This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Tufts chapter.
It’s finals week and whether you’ve got one final or four, you’re bound to be spending some quality time with your notes and textbooks. It doesn’t matter if you’re cooped up in the library until 2 a.m. or in your dorm room living off of Ramen noodles – everyone needs a study playlist to keep them going. Here are some of our top picks to listen to while studying!
Rebecca: “ Sink or Swim by Shut Up And Deal. It starts out with a fast paced violin and instantly pulls you in. I’m a fan of faster music (especially with clear drum beats like this song) when I’m studying b
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cause I feel like it gives me a great pace.”
Sarah: “Coldplay is always essential for when I study. I have almost every album, but my favorite would have to be A Rush of Blood to the Head”
Alexandria: “Jaded by Aerosmith”
Simmone: “You’ve got a friend in me…like the one from Toy Story.”
Afia: “I’m so sporadic with my study music, it completely dependent on the mood I’m in or the approach I need for my work. It can be something mellow like Frank Ocean’s Nostalgia Ultra, John Mayer’s Continuum or Adele or something completely up tempo that makes me want to get up and dance like Lady Gaga. I also find that a classical Requiem or two never fails to put me into a super focus mind frame.”
Sarah: “Coldplay is always essential for when I study. I have almost every album, but my favorite would have to be A Rush of Blood to the Head”
Alexandria: “Jaded by Aerosmith”
Danielle: “One of my essential study songs is Something Wrong by Pretty Lights. A friend played it via turntable.fm and I was hooked instantly. There aren’t many lyrics, so it’s hard to sing along and get distracted. To me, it sounds like something layered an electronic beat onto a symphony. So good.”
Laura: “Never Going Back Again-Fleetwood Mac”
Simmone: “You’ve got a friend in me…like the one from Toy Story.”
Afia: “I’m so sporadic with my study music, it completely dependent on the mood I’m in or the approach I need for my work. It can be something mellow like Frank Ocean’s Nostalgia Ultra, John Mayer’s Continuum or Adele or something completely up tempo that makes me want to get up and dance like Lady Gaga. I also find that a classical Requiem or two never fails to put me into a super focus mind frame.”