for me, the trick is to take interest in the course you take and pay attention to class lectures. dont be one of those people that only place priority in scribbling down your professor's lecture onto your notebook without understanding them. i found that a clear head and open ears are more valuable than note taking. mind you, im not saying to forsake notetaking, but if you find yourself completely uninterested in the subject, and find yourself simply taking down a dictation like a secretary...you're not in the right class or perhaps have a shitty professor.
i hardly ever studied in school. if you keep the right state of mind, all you will have to do before exams is review what you already know.
but then again, like jaden, i seemed to have a natural edge over others who seemed to have to work harder at commiting information to memory. so really there is no single trick that works for everyone.
For math, the more you practice, the better you get at it.
That is how I studied for math. I practiced the problems until they were second nature. It sounds like a lot of work, but it does help.
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I actually got an understanding of how foreign languages worked by using what I learned in English and grammar classes.
For example, if you know what a direct object is and how it works in the English language, then it is easier to understand how it works in Spanish because you have something to compare it to.
Someone who has no idea what a direct object is or how it works would have a hard time understanding when the Spanish teacher is talking about it. (then again, I only studied Latin based languages like Spanish and French.)
Well, that is what worked for me. I don't know if it would work for everyone.
the trick is to be able to remember things in lectures, like jaden said. i also have the ability to remember things EXTREMLY well, so long as it was spoken to me, word for word sometimes. i have a photographic memory, only for sound *thinks* yea...
it annoys my friends cause the "i didnt say that" never works with me.
other then listing well....
you pretty much gotta read the material.
Originally posted by ((The_Anomaly))
the trick is to be able to remember things in lectures, like jaden said. i also have the ability to remember things EXTREMLY well, so long as it was spoken to me, word for word sometimes. i have a photographic memory, only for sound *thinks* yea...it annoys my friends cause the "i didnt say that" never works with me.
other then listing well....
you pretty much gotta read the material.
I think it depends on the subject are you a humanities, Science or Social Science student😄
Philosophy...
lots and lots and lots and lots......
just lots of reading...lol, all it is is reading.
reading/lectures
although i specialize in logic and logic equations. as well as history of philosophy.
and the logic stuff is basically math, and so it involves lots of practice, no matter how good you listen.
Re: What's the major trick to ace exams without studying?
Originally posted by Twilight Janick
There are three main theories about acing exams without studying: either extreme intellects, for which I disagree, extreme memories, for which I disagree too, and finally, telepathy, which is the one theory I am ready to stick to.
Nice theories..but you overlooked the obvious..CHEATING...😉
Originally posted by RedAlertv2
This thread isnt very relevant seeing as how its summer vacation. Unless you're in summer school. And if your the type of person in summer school, you need to do all the studying you can
That's presumptuous, many people aren't North American, classes are going as we speak in like Australia and etc. Not to mention many university, or high school, students fast track through summer school, so there could be many reasons, not dealing with intelligence, for being in school right now 🙄