Wondering how to study for finals? With a a little strategic planning, you can get the most out of your study sessions. Discover study tips that will help you create a game plan, retain information, stay focused and walk into your tests with confidence. 1. Understand your goals. "Students follow a series of requirements, and it becomes very easy to feel like you're simply jumping through a series of hoops as opposed to understanding why that class and that test are relevant to you," says Colin Gruenwald of Kaplan Test Prep . "You have to ask why you're going to invest the time and energy to do well on a test. Why do you intend to be the student who gets an A?" 2. Prioritize the tests that matter the most. "It's a mistake to consider all of your finals equal if you're materially better at one subject than another," says Gruenwald. "Some students think that they should commit equal time to studying for each te...