Exam taking tips, a thread to help all of us! Options

[taiwanesegurl]

i wrote this for my xanga entry.. it's just some tips i thought up since i've had 2 midterms this week.. 1 in o chem and 1 in mol. bio.. i'm not the smartest person in my classes.. i'm not the top student either.. but i've taken a LOT of exams, and tried diff. techniques.. failed some and aced some.. so hopefully my tips help u study!.. they may sound DUMB or whatever, but when ur facing multiple exams w/ no time to study for them, u get delusional and u don't remember common sense..

1) if you procrastinate, u better have a great short term memory and be able to learn shit quick
i procrastinate.. no.. lemme state it better.. there has not been 1 test where i didn't procrastinate on studying.. and u know what? i do have a good short term memory and i am able to remember random shit.. and FAST too.. if u can't learn things with a snap of the finger, and u can't remember shit unless u go over it 10 times, don't procrastinate

2. if ur tired, sleep..
i used to think, omg i need to f**king cram.. i don't know shit.. i have no time to sleep.. and i drink lots and lots of coffee and caffeine.. but when i did that, i would be sooo dizzy and delusional by the time the test is in front of me, and i won't be able to comprehend any questions.. sooo.. get a good 6-8 hour of sleep the day before the exam.. if it means 3 hour sleep from 11-2.. get up, study for 3/4 hours.. sleep again for another 3 hours.. DO THAT! it helps!! cuz u want to know what the exam is asking.. instead of wasting 3 hours rereading the damn question 10 thousand times

3. remember what the teacher emphasizes in class
okay, i phase out and fall asleep in class all the time.. but when the teacher repeats something 10 thousand times, u sorta like, remember a word or 2 that he says.. when ur going over ur text or notes, be like, "oh hey he said something about it" and pay extra attention to it.. cuz most likely, he remembers that he emphasized it in class and he'll put some shit about it on the exam.. example, my ls prof. used Stitch from Lilo and Stitch and said something about 64 codons and 20 amino acids.. i don't remember what the f**k he was saying, but i do remember Stitch, and 64 codons to 20 amino acids.. and when i read upon something that had to do w/ codons and amino acids, i paid attention to it.. and guess what, it was on the exam!


please add more tips that has helped u!!!

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