More Than Halfway There: 5 Things to Do Before the Semester Ends
October 29, 2026
You made it past midterms.
Maybe you鈥檙e feeling pretty good about where you stand. Maybe there鈥檚 a grade you鈥檇 rather not look at again. Or maybe the semester got complicated somewhere between work, family, classes and everything else.
Either way, there鈥檚 still time.
Here are five things worth doing now.
Figure out where you actually stand
Check your grades. Look for missing assignments. Take a look at what鈥檚 coming between now and finals.
If there鈥檚 a class that isn鈥檛 going the way you hoped, don鈥檛 avoid it. Knowing where you stand gives you time to decide what to do next.
Ask for help before you think you need it
Struggling with a class? Ask about tutoring.
Not sure what kind of help you need? Start with Senators Central. You don鈥檛 need to figure out whether you have an advising problem, a financial aid problem or something else before you ask. Tell them what鈥檚 going on, and they鈥檒l help you figure out the next step.
Call 423-585-2600 or email senatorscentralFREEWS.
Talk to your instructor
That question you鈥檝e been meaning to ask?
Ask it.
Your instructors can鈥檛 help with a problem they don鈥檛 know about.
Think about next semester
Finishing this semester matters. So does what comes next.
Talk with your advisor about your academic plan and the classes you need. Don鈥檛 wait until the last minute to start thinking about your next semester. Registration opens Nov. 2.
And while you鈥檙e planning ahead, the WSCC Scholarship Application is open through Feb. 1. One application can help determine scholarships for which you may be eligible.
Keep going
A rough week doesn鈥檛 have to become a rough semester.
鈥淚f this semester hasn鈥檛 gone exactly the way you hoped, don鈥檛 count yourself out,鈥� said Dr. Angi Smith, vice president for Student Affairs. 鈥淭here are people at Walters State who want to help you succeed. Ask for help, take the next step and keep going.鈥�