I find it kind of funny how some of my classes have multiple midterms throughout the semester. In my high school experiences, a midterm was a cumulative test taken at the middle point of the year. At Ohio State, rather, the word midterm is used more generally, as just a large test. Not a huge deal, just something that I had to adjust myself to as I worked myself into my first year at University.
Studying for a midterm was not much different from studying for any other test — usually, it only differs by the amount of time I put into practicing the material. Three of my classes have at least two midterms, the last of which I took today. The first midterms I had were, unfortunately, somewhat disappointing. My scores, I felt, did not reflect what I had hoped they would. I can only assume that I did not put in the necessary effort to walk out of those tests with the grades I wanted.
Historically, I’ve never been a fast worker, which is what I told myself after I left some questions blank due to time constraints. Later, I realized that I likely would have been able to finish the test in the first place had I been more comfortable with the material. Studying and practicing the content increases your efficiency and fluency with the required knowledge for each of the problems. For this reason, I made the choice to dedicate more time to practice classwork. Whether it’s watching YouTube tutorials, or doing worksheets, nothing can hurt from extra work. Though I have not yet received my scores back from the exams I took most recently, I can say that not only did I succeed in completing every question on the tests, but I feel significantly more confident in the answers that I gave for those questions than I did for my first midterms. Looking forward to seeing the results!