I have mid-terms starting a week from today and they go until the following Wednesday. Unfortuentally, I never feel motivated to do things until the last te when the stress comes, I can't study like that for midterms, I have 5 subjects, World History, English, Spanish 2, Algebra, and Biology and 1 week, any ideas?
2007-01-11 11:44:27 · 4 answers · asked by Elizabeth B 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Standards & Testing
Started studying !!!
Knowledge is retained best when it is doled out in multiple exposures. Study for an hour or two, take a break, then read over what you studied before. Make flashcards. Tape yourself reading your notes then listen to them while you drive, walk or exercise.
Exercise is helpful because it gets up your blood pressure and your epinephrine levels and makes you alert, but if you work out in lieu of studying it will not help.
DON'T stay up all night- you won't do as well. Study well- no distractions, no internet surfing, and then go to bed early. Try getting up very early to study and review some more- you will be more refreshed after a rest.
Eat protein- a bowl of oatmeal or an egg and toast will help. Caffeine will help you concentrate but if you drink too much you won't sleep/rest as well, and you may have to use the restroom during the exam! (very uncomfortable!:()
Here's what I did:
Studied every day; two hour maximum per subject, then I would walk briskly around the building OR have a snack (Fruit bar).
Listened only to instrumental music- no words to interfere with my thought process. I wore headphones so no one would talk to me and interrupt my work.
Ate a good dinner and a protein breakfast in the morning of the exam.
Went to bed at 10 pm and got up at 3:30 (YUP!) and studied some more until about 7, then I drove to school and studied some more before the exam.
Twenty minutes before the exam, we asked questions out loud and tried to answer them- weirdly, every time we did this, the things we asked each other always ended up being questions!
Ten minutes before the exam, we moved to a small room and said a group prayer, took some deep breaths, and used the rest room, grabbed out water bottles and entered.
After the exam, we went over out notes and circled the info that we had as questions. That way we knew if we had done well or not. One professor always re-used his questions as questions in the final- but most will not.
Then we relaxed, and sometimes went out at the end of finals.
Now- shut off the computer and hit those books- and GOOD LUCK!!!
2007-01-11 12:08:08 · answer #1 · answered by CYP450 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depending on how your classes are setup if they let you use notes then your good don't fret if they don't then go through anything you've collected over the semester if it looks like it'll be on the mid term it will be so study that and anything they told you to study. Study groups are good lots of repeadeness of things have a friend ask you questions then answer them and then reverse roles untill your confident with your answers
2007-01-11 11:57:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm taking my bio midterm in 2 weeks and all i will tell youis that i've got been paying interest at college greater and taking alot of notes. you ought to ask your instructor. additionally in case you have books, examine the finished financial disaster you have discovered some few circumstances. Then for each paragraph, interior the e book write on a seperate sheet of paper what precisely the paragraph is speaking approximately then study those notes. good success!
2016-10-07 00:43:00 · answer #3 · answered by hobin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
study the answers from your tests you took in each subject, and if you don't feel motivated just sit in a quiet place and start looking them over, i guess.
2007-01-11 12:04:31 · answer #4 · answered by fershizzle001 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋