tests with the least amount of stress possible!

Start Reading Now

If your teacher has been telling you since the beginning to read the chapters she is lecturing, now is a good time to start listening. There will most likely be questions on the exam directly from the textbook, and it is a good way to study too.

Organize Your Notes

When you’re trying to listen to your professor, who's talking a million miles an hour, and write at the same time, your handwriting can get pretty sloppy. Look through your notes, make sure that similar information is grouped together, and make sure that you can read everything, so that it will be easy to look over them when the test gets closer.

Make To-Do Lists

These lists are my best friend, and they should be yours as well. Making to-do lists will help you stay organized and on top of what you need to get done so that you aren’t stressing out at the last minute. It will also eliminate the chance of forgetting something important!

Ask Questions

Look through your material, and anything you don’t understand or have notes about, ask your classmates or professor. This will help make sure you don’t miss any important material that may end up on the test.

Make “To Clarify” Lists

When you’re reading through your notes or a chapter, write down any concepts or theories that you don’t understand very well. That way you can keep going through the chapter, and then at the end go back and look up everything you can about that particular topic.