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1. The last Hurrah at CMU Ben Antoine Academic Excellence Chair National Society of Black Engineers

2. Final Tasks at CMU • Final Exams • Final Group Projects/Presentations (expos, posters, etc.) • Final papers National Society of Black Engineers

3. Preparing for Final Exams: Building your arsenal • Gather all passed exams (ones taken in class and ones from upperclassmen) • Gather all home works with the solutions • Grab a solution manual (if you have one) for the text book used for that class. National Society of Black Engineers

4. Exam Study Plan • Review homework problems that you do not understand or were marked incorrect. • Review exam problems that you do not understand or were marked incorrect. • For numerical tests, once you know the material covered in the home works and exams, crank out the odd problems in your textbook, unless the solutions to the even problems are also given. • If you are allowed a cheat sheet, write in the smallest font that is readable and use all areas of the sheet allowed. Almost abuse the privilege. National Society of Black Engineers

5. During Final/Post Final • Wear comfortable layers • Flip to what you know. • Have your own type of therapy (Final can be painful) • Get up and stretch • “Woo-saw” • Deep breaths • Sit back and relax • Celebrate whether it was a hit or miss(the class is over regardless) • Do something relaxing National Society of Black Engineers

6. Final Group Projects/Presentations • Make sure everyone is in one accord. • Make sure everyone has some form of communication more direct than email (Cell phone number, Group Me, Skype, Facebook, Google hangout, etc.) • I could not reach so and so would not be a legitimate in some cases. • Make sure that all members knows exactly what is required of them. • Set deadlines National Society of Black Engineers

7. Final Group Projects/Presentations • Practice a presentation with a friend to avoid kinks in the actual presentation. • Only meet up for pertinent tasks (i.e. editing, fabricating, etc.) to avoid wasting each others times. • Show no remorse in peer evaluations if a particular group member contributes nothing to the project. National Society of Black Engineers

8. Handling Final Papers • Have a nice outline for yourself so that you know where you are going with the paper. • Be sure to use proper paper formatting (i.e. numbered pages, 1” margins, proper grammar, properly cited sources) • If possible, submit for preliminary review to the professor, teaching assistant or peer. National Society of Black Engineers

9. Handling Final Assignment Stress • Two finals on one day (3 is usually not allowed) and cannot figure out which one to study more? • Toggle between the material. Devote an hour (or whatever time you deem fit) to each subject and toggle back and forth. • Take breaks!!! • Basketball, swimming, racquetball, videogames, pool, eating, dancing etc. • Talk to mentors and/or people who have been down the same path. • Need an extension? ASK!!!!! It’s a 50-50 chance. Yes or No. It cannot hurt to ask. National Society of Black Engineers

10. Good Luck! National Society of Black Engineers

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