With spring break starting next week and final exams right around the corner, students are hitting the books in order to end the semester on a high note.

Every student has his or her own way of preparing for a test. Some prefer cramming the night before an exam, some try to study at a steady pace and some use a combination of both.

Franklin Robles, freshman from Houma, has late nights during finals week.

“I pull a lot of all-nighters,” Robles said. “Five Hour Energy is my best friend during finals.”

Megan Soulie, mass communication sophomore from Luling, said that she prefers studying a little every night rather than cramming the night before the test.

Other students, like Chris Robichaux, English sophomore from Thibodaux, use a specific plan to study.

“For ever hour I spend in class, I study one hour,” Robichaux said. “Three days before a test, I’ll study an hour and a half.”

Jarred Martin, culinary junior from Vidalia, also follows a game plan to prepare for a test.

“I shoot for 70s on the test,” Martin said. “So as soon as I learn 70 percent of the notecards, I throw the other 30 away as a reward.”

Rachel Yezak, mass communication junior from Houston, said that she would love to study at a pace, but she ends up cramming all the time.

“I wait until the last minute, and I might even pull an all-nighter just so I can feel confident about my test,” Yezak said. “I often use flash cards and rewrite what it is I’m studying so I can remember it better. My lack of memory does not help me at all.”

Joshua Verdin, computer information systems senior from Chackbay, is also an involuntary crammer.

“I start out with the intentions of studying in advance, but I always end up cramming,” Verdin said.

Ashley Neal, vocal music sophomore from Bourg, said that she does not really need to study because she does not take written exams.

“For my major, I don’t really need to (study),” Neal said. “I kind of just have to practice what I know over and over again. I have a board exam where I basically just perform the songs that were assigned to me throughout the semester.”

For many students, location is an important factor when studying. While some prefer to study in the privacy of their own residence, others rather spending time in a more educational environment.

“I just like to study in the library where I have nothing else that I can think about doing except for my school work,” Samantha Dufrene, freshman from Gonzales, said. “If I’m in my room, there are a million things I would rather be doing.”

Leon Hutchinson, freshman from Bourg, calls himself a crammer, but prefers going to Ellender Library to study.

“I cram because of procrastination,” Hutchinson said. “The library is a safe haven for crammers.”

With the idea of the library being a “haven” for students, Brandon Naquin, freshman from Bourg, prepares for his final exam like a nocturnal superhero.

“During finals week the library is the bat cave of campus, and Scott Phipps is the joker,” Bourg said.