MIDTERM BLUES

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• MIDTERM BLUES ?

A student Success Seminar
for Defeating Mid-Term Blues
PRESENTED BY REACH 2009
(Based upon Edison Colleges SOAR programs Cure
for the Midterm Blues)
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Learning Outcomes

• Upon completion of this seminar students will be
  able to...
• Recognize the symptoms of mid-term blues
• Take preventive action against mid-term blues
• Apply strategies to erase effects of mid- term
  blues

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CAUSES of MTB

• MIDTERM EXAMS
• MULTIPLE READING ASSIGNMENTS
• RESEARCH PAPERS
• PROJECTS

PROCRASTINATION
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SYMPTOMS

• INADEQUATE SLEEP
• POOR EATING HABITS
• STRESS
• CRAMMING
• UNBALANCED LIFESTYLE
• ANXIETY

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• LOW TOLERANCE LEVEL
• LOW ENERGY
• DIFFICULTY FOCUSING
• LACK OF INTEREST
• DEPRESSION

Feeling overwhelmed
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C U R E S

Taking control Organizing
Prioritizing G-r-i-p-i-n-g Getting
more sleep
VIEWING SELF OBJECTIVELY, MORE REALISTICALLY
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Healthy eating Exercising regularly
Networking w/others Using a study system
Getting assistance from
R E A C H

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• When you prioritize . . .
• Schedule work and study
• Break big jobs down into
• manageable steps
• Set and meet deadlines
• Distribute work and study

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• Cure, Mid-Term Exams
• ORGANIZE AND PRIORITIZE
• DISTRIBUTE WORK AND STUDY--
• SEVERAL SHORT PERIODS EVERY DAY
• NETWORK WITH CLASSMATES
• SCHEDULE STUDY OBSERVE YOUR
• SCHEDULE
• AVOID CRAMMING

DON'T PANIC !
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• CURE MIDTERM EXAMS
• DISTRIBUTE STUDY LEARN THE INFORMATION
• GET SUFFICIENT SLEEP
• PRACTICE BREATHING AND OTHER TENSION-
  RELIEVING HABITS

AVOID CRAMMING!!
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EAT BRAIN FOODS. . . Fruits
Veggies and STAY HYDRATED!
THE DAY OF THE TEST, BREAKFAST ON
PROTEIN EGGS BEANS MEAT TOFU
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• AVOID or LIMIT
• Fried foods, cheese
• Candy, soda
• Nicotine
• Alcohol
• Caffeine

(Did you know that caffeine can increase anxiety
and decrease hydration?)
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• CURE PRIORITIZING
• Tackle jobs by due date
• Tackle jobs by difficulty/complexity level
• Reserve time for proofing and editing

DISTRIBUTE YOUR STUDY
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C U R E G R I P I N G

Sometimes you need to gripe, vent,
get things off your chest, to clear
the air Afterwards, get busy! Tackle the job
like the pro you are!
Just do it !
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• CURE READING ASSIGNMENTS
• Set purposes for reading
• Preview get an overview
• Skim and scan
• Read by sections
• Pause, reflect, connect, check
  understanding
• Take notes annotate

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• CURE RESEARCH PAPERS
• Break the job down
• Make a calendar
• Set a deadline for each
• job segment
• Meet the deadline
• Build in time for
• proofing and editing

GIVE YOURSELF THE CHANCE FOR AN "A"
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• CURE PROJECTS
• As with research papers, break the job down
  into manageable parts
• Set a completion deadline for
  each part
• Meet the deadline
• Finished ahead of schedule? Proof and editbe
  sure it is

A Finished Product
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CURE PROCRASTINATION

• Get organized
• Prioritize
• Plan your work
• Work your plan
• Make it meaningful

DO IT NOW!
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REWARD YOURSELF!
"FRIDAY IS A FINE DAY TO FIND A REWARD."
(WITHHOLD THE REWARD IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE
THE TASK!)
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DEFEAT PROCRASTINATION

• Plan your work,
• carry out your plan
• Stop making
• excuses for lack
• of action
• Avoid putting things
• off do it now!

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IF ALL ELSE FAILS . . . CONSIDER WITHDRAWING
FROM THE COURSE
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Link to the test