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How do you study for major exams

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mike759
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My trimester exams start tomorrow and they are comprehensive exams on everything we've learned in each subject since we got back from Christmas break. How do you memorize so much information for one test?
Mar 26 2015 5:35PM
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shepux
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Read?
Mar 26 2015 5:37PM
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*Nickdel*
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Pay attention in class
Mar 26 2015 5:42PM
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CheddarJack
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I don't fall behind so I stay up to date with the material and only have to learn a minimal amount and memorize nothing











....ideally.
Mar 26 2015 5:42PM
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Fuckitandhuckit
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You don't. Go ski
Mar 26 2015 5:54PM
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Fuckitandhuckit
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You don't. Go ski
Mar 26 2015 5:54PM
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las.
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Don't leave studying until just before the exam, i.e. the last minute. You should have most, if not all of the material that you've studied drilled into your head by now. If not, then start reading NOW, and do not stop until you feel comfortable with what you'll be examined on. Good luck
Mar 26 2015 6:18PM
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cool_name
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mike759My trimester exams start tomorrow QUOTE]

First thing, I don't start studying the night before
Mar 26 2015 6:53PM
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Anathema
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red bull and cherry blasters. lots of cherry blasters.
Mar 26 2015 6:58PM
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GayWolf420
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cramming in studying last minute never works, I don't care who you are. unless you're cool with getting sub-80% scores on everything, then that's fine. C's do get degrees.

take notes, study them, make up possible test questions, copy quiz questions/previous exam questions into your notes, go over them, re-do assignments on concepts you don't get, etc. these are a few things that help me out a bit.
Mar 26 2015 7:25PM
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El.Guapo
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DeebieSkeebiescramming in studying last minute never works, I don't care who you are. unless you're cool with getting sub-80% scores on everything, then that's fine. C's do get degrees.

take notes, study them, make up possible test questions, copy quiz questions/previous exam questions into your notes, go over them, re-do assignments on concepts you don't get, etc. these are a few things that help me out a bit.


depends what you mean by cramming, If you mean not doing anything the whole quarter and then trying to learn everything the night before, yeah that never works and you're fucked, and if you say you actually get good grades doing this then that means you're still in highschool. But I normally do all the work over the quarter, take some notes, etc and then I'll study a ton the day before and the day of the exam so its all fresh. I guess thats more like refreshing your brain tho
Mar 26 2015 7:28PM
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Mingg
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mike759How do you memorize so much information for one test?


Memorize, no. Understand, yes.

Don't try to memorize facts. Try to connect the facts in a way that you can fully understand the material. Making outlines helps me a lot. When you organize an outline, you can see the connections between subgroups which helps me to understand shit a lot better. This is an example of "effortful processing" called chunking. Its a way to get information into your long term memory. Other methods are repetition, linking information with other sensory data(images, sounds, motions etc.), and linking information with other concepts already known(Using analogies to compare processes- good for bio/chem/physics and any science really, in my opinion)

Also, study a little bit everyday. Depending on how much material you have and how much time, you should do like one section/chapter per night. That way you aren't trying to learn too much all at once. You need time to understand shit.



irrelevant, but I should be studying right now.
Mar 26 2015 8:05PM
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C.Wood
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Turn your phone off, you'll be more productive and focused. You won't be worrying about texting or snapchat etc.
Mar 26 2015 8:08PM
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edai
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honestly just dont man. its a huge waste of time. ubless youre taking the BAR or some other big boy exam, dont waste your time. go get high instead
Mar 26 2015 8:13PM
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NotoriousT.S.E
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What everyone said plus adderall, cigs, gum, coffee, jazz/classical music...As a recent semi-graduate (taking 1 class) I do not miss those days at all.
Mar 26 2015 8:14PM
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Mr.noodle
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Studying gives me anxiety and it makes me feel like I don't know anything. I ussually just chill and look at a review sheet the block before the test and time before it
Mar 26 2015 8:42PM
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.Hugo.
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Flashcards


























And hookers
Mar 26 2015 8:48PM
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Thom4s
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C.WoodTurn your phone off, you'll be more productive and focused. You won't be worrying about texting or snapchat etc.


I have an exam tomorrow and I'm 'studying' right now. I'm at my desk with my textbook open but hardly looking anything over. Of course I checked my phone for a text and one thing led to another and now I'm here. I'll take that advice.
Mar 26 2015 8:49PM
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mike759
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thanks, I too have a tip for anyone that needs it:
use http://quizlet.com/
Mar 26 2015 10:24PM
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All_Alpine
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Won't help you now; but, in the future... I made a point of attending most if not every class and payed attention during lecture. Rarely studied because you're there for everything they're going to test you on. Slightly sacrifice 4 years of life for an abundant life of freedom.
Mar 26 2015 11:02PM
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mike759
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Ya I already attend every class, in my school if u miss a day u get a detention and 2 demerits
Mar 27 2015 12:13AM
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ianrich511
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aderol
Mar 27 2015 2:36PM
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*Nickdel*
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ianrich511aderol


Adderall*
Mar 27 2015 2:42PM
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ianrich511
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*Nickdel*Adderall*


Never actually had a script, so never knew how to spell it.
Mar 27 2015 2:48PM
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KravtZ
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For me at least....I would go to every single class. Maybe missed 7 or 8 classes in total throughout college. Prof's love that and it definitely hleps you get stuff drilled into your head (at least for me a math discipline). I would do the practice problems every time they were assigned even if they weren't graded. By the time I had a massive test...it was a simple review I dominated every time no sweat. Can't stand cramming doesn't work at all.
Mar 27 2015 4:09PM
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veng_m
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addy
Mar 27 2015 5:13PM
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daOyster
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Pay attention in class and just quickly overview main points of what is going to be on said test. While going over the points I try to think of everything I remember and relearn things that I don't.

Learning isn't memorizing facts, it's understanding them and forming connections to what you already know.
If you can associate one piece of information with another your more likely to remember it. Your memory is basically just a bunch of connections forming webs from one memory to another.
Mar 29 2015 5:34PM
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CalumSKI
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The referenced post has been removed.

@theabortionator I think this guy is a bit trying to sell stuff
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dolanslebensraum
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I never read any of the required reading in hs or college. I just slept in math science classes in hs and in college just went to class and paid attention. Notes were pointless bc most professors made their ppts available online.

But do whatever works for you. Some people do well by cramming, others dont.
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