Preparing yourself for exam. Share you ideas guys. What do you do?

Canada
June 23, 2007 1:21pm CST
I was always serious about all the exams I was going to take. I took a little note book with me which has all the important things to remember. I make songs for it and I remembered it very well. (Even though it disappeared from my memory now) There are ways to remember. I can share a few tips if you guys ever have to take the exams. Always get enough sleep so your brain always get ready! Drink a lot of water and eat good food. Don't eat anything that can harm your stomach. When you take notes, use mind maps our colors. It really helps. Use your imagination to remember things in funny ways. That helps, too. Get physically and mentaly fit! XD Don't be too stressful. You can do it!
11 responses
@jazzygdc7 (285)
• United States
26 Jun 07
i study with a friend sometimes and spend hours doing it
@venshida (4836)
• United States
24 Jun 07
Those are good tips. I tried them all, but the last test I took miss 1 section by 3 points and one by 9 points. Do you have any good study tips?
@azimsay (543)
• India
24 Jun 07
At the exam time wake up in the early in the morning nobody woke at that time.You first pray to god give me nice memory at the time of the exam.At fourthirty to six o clock you study nicely.
24 Jun 07
yes ,i also mess the exams,and it real bothered me.
@try32ends (207)
• India
24 Jun 07
Well, my schedules become erratic once exams are upon me. Generally i start studying till late in the night. The mornings are always a waste of time for me, as i get up late and hardly sit to study before it's already noon. Studying and consulting with friends take up a whole lot of time. Recently, i have found that studying in groups helps a lot. So i often call my friends over to my house. Apart from studying, i indulge in some frequent breaks like listening to music, which maintains my equanimity.
• Australia
24 Jun 07
haha... i could use those ideas in my chemistry test on tuesday and physics test on thursday!! =D
@arsonizta (944)
• Philippines
24 Jun 07
I usually rewrite my reviewer again and again so that I could memorize our topics..
• Australia
24 Jun 07
Lol there is a myth that if you shower a day before the exam, then you'll wash away all the knowledge that you have gained while studying. Also start studying a month before so you have time to prepare. I usually start of by doing an old exam paper first to see what i dont know. Then i work 7 hour per day with 2.5 hour intervals. I fist of all learn what i dont know, then i revise what i did know when i started studying. Make sure you get good excersise between those study intervals.
@jmicy1029 (197)
• China
23 Jun 07
As to me,exam is just a trip.Wasting a lot of time and energy,but sometimes nothing got.....Luckly in college life some sujects and some teacher will do you a favor ,I do not meam to bribe.But to communicate is a good method..Do you think so?
@titoooti (82)
• Egypt
24 Jun 07
i don't take it so hard so i am so cool in exams i just revise what i study befor and never to look at new things that i don't study it befor exam so i do sometimes good and sometimes bad
• United States
24 Jun 07
I agree with all of your methods 100%. It is very important to get adequete rest the night before the exam, and to be nourished well before the exam. Alot of people think this is a joke, but healthy food is a good choice on the morning of a big test. A sure fire way to study is to go through any notes/study guides/ packets/etc. that you have regarding that subject. Any questions/topics you know very well, you only need to go over once. But everything you don't know, or keep getting incorrectly when you quiz yourself, write down on a separate sheet of paper, which my teacher calls a "cheat sheet." Yeah, you can't use it on the actual exam, but if you study mainly from the sheet, you aren't cramming your brain and it seems less overwhelming. And importantly, don't get stressed!! It is easier to get into a study group with 3 or 4 friends and ask eachother questions out loud than to sit alone in a room in the silence and try to memorize so much stuff. You will retain more information when you don't cram it all in at once! Use acronyms, rhymes, anything that will help!! Hope these ideas were good! :D