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...With the fact that winter falls [at a certain time] in the academic year with winter exams, it is quite often a down time for people," says Catlin. "[UHS] sees [its] share of people because of their concerns at exam time...
...time of year at Harvard that brings out the greatest amount of intellectual effort from students is exam period. These days truly allow us to showcase the intelligence expected of us as children of Mother Harvard. Now exams certainly do call for a lot of hard work. They give us the chance to demonstrate how much we've learned over the semester. But I'm not talking about exams...
...During exam period, Harvard students take their intelligence and figure out creative new ways to procrastinate. There are some time-honored procrastination techniques that should be familiar to all. One of my personal favorites is the two hour lunch. Assuming that you're not dining at L'Espalier, lunch should not take two hours. (The expected jab at Harvard Dining Services is just too easy...
...necessary. Go to the Office of Career Services and start that summer job search. Carry out the comprehensive cleaning of your room. Start studying for the GRE. So what if you're only a first-year? Have you been neglecting your senior thesis for the past few months? Well, exam period is the perfect time to start that first chapter. Immersing yourself in thesis reading, even if you happen to be writing on Kant, Hegel and "retributive theories of punishment," is still much more appealing than cramming for tomorrow's final...
...They were more enthusiastic than I expected, considering [the game takes place during] exam period," Somerville said...