Muse Workshop

On December 2nd, 2009, I attended a muse workshop in which gave test taking strategies. This workshop was very relevant at this time period since I have many finals coming up in the next couple of weeks. The speakers were two students that were upper-class men, who had many experience with taking test in college. Being a freshman at SJSU, I am not used to taking finals at the college level. In high school, final tests were always done the same way and were usually done in the same week or day, depending on what period the class was. College finals are sometimes a couple weeks apart which gives you a lot more time to prepare, but the material is a lot harder than high school material. This semester I am taking Calculus 1, Sex Drugs and Rock and Roll, LLD 2, Engineering 8, and Chemistry 10 and I have finals for all of these courses. The muse workshop gave tips and strategies for all sorts of tests; from essay tests to multiple tests. It also gave tips on what should be done while taking a test, before taking a test, and after taking a test. Before taking a test, you should arrive early, pay attention to verbal directions, and evaluate the importance of each section. While taking a test, you should look over the test, budget your time, read the directions, answer the easiest questions first, first answer the multiple choice questions, and look at all the answers carefully. I have heard most of these tips before but it was good to hear them again going into finals.