Wednesday, April 11, 2012

How To Prepare For Finals with 3 Quick Tips

1.Obtain A Study Guide Try to obtain a study guide of what exactly is going to be on the finals. This will tell you what words, ideas, concepts, diagrams, etc. to study. Instead of reading over all the materials you learned in the class, you can target your main focus on the given topics.

2. Review Previous Tests & Quizzes Be sure to look over your old test and quizzes. Most likely the professor will use the same questions from previously tested material for the final. By looking over your test and quizzes, you’ll have an upper hand and a better idea of what questions will be on the final.

3.Clarify Confusing Ideas and Concepts Now that you know exactly what’s going to be tested on the final, you can look over any ideas or concepts that you may be having trouble with. Look in the textbook, research online, or even ask your professor to help clarify anything that is confusing.

These three tips are quick and efficient. Instead of going through all of your papers and notes, you will know exactly what to study, so it will save you time. Following these three tips will help you successfully prepare for your finals.

This was a guest blog by colleget student, Alex Tran. I would love to hear your secrets for preparing for finals. Share your thoughts below or join the conversation on facebook.com/myreadingsecrets If you liked this post, sign up for my newsletter for more tips to become a better student.

4 comments:

  1. These tips are so important. You have a wonderful ability to take the overwhelming task of studying for finals and shrink it down into three doable steps. I never thought to focus on confusing ideas and concepts. Brilliant!

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  2. I think these tips can be very helpful when the finals come. I've been using the 1st and 3rd tips to help me with all of my exams, and they have been very successful. I will be adding the 2nd tip in when i have finals. THANKS 4 THE HELP AND THE TIPS FOR FINALS!

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  3. I think that your 3 main points are the most important things to do when begining to study for finals. Me having many more finals that i will have to study for i will use these tips to really organize and make sure my studying is on track. Great ideas and tips!

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  4. These three main points are exactly right. Most professors use their old questions from the tests and quizzes to put on the final, so if you know those questions you're in good shape! Also study guides also help!

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