<p>Hello i am currently a junior (School ended last week). For sophomore year i would usually study the night before a test/quiz. I would end up getting a good/decent score on that test/quiz but not a 100 that i want.. My study technique would be going over my notes or a study guide my teacher would give me for a couple of hours (depending on the test/quiz). I want to know how you guys study and get good test scores? For the people on here that are in honors/AP, how do you guys deal with so many test/quiz and have so little time to study? Since i am going to be a junior next year and classes will become harder since i am starting to take some honor's classes, how can i deal with the studying while still getting 90 +, staying on a steady sleeping schedule, and dealing with ECS? </p>
<p>Here’s my method:
•Read the material thoroughly.
•Put full effort into all assignments.
•Do extra problems if necessary.
•Review formulas/charts/graphs the night before the test.</p>
<p>In my opinion, if you focus on learning the material when it is assigned, most tests (including APs) are relatively easy. Of course, it never hurts to review a big chart (e.g. organic functional groups) the night before a test.</p>
<p>Honestly my way of studying is not recommended. But what I find is That I truly study best while doing other things. For example, while watching Gilmore Girls or something, I do my homework and studying. The information does tend to stick in my head more. I think what’s really behind this is that I tend to pay attention more to what’s going on with my studies as I pay attention to the plot of a show. Perhaps having these two forces at work simultaneously. My great focus is what saved me. The reason that I could study a concept once and never really look back is because I pay great attention. I guess the cons would include the fact that I will probably never have a different perspective that one gets from reading something again. Oh well. The key is focus and organization. Spend this summer figuring out how you like things arranged and what leaves you to be at peace. </p>
<p>Lol I usually cram right before a test (like the period before), but don’t do that :P</p>
<p>When I actually prepare, I usually read through my notes/the textbook and jot down key points/formulas onto a cram sheet. And then, I pick the hardest problems from the textbook or my notes and work them out. Finally, right before the exam, I take out my cram sheet again and look everything over to make sure I still remember it.</p>
<p>I’m similar to Polyglot. I study best when I’m not just studying. I keep apps like Quizlet on my phone so I can review vocab while I’m waiting for my food at a restaurant, sitting on my bed during a commercial break, eating breakfast, whatever. I like to make flashcards, too, (writing helps you retain info, and writing in different colors helps me) and I carry them around for when I have a spare moment. Getting people to quiz me in a sort of game-format helps, too. Sitting down and reviewing notes just isn’t effective for me. The only exception to this is math - I review and do practice problems. My studying methods are kind of like putting cheese on vegetables. You’re still getting the main part, just making it a bit more appealing. Also, like the poster above said, if you pay attention in class you’ll often find you don’t even need a review.</p>
<p>For most subjects (everything except math), I read the textbook chapters thoroughly and take very detailed notes, starting immediately after the previous test. I usually learn all of the material as I am taking notes and studying just involves rereading my notes a few times until I am confident that I know everything I need to. </p>
<p>For math, I usually do every practice problem in the chapter being tested on.</p>
<p>I usually study the night before or try to study in the classes before. For Math and this year, I sometimes watch videos (mainly for Chemistry). For Chemistry, since we had Moodle, I either finish Moodle if I didn’t before or just go through it again and I’ll look through my notes. For Math, I’ll also look through my assignments from that unit. For history, I’ll take the quizzes on the online textbook and maybe watch John Green’s Crash Course videos. For French, I don’t really study much haha.</p>
<p>I’m probably a pretty bad student at studying, which caused my grades to suffer freshman year, though now I think I have mastered my style. Only do homework for assignments that take many hours, and sometimes study stuff for hard classes like APUSH and English that require a lot of reading. Do Math and Physics homework in the morning at school because it takes 5-10 minutes each and learn the concepts quickly if you don’t already know them (This is only good for mathematically inclined people). This is highly unrecommended because it basically means you’re working all day, looking to complete that last assignment during lunch. I probably spent maybe 1 hour on homework a night on calm days, and 5 hours a night when I had a large assignment like an outline for APUSH. This is a very bad system because it meant that sometimes I was up until 3 AM doing assignment for those tough classes I was talking about.</p>
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<li>I read over my notes and the textbook</li>
<li>I record myself reading my notes for small quizzes and listen to it in my free time </li>
<li>Make practice tests or quizzes a few days in advanced </li>
<li>Use websites such as exam time .com or YouTube videos </li>
<li>Explain the material to someone else</li>
<li>Get a blank page and write everything I can remember from a section of the book and compare to actuall book or notes to determine how prepared I am</li>
<li>If the beginning of the chapter or section has objectives I read and try to explain them out loud to myself in as much detail as I know</li>
<li>Make flash cards
I don’t do all of these
Things every time obviously.</li>
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<p>Since 8th grade, I’ve always used spaced-repetition flashcards. If you have a Windows or Mac computer, your best bet is to download Anki. You type of flashcards, and after rate them all based on difficulty. For example, hard cards you’d review in 2 days, easy cards you’d review in 4 days, and cards you missed completely you’d review that same study session. I like it because you’re only studying what you don’t know.
You can also use a basic version of Anki on most phones/tablets, and any computer with internet access.</p>
<p>It’s easiest to use to review for tests in classes, when you have a study sheet or something similar, but can also be done by taking your notes from every day in class and making flashcards out of that.</p>
<p>For math classes, I’ll use the formulas to make flashcards, but otherwise I just practice the questions. Go back into the textbook and do the questions we didn’t have for homework. Review my notes. And pray for the best.</p>
<p>I just studied for calc and ap chem because you actually need to know stuff… I would write a ‘cheat sheet’ the night before and study that on the bus and in 1st period. Then if you keep it, you can study for finals.</p>