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How to study for exams?

 
Old 11-24-2013 at 12:07 AM   #1
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How to study for exams?
Would anyone give me a few pointers on how to study for Psych 1X03 and Communications 1A03?

Psychology has a lot of concepts, I'm not entirely sure how to tackle all of it! Communications is full of readings, how do I begin to remember it all without having to re-read everything?

Thanks a lot!
Old 11-24-2013 at 02:09 AM   #2
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For psych you can copy and paste all your quizzes and pre-quizzes onto a word document and try them all again - without your notes this time though-

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Old 11-24-2013 at 05:07 AM   #3
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Would anyone give me a few pointers on how to study for Psych 1X03 and Communications 1A03?

Communications is full of readings, how do I begin to remember it all without having to re-read everything?

Thanks a lot!
You should be making notes on readings during the term. If you are only making lecture notes, you will be in a lot of trouble. This is true for any course with readings. Efficient note-taking is a critical part of any university study regimen. There is far too much material (in any course) to re-gain the necessary knowledge by skimming the textbook.

You should also be reviewing recent notes from each class six days per week (including days you do not have a component for a particular class).

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Old 11-27-2013 at 12:41 PM   #4
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Hi,

In my experience many students most often supplement their study sessions by repeated checking of this study aid called "Facebook". If you're not into that sort of thing you could install the StayFocusd browser extension which will block your use of this, and other, sites so you can focus on the task at hand.

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