Dr. Bernice Strauss, director of academic support programs at
the Sam Houston State University Mentoring Center, spoke with
the Houstonian about ways to study for finals. Strauss wanted to
make it perfectly clear that there is no secret to studying and
passing finals. “I will give you some tips, but there is an
expectation that there is a secret and that I am going to tell
you something that will help students that have procrastinated
all semester to pull out an A or B,” Strauss said. “No secret
like that exists.” One thing that Strauss recommends is using
resources. To do this, students need to talk to their
professors, but not just at the end of the semester, the whole
time. Strauss said professors appreciate student contact out of
the office, and that it shows that they care. When talking to
their professors, students should ask for resources that might
help them do better in class. Strauss said professors are here
for students and that they want them to succeed. Another
resource students can use is a frie