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Students’ Declassified: Exam Survival Guide

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The month of December is here. While students may be dreaming of sugarplums, Christmas cookies and rare free time, December also brings the nightmare of first semester exams. During the week of Dec. 10-16, students will rush around the halls to find answers to last minute questions and discuss strategies for the ominous free response questions.

Exams put students into a full-on frenzy, as they often prove to be the most difficult class assessments. Sophomore Tatum Connor said that unlike regular tests, exams cover “a lot more material, and studying for them is more time-consuming.”

Well, have no fear, Wesleyan students. After five years of exam experience, we are here to help guide you through the stress and chaos that exams bring. For the optimal studying experience, try the following tips:

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Grinds My Gears

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Watson Copeland: “My ‘phat’ cat, Wallace, eating my socks because we are trying to make her less obese and can’t find food anywhere. Also, when Wallace munches on my headphones. You know how much money I’ve spent on headphones? Too much. Don’t get me wrong, I think Wallace is awesome and hilarious, but she is really teeing me off lately.” Watson Copeland.

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The “Sine” of a Complex Math Team

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At this year’s club fair, Wesleyan’s favorite pi-loving, problem-solving team revisited the podium, brandishing their first-place trophy from last year’s state mathematics tournament. The math team is not just a club; they are a close-knit team that competes in many tournaments and often wins. And this year, they are encouraging new recruits to join throughout all the grades.

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Heartbroken to Healed: Wesleyan Finds Love with Blackbaud

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While many students were eagerly awaiting the drama and romance of weekly episodes of ABC’s “The Bachelorette” this summer, a juicy new relationship was formed in Wesleyan cyberspace, unbeknownst to many. Over the last few months, hearts were broken and re-healed as Wesleyan technology went from an ugly, but necessary breakup with PowerSchool to finding love again with the advanced, all-in-one system that is Blackbaud.

As many people know, the Wesleyan community was having serious issues with PowerSchool towards the end of last year, as frustrations rose with its secrecy and continuous problems. Not only was the popular grading website hiding secrets from students such as their current and past GPAs, but it was simply unable to offer adequate information and conversation.

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Senior Spotlights

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Ethan Moon:

  1. What college are you applying to? UGA, GT, UNC, UVA and Duke
  2. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Meredith Lynch in 5th
  3. What was your most embarrassing Wesleyan moment? Once in AP Government with Mr. Yoder, I screamed a bad word out loud. The room got quiet as he stared at me for a while. Then he started laughing so hard he snorted.
  4. What will you miss most about Wesleyan? Angrily staring at Kevin Kadzis whenever I pass him in the hallway. Speaking hillbilly French to Madame McCauley.
  5. What is one thing you wished you had done in high school? I wanted to be with Abby Gardner, so I always thought I’d try diving.
  6. What are three things you cannot live without? Coffee, burritos and cookies
  7. What was your dream job when you were a little kid versus what is your dream job now? I wanted to be a chef. I still kind of want to be a chef.

Olivia LaValle:

  1. What college are you applying to? UGA, Clemson, Auburn, UNC and TCU.
  2. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Matt Adent.
  3. What was your most embarrassing Wesleyan moment? When my stunt group fell while we were stunting in the pep rally in front of the entire school, and I got a concussion.
  4. What will you miss most about Wesleyan? The community.
  5. What is one thing you wished you had done in high school? Tried out for a play.
  6. What are three things you cannot live without? Dogs, chocolate chip cookies and movies.
  7. What was your dream job when you were a little kid versus what is your dream job now? I wanted to be a marine biologist but now a pediatrician.

Rawley Smith:

  1. What college are you applying to? Clemson, Auburn, Virginia Tech and Mercer.
  2. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Molly Bradach.
  3. What was your most embarrassing Wesleyan moment? When my grade chair called me out in front of my whole grade and made me leave our meeting for talking. (By the way, I wasn’t actually talking.)
  4. What will you miss most about Wesleyan? My friends.
  5. What is one thing you wished you had done in high school? Played soccer.
  6. What are three things you cannot live without? Friends, family and sports.
  7. What was your dream job when you were a little kid versus what is your dream job now? When I was little I wanted to be an NFL player like most boys, and now I want to be an engineer or architect.

Garrett Yeager:

  1. What college are you applying to? UGA, SMU and Auburn.
  2. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Ashley Pierce.
  3. What was your most embarrassing Wesleyan moment? Freshman year during English class with Mr. Zimmerman, we were playing a review game. As part of the game you had to run to the middle of the room and be the first to sit in the chair. When I was up to race to the chair and answer the question, Willem Conley put a mayonnaise packet on the chair. I sat on it without knowing and it had gotten all over the back of my pants.
  4. What will you miss most about Wesleyan? Sage Dining’s world-famous pasta.
  5. What is one thing you wished you had done in high school? Participated in track and field.
  6. What are three things you cannot live without? Barbecue wings, my guitar and a good movie.
  7. What was your dream job when you were a little kid versus what is your dream job now? I always wanted to be a fireman. My whole entire room consisted of firefighter hats and toy Dalmatians. My dream job right now is to become an architect because I would love to design buildings and other structures.

Sadie Prince:

  1. What college are you applying to? Mercer, Berry, Lee University and UGA.
  2. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Brae Davidson.
  3. What was your most embarrassing Wesleyan moment? I was in the training room at Hoover doing my physical therapy exercise with the TRX. I was doing a plank with my feet hanging from the TRX, and Mr. Khedouri walked in and opened the door. When he opened the door the TRX dropped, and I fell flat on my face in front of everyone.
  4. What will you miss most about Wesleyan? I’ll miss the kids in the Cub’s Den that I go visit after school.
  5. What is one thing you wished you had done in high school? I wish I had been more involved with the Fine Arts.
  6. What are three things you cannot live without? My siblings, music and a hairbrush.
  7. What was your dream job when you were a little kid versus what is your dream job now? My dream job was to be a pop star, but now I want to be a kindergarten teacher.

Kat Hughes:

  1. What college are you applying to? I am applying to Boston College, Williams and many more up in the northeast.
  2. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? My first crush was Ben Connor.
  3. What was your most embarrassing Wesleyan moment? My most embarrassing Wesleyan moment was definitely the first day of 5th grade. I was a new student, and I was most nervous about lunch and where to sit. As I was walking back to my seat, I was looking at my plate and ran right into a huge eighth grader on the seventh/eighth-grade side. I spilled my drink and food all over him and all over the floor! I cleaned it up super-fast, and then ran straight to the bathroom and cried for the rest of lunch! Good times.
  4. What will you miss most about Wesleyan? I am going to miss either Before Care or just the people in general.
  5. What is one thing you wished you had done in high school? I wish I had done either theater or diving in high school. They both seem like so much fun, but I never had the time.
  6. What are three things you cannot live without? I can’t live without my Spotify, fruit and friends.
  7. What was your dream job when you were a little kid versus what is your dream job now? My dream job when I was a kid was to be a dolphin trainer. Now, I either want to be a teacher or some sort of doctor.

Davis Moreland:

  1. What college are you applying to? Auburn, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Alabama and South Carolina.
  2. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Anna Kate Johnson in sixth grade.
  3. What was your most embarrassing Wesleyan moment? Falling down the stairs outside the middle school office and knocking over a bunch of people.
  4. What will you miss most about Wesleyan? I don’t know, I haven’t left yet.
  5. What is one thing you wished you had done in high school? Water Polo.
  6. What are three things you cannot live without? Watermelon, polarized sunglasses and a fishing rod.
  7. What was your dream job when you were a little kid versus what is your dream job now? When I was a kid I wanted to be an army ranger and now I want to start my own company.

Emily Willis:

  1. What college are you applying to? UGA, GCSU and Clemson.
  2. Who was your first Wesleyan crush? Garrett Hangartner.
  3. What was your most embarrassing Wesleyan moment? Throwing up two cups of coffee in front of a pack of last year’s senior class boys and hitting one of their shoes.
  4. What will you miss most about Wesleyan? Joe Tamel.
  5. What is one thing you wished you had done in high school? I wish I had been a background tree in a play or something.
  6. What are three things you cannot live without? Coke Zero, my wiener dog and Coke Zero again.
  7. What was your dream job when you were a little kid versus what is your dream job now? It’s always been and continues to be an author.

 

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