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today I'm going to give you my top three last-minute study tips
These are tips I've used
and found great success with
so whether you're here because you didn't study but still want a good grade
or just want some last minute study tips to refresh what you've already learned
Pay attention for the next few minutes
because at least one of these tips will be new and very beneficial
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Now let's get into it
Tip Number one is to cram.
This may go against a lot of what you've heard
and that's because cramming is not an effective study method for long term retention
However, it can be very effective for tests and exams
and this is how to make it effective
First, in the minutes before the test
You should be reading through all the most important material for the exam
writing it down
and repeating it over and over in your head
This is the cramming portion
this step is a little easier if you've done some cramming the night before as well
At some point while you're cramming the teacher will indicate that the test is about to start
and that you should put everything away
do so, but continue to repeat the information in your head
Then as soon as the teacher says begin
you furiously begin writing down everything you've been repeating in your head
write it on the test itself or on some scratch paper
And this may be things like equations, specific dates, definitions, whatever
write it all down before you even look at the test
Now you can start the test.
This leads us to tip number two
answer the easy questions first
Go through the whole test and answer the easy questions first
This is highly beneficial for two reasons
first It builds your confidence by giving you several small wins right off the bat
and this confidence will carry through the test
Second it gives you a preview of everything on the test
So your brain can start working on some of the harder problems
and this legitimately works
you know a lot more than you think you do
and if you give your brain a head start
it can find a lot of the answers you need
Tip number three is to review
This was always the hardest part for me
once I finished a test I wanted nothing more than to turn it in and be done with it
However,
every time I went back through I always found questions I had answered incorrectly
and it's usually little mistakes that are easy to fix
These are just free points waiting to be found
One way to make the review process easier is to review each page once you have finished it
This allows you to review and much smaller chunks so it won't be so overwhelming at the end
During your review you also want to make sure you've answered every question
This is like tip three point five
answer every question
Even if you have no idea
as Wayne Gradezky said
"You miss 100% of the questions you don't answer"
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