Many services around campus will provide students additional opportunities to help with studying during Finals Week.
From the Learning Center's special tutoring hours to the Multicultural Center's extended hours, students should have the proper studying resources at their disposal.
Randy Hyman, associate dean for student affairs, said it is important for students to take advantage of the opportunities these organizations offer.
"If they take advantage of these special opportunities, they will be more successful in their projects and tests," Hyman said.
The university offers these opportunities to students during Finals Week because officials are interested in students' success, Hyman said. "We measure student success through academic achievement, and we want our students to have support," he said.
In the past, students have appreciated the extended library hours and the special services that dining services has offered students, Hyman said. He said he also credits the Multicultural Center and the Learning Center for having a long-standing commitment to students, not just during Finals Week but throughout the academic school year.
Students need to approach Finals Week with a plan, Hyman said.
"They need to take a close look at when their finals are and devote a sufficient amount of time in each course," he said. "They need to know how much time to devote to each class. They also need time to unwind, relax and eat and sleep right. They need enough sleep to be awake and alert."
Some college universities have a "dead week," in which professors are not allowed to assign any homework the week before finals. Hyman said "dead week" is a possibility for Ball State in the future, but he is not aware of push for it right now.
Sophomore Stephanie Bobcek, a nursing major, is feeling OK about her upcoming finals.
"I'm not stressed, yet, but I'm not really thinking about it," she said.
Bobcek, who is most worried about her physiology and history finals, said she had more work to do this semester compared to previous semesters.
Fifth-year senior Jase Schoenherr, a telecommunications major, said his semester was easier compared to previous ones. Schoenherr will have seven finals next week, including two on Saturday, he said.
"Most of mine should be easy," he said. "I would rather have finals this week. This is more project week."
Students who are stressed about finals can visit the Counseling Center on campus for help. More students come into the center toward the end of the semester, but Finals Week itself is slow because students are busy studying, Robin Lett, director for Clinical Services, said.
The people at the counseling center help students try to find balance between work and pleasure, Lett said. To help students relieve test anxiety, the counseling center advises students to take deep breathes and visualize themselves doing well on their exams, she said.
"Self care often gets shoved out of the way," Lett said.
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