See how the Academic Success Center helped students prepare for midterms
Midterm Madness was an event designed to help students destress and feel more confident about taking their exams. (photo by Aenea Clark)
By Aenea Clark | Staff writer
Augusta University’s Academic Success Center hosted its four-day Midterm Madness event to help students prepare for their upcoming midterm exams.
Midterm Madness was an event designed to help students destress and feel more confident about taking their exams. This event had giveaways and tables set up with free food, swag and information to help calm the midterm exam nervousness.
Peer tutors and academic coaches in all academic subjects were on-site to help students prepare for their exams. The Writing Center, one of AU’s Intellectual Wellness Resources, collaborated with the Academic Success Center to help students with English courses or writing assignments they had.
“It turns out the way I was studying for my exam was completely wrong,” said senior biology major Shakirah Clarke.”
“My tutor revised what I was studying and showed me how to make a PowerPoint to cover all of the material I needed to know for my exam,” she said.
Senior Cybersecurity major Benjamin Jollie says he attended Midterm Madness because it was a good place for him to study. This semester, Jollie is taking five courses and said his major is very detailed-oriented. He said the event saves him time studying as tutors can answer his questions.
“It allowed me to get out of the house and engage with other students, and it made studying easier for me,” said Jollie. “I have developed better studying habits and performed better on my exams.”
If you missed Midterm Madness, the Academic Success Center hosts a similar event every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. called Success Friday. Success Fridays allow students to stop by the Academic Success Center to get help with any subject they are taking.
“I think events like this are important to get students engaged and help keep their motivation up,” said Academic Success Coordinator Paula S. Owens, MSCJ. “Midterm Madness gives students who feel they did not do well on one exam the opportunity to get back on the right track.
Contact Aenea Clark aeclark@augusta.edu.
