In Their Own Words: What is important to keep in mind during finals week?

“The most important thing for me is eating regularly, because I tend to forget. Other than that, just thinking of like, ‘It’s going to end, and I am going to get through this. I’ve survived worse and this is not going to be the thing that breaks me.’ ”

“Take care of yourself. This is my fourth year at Iowa and I remember some finals I would just sleep like two hours a night, then not eat, then comes the final and you can’t handle it. You’re done. So yeah, eating food and sleeping. Naps. A lot of naps and snacking.”

“I’m trying to balance studying and sleeping. So I am not like super tired and not willing to study. Because sometimes I’ll stay up super late and just never want to study so I’m trying to keep an equal balance and not stay up super late or anything.”

“Not to stress yourself out, I mean it’s not the end of the world if you do bad on an exam. It’s important to keep a level head and study when you can, take your leisure time as well, that important just as much. Just don’t stress yourself out, that is the most important thing, that’s what I’ve been doing the past couple years. Just take it easy.”

“Just time management, making sure I have enough time for studying and also putting in some relaxing time as well, so I’m not stressed the entire week.”