How much work are you really putting in to do well on Midterms?

It is now towards the middle of the semester many freshman along with other students who go to Southern are busy studying for midterms and nervous to see their final grades. Unfortunately, rather than getting my midterms over with none of my classes have had their midterms yet. I have one midterm scheduled for Wednesday and another online exam that is due next Monday. I have been trying to prepare myself and study as much as I can. I also plan on not procrastinating when doing the online one. Since I have never had an online exam I do not know what to expect. Thankfully, I have taken good notes for that class so I am thinking positively about it.  Some setbacks that I am trying hard to stay away from are the distractions from my friends. I noticed that I do not work well when my friends are in the room. They also always peer pressure me into doing something else non-school related which cuts my study time. I plan on saying no next time they plan on hanging out or going shopping. That way I can focus more and have a better result on my schoolwork. 

Some successes that I have had were getting most of my work done on time. Since I am now used to having a schedule and marking down the daily goals I have it has become easier to me to finish my work at a reasonable time. People who stay up late and wait till last minute don’t necessarily put in their best work. Well at least not for me. Another, success that I will continue to do is to put my phone in a place where I can’t see it. Since this is the biggest distraction for me I know that this will definitely help me study or do whatever I have to do without going on a social network , or having the urge to text my friends. I plan on changing the way I study for exams by making note cards more often and sorting my notes in order from what I don’t really know to what I am good at. That way I can have a better understanding and spend more time on what I really need to be studying. Hopefully, these things will allow me to get good grades so I can prove to myself how smart I really am.