Wrapped up in the daily routine, students can often let major events in the future catch them off guard.

Midterms would be one of those events that always seem to come out of nowhere. All of the sudden, classes are at the halfway point, and the realization that only three months will remain to boost grades, in order to receive that grade needed to get that GPA or even pass.

Midterms open up the idea that the semester is almost over, as well as making up a large percentage of the overall grade in much of the courses on Eastern’s campus.

There should not be a worry about these looming exams or projects though, because there is still time. March 5, the start of midterms, is still far enough away to study.

Students still have the chance to ensure they are receiving the grade they want by studying throughout the next to weeks to be prepared.

Even though it might sound like overbearing and obvious advice, studying is becoming increasingly rare. Students on average study only 14 hours a week, according to a University of California study. This is a major departure from the 24 hours a week placed towards studying in 1961.

We, as students, need to place more of an emphasis on not only studying, but studying early, especially for these types of exams, in order to retain the information for longer than the one to two hours it takes to finish the test.

Students are hopefully at this university to learn and retain information that will be beneficial to them in their career moving forward.

Studying this far in advance of these large exams will also allow for shorter periodic studying leaving room for more free time each day for other things, whether that be for other classes or social time.

Instead of cramming a half-a-semester’s worth of knowledge in one night before the exam, students can leave room to really comprehend and retain the information they are studying through flashcards or other means.

Do not leave yourself in a place where they are regretting not studying earlier as they chug that third coffee in order to stay awake at 4 a.m. Save your body and mind the trouble of agonizing and stressing those brief hours before the test.

It is not easy to look forward to big events, like midterms, especially in the fast-paced day-to-day that is college life, but it is necessary.

Midterms may signal a looming end to the future, but students should take this sign as a way to come back from the brink of failure and bump their grade up to where it should be.

The date is a reminder that there is still a second chance for students to make for any possible mistake made thus far in the semester.

The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.