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By spacing out your studying, you give your brain time to condense information into
meaningful memories that remain in you brain a lot longer.
Practice testing
Being able to objectively measure your abilities in a particular subject is
invaluable. I would work through a practie test, then go back and write down the
topic of every question I missed or guessed on. Those were the subjects that I
studied more frequently and intensively until I understood them just as well.
Unprompted recall
For vocab-heavy classes like my Medical Terminology class, I would read through
the vocab list a couple times, then try to recall as many words from memory as I
could without prompting myself by looking at the list. I then added to the list any
words I had forgotten and corrected any definitions I got wrong.
Color-coding notes
I only stuck with this for the first half of the term, since it was so time-consuming
to reqrite my notes, but for those first few weeks, color-coding my notes as I
rewrote them really helping information retention and recall.
Studying my hardest subjects at night
I usually did this by accident, because I would put off studying, then had to do the
homework for those harder classes first. Then I would get really tired and go to
bed, but I ended up remembering those topics significantly better than the ones I
studied in the morning, when I had all day to forget them and be distracted. By
studying the hardest material before bed, your brain goes to sleep with that
material fresh, so more of it will be processed into long-term memory as you sleep.
hour of studying to help space out the review (instead of trying to remember
everything the night before the exam!)
Beating procrastination
UGH. Procrastination and I have an all-out war going on pretty much all of the
time. I'm trying a couple tricks from Robin Sharma (recommended by Sanam) to
increase my willpower to overcome procrastination (I'll keep ya posted).
And with that, my 4.0 GPA Challenge is on! Classes start today, so I say BRING IT
ON
2. Study in advance
I am a firm believer in the power of studying in advance. This is one thing that always helps
me to do better on my exams. Whether its the hardest test of the year, finals, or whatever, this
technique never fails. My favorite thing about studying in advance is that it helps me to
become familiar with the notes so that I can avoid late night cramming when the test comes.
This girl is not a night person! Studying in advance also really helps to eliminate stress.
Related: How to Survive and Thrive During Finals Week
Studies show that reciting your notes out loud helps you to retain more information. Who am I
to argue with science right? So next time you study, try reciting your notes out loud. If it
appears to help you, then keep it up for future studying!
I hope you these daily grade-boosting habits help you through your classes. Youve got this,
girl!
Find out about extra credit opportunities. Not all classes have them, but if they do
itll likely be in the syllabus. Know about them early so you can get them out of
the way before the stress of the semester starts to build up. And if there are
none, it doesnt hurt to go to office hours and ask anyways. Its good to ask early
so that it looks like youre just trying to get the most out of your class experience
as possible, rather than it being a last ditch effort to save your grade.
. Here are 20 secret habits grade A students have that you need to try:
1. Theyre organized.
2. They do the extra credit, even when they dont need to
3. They arent afraid to ask for help.
4. They argue their grades if they feel they deserved a better one.
5. They have a specific time dedicated to studying and homework.
6. They study even when there isnt a test yet.
7. They budget their time.
8. They actually do the reading.
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