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Elmira High School Students Talk About Preparing For Finals

Falcon News conducted interviews with students regarding preparing for finals.

Ninth-grader Ryan Thompson 

Q: How long do you procrastinate doing your missing assignments?

A: “I wait tell the last minute.”

Q: What preparations do you do before the final? What is your pre-final schedule?

A: “Wake up at 6 a.m. and have breakfast and an energy drink then study.”

Q: Which final or finals are you most stressed about? Why?

A: “Algebra because I don’t understand it that well.” 

Q: How do you de-stress after finals?

A: “I go to the gym.” 

Sophomore Dusty Clocksin 

Q: How long do you procrastinate doing your missing assignments?

A: “Pretty much until the last day until they are due.”

Q: What preparations do you do before the final? What is your pre-final schedule?

A: “Study with the reviews that are provided. Try to not panic.” 

Q: Which final or finals are you most stressed about? Why?

A: “The bio exam because I haven’t learned anything.” 

Q: How do you de-stress after finals?

A: “I just relax at home and watch T.V.” 

Junior Jude Carman 

Q: How long do you procrastinate doing your missing assignments?

A: “I don’t do missing assignments.”

Q: What preparations do you do before the final? What is your pre-final schedule?

A: “In the mornings around 8 a.m. I study for 20 minutes. Then I head to class. The day before the test I normally study for an hour or a half an hour. Throughout the week I try to study.”

Q: Which final or finals are you most stressed about? Why?

A: “Precalculus because it’s worth more of a grade because lane gets to choose.” 

Q: How do you de-stress after finals?

A: “I run.” 

Senior June Highburger

Q: How long do you procrastinate doing your missing assignments?

A: “I will procrastinate until the last minute the missing assignments are due.”

Q: What preparations do you do before the final? What is your pre-final schedule?

A: “I like to prepare for my college classes, but I like to get all my things ready on Sunday.”

Q: Which final or finals are you most stressed about? Why?

A: “None, they are all pretty easy.”

Q: How do you de stress after finals?

A: “I like to watch T.V.”