By Sam Torrey

Staff Writer

    Cramming: you know it, you love it, but what’s the best way to do it? How exactly do you go about cramming for tests and doing all of your work at the last minute? Well, I’m here to help you find the best solution. 

    I can already hear you asking, “How do you know genius Staff Writer/P.I./Cadet Lieutenant Colonel/Bussboy Samuel Torrey?” Well, I procrastinated writing this story to the very last moment, which was totally an intentional, deliberate move and not at all due to not pushing it off. 

    In a perfect world without jobs, video games, hanging with friends, emotional breakdowns, or going to lunch off campus with friends when we really shouldn’t, there wouldn’t be a need for cramming. However, we live in reality, and students everywhere have responsibilities, distractions, and social lives that pull them away from their books, their studying, and sometimes even their classwork. Cramming is a necessary part of surviving this current high school landscape.  

    I am legally obligated to share the risks of cramming. Because, you know, this is a school. 

    There are sacrifices when it comes to pushing these things off. For example, when you push off talking to your teacher because you haven’t even done any of his assignments, but you need help preparing for a test. As such, the work tends to be a little sloppy from taking shortcuts to work faster. Sometimes, you might even need to do something like rework the entire assignment because it doesn’t quite meet your teacher’s expectations.

    You also run the risk of consuming the wrong information. When trying to cram for a test at the last minute, there is just no way to get a whole unit’s worth of information in your head a few hours before the test. The worst part by far, according to teachers, is that the crammed information is unlikely to stick. But do you really care about remembering the information? You take the test, vomit the answers, and clean up as if you had never learned the material in the first place, because, let’s face it, you probably didn’t. You’re here reading this article after all, learning how to cram for your exams. 

    If you find yourself in the unfortunate position of needing to cram, never fear. I, Staff Writer/P.I./Cadet Lieutenant Colonel/Super Cool Guy/Bussboy/Procrastinator Samuel Torrey, have all the necessary tips to ensure your cramming sessions are as productive as can be, given that this is all happening last-minute.