ah.. when i was like 17 during my exam season i would give myself a cigarette for every 4 pages studied. now i’ll say, i passed in flying colours- i just don’t wanna think about the colour my lungs had at the time
Had a professor once who had a rule where after every test we could debate him on any question, and if we could convince him it was a bad question the whole class got the point. Thought he was just being nice until it was time for the final and I realized I knew every question on it.
Studying for the bar exam at the bar. My friend was bartending and was uncomfortable closing up the bar by herself, so I’d swing by after work. I’d bring my study materials at the end of the bar and keep her company, then help her close up. I drank occasionally, but I usually was just drinking water. A lot of people wanted to know what I was studying, so I ended up explaining concepts to people who asked, which actually helped me understand them better. So it was unorthodox, but studying for the bar at the bar worked for me.
I will be taking my daughter’s study guides for her finals this year and making Jeopardy boards for each subject (separate game for each subject – each chapter a different category) and her friends are going to come over and we’ll play the games. Lots of snacks, drinks, and prizes.
I made study cards, then I cut them into pieces and turned it into a puzzle. I like puzzles so looking forward to the puzzle helped not mind writing everything down
For nursing school I would type up everything discussed in PowerPoints and then review any textbook material if needed to add details. Retype my notes and then print them. Then bind them into a booklet for each exam. This was extremely easy come midterm/finals/license exam for studying since I just had to read over the material the week before and not do any hard work. So then I’d go to the coffee shop and spend some time reading and enjoying my review. Little stress.
Studied for a math exam by doing the review sheet and challenging myself to complete each problem before “Running Up That Hill” ended, restarting the song on every new problem.
I realized in high school that I can remember song lyrics better than any other kind of information, so I started writing songs for particularly difficult tests. Mnemonic device on steroids.
I still remember some of the songs from biology in particular.
I’m sure with YouTube now, you wouldn’t have to make up your own songs today.
I always memorized one or two completely obscure facts/dates that were specifically not on the study guide for exam tests that had a ton of people in the class. Then I’d weasel them into the first paragraph of the essay no matter what it was about. Usually the grader would have a huge stack to grade and when they saw you knew this obscure date they’d just assume you studied hard and skim everything else you wrote
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ah.. when i was like 17 during my exam season i would give myself a cigarette for every 4 pages studied. now i’ll say, i passed in flying colours- i just don’t wanna think about the colour my lungs had at the time
Step 1: photomath
Step 2: there’s no Step 2
With my head
Phonetics was a funny one. Sitting alone in my room repeatedly making sounds that aren’t in English
I went to my half-Native American friend’s house to study for exams with him
His news reporter mom was cooking chicken nuggets and mac-and-cheese
Had a professor once who had a rule where after every test we could debate him on any question, and if we could convince him it was a bad question the whole class got the point. Thought he was just being nice until it was time for the final and I realized I knew every question on it.
Studying for the bar exam at the bar. My friend was bartending and was uncomfortable closing up the bar by herself, so I’d swing by after work. I’d bring my study materials at the end of the bar and keep her company, then help her close up. I drank occasionally, but I usually was just drinking water. A lot of people wanted to know what I was studying, so I ended up explaining concepts to people who asked, which actually helped me understand them better. So it was unorthodox, but studying for the bar at the bar worked for me.
I didn’t
I will be taking my daughter’s study guides for her finals this year and making Jeopardy boards for each subject (separate game for each subject – each chapter a different category) and her friends are going to come over and we’ll play the games. Lots of snacks, drinks, and prizes.
Study high, take test high
I made study cards, then I cut them into pieces and turned it into a puzzle. I like puzzles so looking forward to the puzzle helped not mind writing everything down
I straight up cheated rather than studied.
Crammed all studying the night before exam.
For nursing school I would type up everything discussed in PowerPoints and then review any textbook material if needed to add details. Retype my notes and then print them. Then bind them into a booklet for each exam. This was extremely easy come midterm/finals/license exam for studying since I just had to read over the material the week before and not do any hard work. So then I’d go to the coffee shop and spend some time reading and enjoying my review. Little stress.
When I was in grade 10, I decided to write a song about a certain concept in physics. I still remember it to this day lol.
Studied for a math exam by doing the review sheet and challenging myself to complete each problem before “Running Up That Hill” ended, restarting the song on every new problem.
I realized in high school that I can remember song lyrics better than any other kind of information, so I started writing songs for particularly difficult tests. Mnemonic device on steroids.
I still remember some of the songs from biology in particular.
I’m sure with YouTube now, you wouldn’t have to make up your own songs today.
“Bismillah”
Slept with a TA to help a buddy pass chemistry… and because she was fun.
My grandma quizzed me like it was a game show. She got more invested than I did. Pretty sure she still remembers photosynthesis
I always memorized one or two completely obscure facts/dates that were specifically not on the study guide for exam tests that had a ton of people in the class. Then I’d weasel them into the first paragraph of the essay no matter what it was about. Usually the grader would have a huge stack to grade and when they saw you knew this obscure date they’d just assume you studied hard and skim everything else you wrote