Michigan Technological University - Keweenawan Yearbook (Houghton, MI)

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lé Cramming — Is It Worth It “Oh my gosh, the calculas exam is tomorrow!”’ All week long the ultimate student sin, procrastination, was com- mitted. Every other class but calculas seemed more important at the time. Afterall, there was ‘‘four whole days” to study for it. Now the night before had crept up and three weeks of read- ing still needed to be completed. Reso- lutely, the books, notes, ‘‘scoop’’, and most importantly caffeine were pulled out. It was time for the dreaded all- nighter, where several weeks of infor- mation were crammed into an over- wrought brain in one night. Staggering to classes the next day exhausted and mind still on the upcoming test, perfor- mances in other classes suffered due to lack of sleep. Throughout the day, spare moments were snatched, trying to memorize the never ending lists of formulas, rules, and tables. The time had arrived! Fueled by even more caffeine, the last minute effort to review all the material began. Was it worth it? Surely not when a substan- dard ‘‘C ’ or below appeared at the top of the test instead of an ‘‘A”’ or ‘‘B”’ that could have been earned. Suddenly it hit, one found himself behind in all his other classes; another bout of ‘‘cram- ming’ was on the horizon. The vicious cycle never ended. — copy by Pam Johnson rf il fe Confusion. Lisa Reynolds steals a few moments outside to study.