Hi, i have a very very big and important exam in exactly 6 months(to the day). i have to read around 24 different books(math-physics-chemistry-biology-2 languages), the books are from different grades of 'high school'.
this test will determine if i can make it to an university or not so it's very important. i'm trying to start microbiology program\course next year.
now, i don't work, don't even go to school, so i'm totally free all day. now i was wondering how much would you study every day if you were me?!!!
and how many hours\minutes should you read and then rest a little?
2006-12-28 03:12:10 · 3 answers · asked by Dirty 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I'm a poor student in the past. Especially in secondary school days. But it was then I came across a mentor that taught me the strategies and techniques for me to score excellent grades.
He first taught me that before you start studying, you would need to know exactly how much you need to study, how many definitions are there, how many concepts are there, how many formulas are there.
When you know that, you can plan your time wisely. In order to score well for your exams, there are certain steps for you to follow. These are the steps I learned from the website below.
There are many things you would need to take note of. Like for each topic, you would need to understand every bit of details. (even the foot note). And what the teachers taught you in class. Make sure you remember those.
Next he also taught me that I must learn how to apply what I have learned onto exam questions because I'm always weak at knowing what the exam questions really want.,
Hence, what I did was spending some time doing past year exam papers. I did that until I have no doubts at a particular topic or concept.
For every topic or chapters, you would need to repeat this for at least 3 times. Our memory pattern follows a pattern..
I would study 1 hour and take one short break, (5 mins) follow by another hour with one long break of around 15 minutes.
Each day may study up to 12 hours a day or more.
The key here is quantity and quality.
2006-12-28 03:56:18 · answer #1 · answered by Lina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best is to read until you notice your mind is moving on to other things. Then it is time to stop as you are not focused. As long as you are engaged, keep reading. You can take light notes as you go as this keeps the information into your brain files. When you write your brain enters this information instead of it just passing through.
Decide on how long you have to read one book and stick to this schedule. If you have 6 months and 6 books then you can do one book per month. Do not fall behind, because then you will be rushed.
Make sure it is quiet and if you need background noise use a noise machine like one that has rainfall, ocean, jungle. Dont use music because every time your brain hears something familiar it will remove itself from the task at hand. You will lose some of the information.
Make sure you are well rested as this is the best for learning. Set certain times away for study and nothing more. Always try to use this block of time for your work.
Good Luck
2006-12-28 04:00:46 · answer #2 · answered by Nevada Pokerqueen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take each book and read in a quiet room, No music, take notes on each chapter. You have 6 months say they are all 30 day months so you have 180 days to read. estimate the number of pages you will have to read and divide them into the days. Read at least that many per day. Some of the book sound like they may be easy to read so read extra pages from them. Good Luck.
2006-12-28 03:31:53 · answer #3 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋