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Preparing for Exams
Use three simple steps and you will be ready for any exam. Remember you cannot cram at the last minute and expect a passing grade. Many instructors build on beginning concepts that are tested on throughout the semester.
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Organize
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summarize, condense, and make sense of all those notes, homework and old tests
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develop your own organization system on a chart, outline, map or whatever works for you
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use your syllabus as a guide
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put deadlines and study time on your calendar
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IMPORTANT: don't be overwhelmed by material
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Review
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use memory techniques over the period of time between tests to put the material into long term memory
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use flash cards, highlighters, or whatever works best for you
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IMPORTANT to learn the material over several days or weeks
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Practice
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make up practice test questions and test yourself, or work with a study group/buddy
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study what you don't know in the practice questions
IMPORTANT don't review everything, just what you don't know
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