This or That: Midterms Edition

Midterms are approaching! Some of us are ready (maybe even excited) and some of us are trying to figure out how to learn the first eight weeks in the matter of days…

Take a look below to see what kind of midterm mess you really are.

Study in Groups OR Study Alone?

Be honest, do you actually work well when you study with others or do you just say “right, right” as someone else explains everything to you?

On the flipside, are you good at sitting down for the hours needed to make sure you know the content? Or are you just banking on, when you see it you’ll know it?

Wake Up Early to Study OR Cram All Night?

Are you waking up at 6am, grabbing a coffee and actually studying in the library? Or are you just yawning the entire time barely able to read your notes?

Will you stay up until 2am to make sure you know everything? Or will you call it quits at midnight and not get through everything?

Flashcards OR Rewatch the Lecture?

Will you sit down and memorize every card? Or convincing yourself you know it when the answer feels “familiar”?

Will things start to click this time? Are you going to only watch and absorb or scroll on your phone?

Go to Office Hours OR Watch YouTub Videos?

Are you proactive enough to come to the professor with a list of questions ready to learn?

Or do you rely on strangers with 10-minute quick videos hoping all their topics cover the same ones your professor did?

Whiteboard Everything OR Do Problems On Paper?

Are you mapping everything out on a giant whiteboard like your life depends on it?

Or solving the same problem 10 times on paper hoping it finally sticks… or at least becomes muscle memory?

Trust the Study Guide OR Study Everything?

Do you trust that your professor will give a fair exam?

Or are you going back through every piece of your notes, just in case they pull something shady again?

Color Code and Plan OR Wing It By the Hour?

Will you create a schedule and stick to it? Making sure you learn everything you need in-depth?

Or will you make a list of what you need to know and just do it whenever you feel like it?