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" Earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and fire alarms began my freshman year. It would only make sense that it would end with a raging cold, an allergic reaction to a tuberculosis screening test, and thunderstorms and heat forecasted for the day I move out. Despite it all, I&amp;#039;m about to finish this year on a good note, by kicking butt on my final exams!   My number one rule for surviving this week: Remain stress free. The brain doesn&amp;#039;t retain information under stress, so it is important to let loose, which for me means chocolate, coloring, painting my nails, and McDreamy on Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy. Netflix is the cure to anything. If you spend the entire week in the library, you wont enjoy yourself, and you should let yourself have at least a little fun during the last week of freshman year!  RULE 2: Stay organized to get everything done! Flashcards are my life, and I sort them by subject before going through them and sorting them out in accordance to the amount of time I need to spend on them. I also memorize them backwards, to help not only recognizing but recollection, which is what most exams require you to do. I also keep track of when my exams are and what time to allow for studying for each one. This way everything stays manageable!  Its my last week, I&amp;#039;m going to enjoy it. This year has been the best year of my life. I am absolutely in love with my school and no cold, exam, or allergic reaction is going to change that!  Do you have any other studying tips for finals week? Leave them in the comments section below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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