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Study Tips5 min read2025-11-27
How to Survive Thanksgiving Break Without Failing Your UW Finals Week
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Jamie R.
Senior Student
TL;DR
The paradox: You need a break, but finals are in 10 days. Here is how to balance family time with the looming threat of Chemistry finals.
At semester schools, Thanksgiving is a celebration. At Quarter schools (like UW), Thanksgiving is merely a "study break" before the execution.
The "2-Hour Rule"
Wake up at 8 AM. Study until 10 AM. Then stop.
If you do 2 hours of focused "Active Recall" via NoteNest quizzes every morning, you can spend the rest of the day watching football and eating pie guilt-free. If you try to study "all day," you will actually study "zero minutes" and feel guilty the whole time.
Set Boundaries
"Grandma, I love you, but I have a CHEM 152 final that determines if I get into Med School. I need until noon." They will understand.
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