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How To Study With A Limited Amount Of Time As A Computer Science Student

Finals are here …

One of the most stressful weeks of the semester has arrived. You may have various projects and assignments to hand in, presentations to give, and a lot of exams to take. There is a large pile of work you need to do; it’s the final stretch of the semester. Oh yeah, I remember how stressful and intense that week was for me as a Computer Science student, you are almost finished, you can practically see the finish line.

You have a final coming up in a week, which you need to study for. How can you determine what to focus in with all the other commitments you need to fulfill?

Oh boy, this was a challenge for me, and no worries, I can relate and understand if you are in this position. Hence, during my time as a Computer Science undergraduate student, I learned some things that I want to share with you. These tips helped me focus on what to study and prioritize to study with a limited amount of time. Also, helping me get better grades when I did them.

So, before you stress and freak out because finals are here, take a deep breathe and read this article.

Without further ado, let’s get started.

Follow the syllabus

I cannot stress the importance of the course syllabus enough, as I have mentioned in my other articles. But when it was crunch time, I used the outline to determine which things to focus on studying. Before I did this, I found myself investing my time in reading chapters of the textbook and doing practice exercises of concepts that weren’t going to be evaluated in the final exam. For instance, I would study section 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 7.4, when 7.4 wasn’t going to be assessed in the final. Something I learned from the process was to follow the syllabus and use it as a map to decide what I was going to invest my time studying. I would verify the sections on the syllabus and check them out as I knew I mastered them.

Use the syllabus as a map to help you towards achieving academic success

In the long run, what this helped me do was to make sure I mastered all the concepts that were going to be asked in the final, thus, receiving a higher grade at the end. I know that I learned this the hard way as a Computer Science undergrad, so let me save you all the trouble. Also, I felt less stress because I knew I dominated the concepts that were going to be tested in the final.

Ask your professor

Another thing I learned through my journey as a Computer Science undergrad, was to ask the professor which chapters were going to be evaluated in the final or any test for that matter. Sometimes the final exam covered the concepts we learned through the entire semester, so it was a review of what we learned up to that point. However, in my experience, some of the final exams were partial exams, that is, only evaluating the concepts that were discussed at the end of the semester.

Asking helped me save time when it was crunch time

Also, there were times that there were some changes at the end of the semester in terms of the material that was going to be evaluated in the final. So, something I learned through the process was to ask the professor or a classmate. This would also help me focus on investing my time on dominating the material that was coming up in the final.

By doing this, I could invest my time in other projects I needed to hand in the same week or study for final exams of my other courses.

Use the tools that help you the most

When it was crunch time, another thing I learned through my journey as an undergrad was to maximize the use of the tools I had to help me learn the concepts faster. Using tools like YouTube videos, reading the textbook, and practice tests helped me stay focused on investing my time and energy on what was coming up in the final exam. If I got stuck at understanding one particular concept, I would use a YouTube video to help me understand the concept or idea I did not fully grasp. By doing this, I would master the idea faster, and I could proceed to practice other concepts for the final exam.

Using videos, textbooks and class materials helped me get unstuck with a particular concept, thus, saving time

One tool that helped me, also students I have worked with as a coach or tutor, are practice tests. By doing a practice test a few days before the final exams, I would assess that I knew all the necessary material for the test. If there were any practice tests available for the course I was studying for, I would do them, or if there weren’t any practice test available, I would make my own by gathering exercises from the textbook or that we discussed on the class lectures and formatted them in a test format. Practice tests helped me when studying with a limited amount of time, and I hope they help you as well.

There you have it, things I have learned through my journey as a former Computer Science undergraduate student. These insights helped study when I had a limited amount of time, especially during final exams, when I had various exams on the same week, projects, and other academic commitments I had to fulfill.

I hope this helps!

Note: I believe some of these lessons can be used by other students from different majors, not only Computer Science. CS was my major as an undergraduate, so I share my experience with that major.

If you happy and you know it, clap your hands :)

As always, don’t forget to follow me and click on the applause button, so you don’t miss content that can help you in some way in along your coding journey.

Also, I know if you like this kind of content so I can keep writing more of these types of articles to help you on your journey as a Computer Science student.

If this article helped you in some way, please share it with a friend.

It might help them too.

Comment down below, which was the tip that helped you the most. I would like to know.

I hope this helps!

If you liked this article, I think you might be interested in these articles as well:

Disclaimer: Results may vary. These tips and advice are based on my experience and opinion as a former undergraduate Computer Science student. Also, as a tutor, teacher, and professional software developer. Everyone is different, so, the advice shared in this article may or may not work for you.

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Originally published at https://yadielcabrera.com.

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