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Surviving Midterms
Even though I have been a student for almost three years, I will never find a perfect way to survive midterms. I have definitely had it easy the past couple of semesters, but this semester it felt like a round of finals. What made this round of midterms different was not the increase in work, but my change of habits in order to achieve success. The first change of habit I made was taking my organization level to another level. I got on top of my game, and wrote down every single assignment I needed to get taken care of before I was able to start my spring break. Between exams and presentations, it definitely made it seem like it was overwhelming. But, by staying organized it helped me visualize what I needed to get done. The second habit
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