How to Study for a Final

By the end of the term, that means final exams are alarming. How can you give the best out of yourself?

You can just follow these simple rules:

#1 Study
#2 Test yourself
#3 Discover your weak areas
#4 Study again
#5 Test yourself again

For really vast results on your finals do practice these:

Start Early

Gather together all the material you’ve received during the term. You probably have handouts, notes, old assignments, and old tests. Don’t leave anything out.
Read through your class notes twice. Some things will sound familiar and some things will sound so unfamiliar you’ll swear they were written by somebody else. That’s normal.

Build Up Your Class Notes

Sort out your notes by date and make note of any missing dates/pages and compare with your study group or partner. Then, review your notes for any key words and formula.

Establish a Study Group or Partner

Remember to schedule at least one meeting time with a study partner or study group. Get together with a study partner or group to compare notes and fill in any missing material. Study partner or group is a best way to know what are the things which you seems ‘understand’ from your notes but actually not. Don’t be surprised!

Use Past Year Tests

Make a sets of practice tests by collecting old exams papers from the year or semester and make a photocopy of each one. For best results, taking the tests until you achieve perfectly on each one. This is also a practical way to make sure the right answer glued to your mind after repeating the test again and again!

Old Assignments

Gather any old assignments and re-do the exercises. Review those until you can answer every question with no difficulty.