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<p>My midterms start January 25, but they are my downfall. They screw up my GPA. And suggestions on how I should study them effectively? (And no the night before)</p>
<p>You are a freshman.</p>
<p>What is there to study??!! </p>
<p>Anyways, I would study in increments. Study one subject for an hour at a time. Don’t “relearn” because then you’ll forget everything again. Just review and touch upon the topics that you struggle the most with. </p>
<p>Go through your binder and look at the quizzes/tests/homework and redo the problems that you got wrong. </p>
<p>Go through your textbook really quickly and slow down when there’s something that looks a little unfamiliar. Then spend 20 minutes reviewing it.</p>
<p>Oh. And it sometimes helps to create study sheets. I go through my textbooks and write down everything that I know I should review. Then I’ll go through the book and jot down notes while I’m reviewing. It never hurts to ask your teachers what you should focus on studying either.</p>
<p>I have midterms in my freshman year. I actually had them since 7th Grade. They just screw my GPA all of the time.</p>
<p>Lucky. My midterms are in a little more than a week. >_<</p>
<p>Who studies for high school tests? lol</p>
<p>How much are your midterms worth?</p>
<p>Mine are only 20% of my final grade usually so they can’t affect my grade too much.</p>
<p>BTW, my bio final is worth only 15% of my final grade, so I have to get above a 70% to keep my grade :D</p>
<p>^haha. Last year I only had to get a 50 on my midterm to get an A.</p>
<p>So I told my friend that I wouldn’t study and she decided to follow in my steps (she only needed to get a 66). Then semesters scores came out and she ended up with a B because she got less than a 66…</p>
<p>I felt somewhat responsible.</p>
<p>^ wait how did she get a 66?</p>
<p>I have no idea. I didn’t study and I got an 88. There were just a lot of problems (half the class didn’t finish) and she left like…25 blank.</p>
<p>This was biology too. So it wasn’t like it was math intensive or anything. Just a lot of reading and memorization.</p>
<p>Definitely plan ahead and organize your studying schedule, like which sections of which subject on which days. Whatever you do, don’t squander your time until a couple days before midterms. I always end up doing that and it’s a big mistake.</p>
<p>It might be helpful to pull together study groups with a few friends in the same classes, as long as everyone’s actually studying, not just goofing off.</p>
<p>Sometimes, it’s just too much to have to read all the chapters of a textbook again. Some textbooks actually have websites on the inside cover or throughout the book, that go with chapter review quizzes, flashcards, summaries, etc. Those can be a good test on what you remember.</p>
<p>The way you study for each section will have to be different. So here are some obvious ones. For math, the best way is to practice. If you have your past tests, try to re-answer the questions without looking at the real answer, and then comparing.
For history, all you can do is memorize–flash cards, highlighting, etc. For me, if there’s a section I really don’t remember, I would reread that part in the book and jot down concise notes. Notes force you to understand what you’re reading and say it in your own words. The note-taking itself actually helps.
And science. Some of it’s memorization, some practice problems. It all depends. You could ask your teacher if he/she has any pointers too.</p>
<p>Good luck on your midterms. I hope that helped some!</p>
<p>My midterms are worth 20% of my grade, but unlike a lot of people on this site, I don’t have so awesome grades in the regular marking periods that I can get an A in the class, even with failing a midterm. The last time I failed a midterm, I got a B in the class.</p>
<p>A B in a class will be somewhat kill my GPA, because I take mostly regular classes, which are not weighted much. Also, only the weighted GPA is used at my school.</p>