Lock In Before You Drop Out: Midterms Highlight

Last week, everyone had gathered together to celebrate homecoming with exuberance and fun filled activities all over campus. These events included Glow on the Bluff, the Homecoming concert featuring Coco Jones and Latto, the coronation of the 93rd Miss Southern University, Jordan Williams, and the victorious battle of the football team against the Lincoln Oaklanders.
While recuperating from the homecoming fun, professors are preparing students to get ready for midterms and give them tips on how they can pass for this semester. Students are preparing to “lock in” and study for any tests, midterms or exams that are coming up.
Midterms in college can be quite important, as they often make up a significant portion of students’ overall grade for a course. They can also be a good indication of how well a student is understanding the material and can help the professors identify areas where students may need to focus more of their studying efforts. It is important to prepare well for midterms and to talk to professors if any questions or concerns may come about.
Additionally, it’s important to remember that midterms are just one part of students’ overall academic experience in college, and that other factors, such as assignments, participation, and final exams, also play a role in their overall grade. Somehow, towards the middle of the semester, roughly half of the material has been covered because students are missing out on their education by either skipping class or just not coming to class at all.
The difficulty occurs if students do not study the material that was given to them by their professors, paying attention to the course or have failed to ask questions about the material being brought to their attention. Professor Darrow Lathan of T.T Allain and William W. Stewart Hall, teaches students in his Enjoyment of Music course, breaking down the elements and history behind music for generations. The Digest speaks with him in how he prepares students to learn and study before students take the midterms, saying, “If students become busy in daily life, which they are, I would like for them to study on the go and choose novel places & situations to distribute their studying. Using interval spaces to help those create a better learning and provide them time for their knowledge to sink in.” He advises students to use visual scannings to read headings, subheadings, and to know that it requires intensity with a conscious flow.
Most students are actually taking the time out of their day to sit down and study alone or with others to fully gain understanding of the concepts and the techniques of what they are learning for midterms. “If I usually need help, I actually go to the 4th floor of the John B. Cade Library with the free tutoring that they offer to all students and they are so nice to help you out and break down some of the material that the teachers may or may not have covered for midterms,” says Dominique Wells, a sophomore who majors accounting.
Brandon Jones, a full-time junior in Computer Science says that students should stop for a few minutes to intake a chunk of knowledge and reflect quickly on the concepts and words they’ve processed.
However a student prepares for their midterms, it’s important to make an effort to do your best with the resources at your disposal, which can be talking to professors, getting help by way of tutoring, and studying the material you gained during a course. The Southern Digest wishes all students great luck in their journey of midterms!