For all the A-students out there...........?

Question

How much to you study to guarantee 90% or above on an exam?
I think I study very hard but still I am unable to get a 90 on my test what am I doing or not doing? I wake up at 4am and study til 7am.

Answer 1

Improve your common sense. There is no knowledge better than general knowledge. That's all you really need to succeed. I'm a straight A student but I study less than 2 hours a week on average. How? I use common sense to solve all problems that I might come across. Remembering something isnt the key, KNOWING it is.

Answer 2

I study consistently throughout the term. I make sure to have all my readings done before the class and I make readings notes that I follow while the professor is lecturing. After the class I combine my readings notes with my lecture notes and make study notes that contain only the salient points from the lecture. I begin prepping for an exam about two weeks before it is to be written and study about two hours per evening during this time. A couple of days before the exam, I give myself a little self-test to see if there is any material I may have a problem with and then I spend a couple of extra hours studying that material. The night before the exam I close my books at 11 pm and get a good night's sleep. I will not open my books again until after the exam. In the morning I have breakfast, chat with friends, and just generally relax.

Part of achieving high marks is preparing before the exam, and part of it is having a strategy for actually writing the exam. When I get the exam booklet I read through every single question before starting to answer any of the questions. Then I answer all the questions that I know that I know without a doubt. After those questions are out of the way I start at the beginning of the exam and answer the rest of the questions. If I get stuck on anything, I immediately leave it and go on to the next question - I go back to the difficult ones after I have answered all the rest of the questions.

Answer 3

I don't study. I'm one of the lucky ones with a great memory who pick things up rather quickly.

Nonetheless, I think it's more about how effective your studying methods are rather than how long you study. First of all, you should probably spread out your studying, rather than studying everything over a period of 3 hours.

Instead outline when you know a test is coming up. Right down keywords about what you need to know. Count the keywords and split them evenly over a period of how ever many days left before your test. That way you can focus on a part of what you're learning everyday, making it easier for you to absorb the information.

Also, come up with the method you will use to absorb the information. Some people use notecards, some people write the information over and over, others draw, others make a web/tree, etc. Find out what works best for you. So think about anything that has made learning easier for you.

I hope that helps!

Oh, and I'm not saying don't cram. Keeping a spread-out schedule is something you should do, but in case you're not able to cover everything, cramming some of that information can do some wonders. If you do so, it's best to do it before you go to bed. I read in some article that things you read and absorb before you go to bed tend to get encoded into long-term memory. But at the same time, don't rely on that =D.

Answer 4

Studying in the morning is usually a bad idea, because statistics show that 85% of all information taken in that early in the morning goes in one ear and out the other. The best time to study is between 5 and 9 because your brain has wound down from school, but you aren't yet too tired to not concentrate. It make take some getting used to, but I'm sure that if you tried new study methods such as excersizing while studying, or creating a song to memorize important facts, I'm sure you'll get it eventually. Good Luck!

Answer 5

If this is your first time to study very hard, then above average grade is a great accomplishment. Study must be everyday. A-students like me do not study on the eve of exam. It has to be the rest day, recess, free time. So that on exam day, you feel refreshed, full of energy, and the brain is ready to absorb all questions without mental blackout. Answers will just flow freely from brain since most of them are stored knowledge and can be easily downloaded.

Answer 6

First off, the question is "How much DO you study to guarantee 90% or above on an exam. My answer is I never study. I haven't studied once in my life. I have the benefit of having eidetic memory.

Answer 7

you can't procrastinate. that's for sure. you have to split the work over several days. maybe study for 30 mins each day for 2 weeks? that way you won't have to stay up late at night studying and can get a good night's sleep. sleep and a good breakfast are crucial to performing well on an exam. i don't think studying for just 3 hours would help, especially if it's in the morning. is it the morning before the exam? you'd probably have to study more than that. so take my word, and good luck!

Answer 8

How much sleep are you getting if you are up studying at 4 am? That could be the whole problem. I don't think there is any one way A student's do it. And, not everyone has the ability to be an A student. If you are doing your best, why do you have to have A's?

Answer 9

Studying at the times you do is probably one of the reasons you don't do so well. Perhaps you should try studying for shorter amounts of time over a period of a few days. It should help since you are not overwhelming your brain