With Spring break over and May closely approaching, students of Frederick Community College enter the most stressful month of the spring semester.
As finals on the horizon, many students have to juggle multiple classes, jobs ,and family commitments outside of school. First year student, such as Kwaeeia Appeiaa-Danjawah handles studying stress by putting more study time into his weakest class.
“I study one thing at a time, said Danjawah. “I first study the subject that I feel like I’m struggling with most at the time, then move to subjects I’m more comfortable with,”
Danjawah also includes regular breaks in between studying sessions. “It’s ok to take multiple breaks because it’s not going to help if I’m staying up all night before the test.”
These simple techniques helps Danjawah deal with the end of semester pressure in keeping up with multiple finals.
Second year FCC student Michael Gilroy takes a completely different approach; “I pretend like it isn’t the end of the semester and just continue what I’m doing,” he said. “I don’t want to overthink everything because the end is near.
If someone has advice to deal with end of semester pressure it’s Cullaen Duggan. has gone to FCC for two years in person and two previous as a dual enrollment student.
Duggan uses what he calls an easy to access coping mechanism. “I’ve been involved in active sports and weight lifting, music and using physical activity as an outlet.”
Duggan added, “When I feel [like] I’m kinda stressed, that’s the first thing I’ll go to. Lifting weights and playing soccer with friends, I’ll use that socialization.”
Duggan feels that he is very fortunate to have a group around him that will help with taking that stress away and have him in a happy environment.
FCC provides areas such as the Cougar Caffe in the Student Center and library that provides first come first study rooms in Linganore Hall.
Duggan mentions how he uses third space settings to focus, even somewhere busy like the cafeteria. “When I’m outside, I can stay focused and there aren’t as many distractions, even in a busy bustling place like the cafeteria I can hone in on what I need to do.”
Students either use very basic or some different approaches to handling stress, or simple techniques’s like taking breaks, socializing, or changing the environment can be very helpful in lowering stress levels for end of semester pressure.
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