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Originally Posted by Cherry Who?
Another tip is to use the fact that your sense of smell is the strongest one tied to memory. Find some perfume or lotion you rarely wear, put it on while you're studying, then wear it again the day of the exams. Smelling it will put you back into the mindset you were in while studying and can help you remember.
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That is a very interesting idea! I've also heard that chewing gum can help you focus better...
For studying vocabulary words for languages and stuff I made flash cards. Other than that I didn't really use them much. I would just look over my notes and maybe jot down alternative notes on another page that simplified the ideas. For the stuff I already knew, I only jotted down the minimum to help me remember and for the stuff I didn't really understand, I would make more detailed notes. Basically I made my own review sheets that allowed me to more easily cover everything quickly. So in the end I condensed maybe a chapter of coursework (maybe 10 pages of notes?) into two pages. The action of writing the information down helped me to remember it better and then I had the shorter review sheets to look over before the test for one last-minute refresher.
I usually didn't study for exams more than a day or two in advance really. At the last minute my mind set is usually "either I know this by now or I don't". You can sometimes really confuse yourself at the last minute by freaking out and trying to cram everything.