It is finals season here at North and many students are finding themselves caught up in studying, projects, and papers galore. Even though there are many stresses that come with the end of the semester, some students are finding the good in their preparations.  

   “You have to make sure you have the information solidified, especially when you are ending the semester, you want to make sure you have a good grasp on all the material. In AP classes if you are taking the test in May, it is a good review and prep for what the exam is going to look like hopefully,” junior Drew Hodges said. 

   However, some students do not think that finals are worth it. 

   “Finals are pointless to me. If I have already passed the tests in the class already, why would I have to do them again?” sophomore Preston Elliott said. 

   Some students are on the fence if finals are necessary, especially when burnout is factored in.  

   “It depends on the subject and what kind of class it is. For example, if it is an AP class, I would say it is worth giving a final because you are studying for the AP at the end of the year so having a final is good review. I also think however it places a lot of pressure on kids to succeed well on the finals, and especially at the end of the year when there is a lot of burnout it might be a good idea to make the finals not count toward the final grade in the class,” senior Samuel Kim said. 

   When preparing for finals, many students have found strategies that work for them.  

   “I have some strategies that I have found that work really well for me, I basically gaslight myself into thinking I invented the material so I know it super well and I think about that the night before the test so I wake up and I have this idea that I have all the insight,” Kim said. 

   Stress is something that is commonly associated with finals season, but some students think that there does not need to be.  

   “I feel like if a final is done right, it should be all review of what you learned in the class already so it should not be very stressful at all,” junior Natalie Coleman said.