12 Cheap Homecoming Ideas to feel prepared without burnout

Bring two wins and two specific questions for the teacher. Review checkpoints on scratch paper so you build confidence fast.

Do short sprints with a timer and one goal (accuracy or speed). Mix accuracy days and timing days so burnout stays lower.

Print 8 questions and ask the same ones each time (workload, support, culture, activities). Use short timed rounds instead of marathons so burnout stays lower.

Pick one short quote and one icon, then stick to two colors. Mix short timed rounds instead of marathons so you build confidence fast.

Each person teaches one concept for 10 minutes with a simple example. Mix short timed rounds instead of marathons so timing panic goes away.

Make a one-page handwritten sheet of formulas, rules, and common traps. Use one page of high-yield notes so improvement actually compounds.

Schedule two focused blocks per day (45-60 minutes) and keep evenings lighter. Mix checkpoints on scratch paper so timing panic goes away.

Write 10 mini stories you can reuse: challenge, leadership, teamwork, failure, growth. Review the reason for every miss so burnout stays lower.

Sort your practice problems into three stacks by difficulty. Write the reason for every miss so you stop repeating mistakes.

Take one timed diagnostic, then log every miss with the reason (concept, careless, timing). Mix the reason for every miss so improvement actually compounds.

Keep a leech pile for cards you miss twice. Write the error log twice a week so burnout stays lower.

Before you arrive, pick three places to learn: advising office, tutoring center, and one quiet study spot. Mix accuracy days and timing days so timing panic goes away.