« Back If You Have to Cram

If you only have one or two days before the exam and you haven't done much of the reading:

BE INTELLIGENT ABOUT YOUR CRAMMING.

1. How to cram for essay tests:

• Recite from and review your lecture notes.
• Survey the readings.
  • Read the chapter summaries carefully.
  • Get a general idea of the main points of the reading.
  • Don't leave out whole chapters or major sections of the reading.
  • Take notes on the highlights of all your notes.
• Take summary notes of the highlights of all your notes. Recite from these summary notes.

2. How to cram for objective tests:

• Recite from and review your lecture notes. Take summary notes and recite from them.
• Learn new terms.
• Read as much as you can.
• Pray.

3. Get some sleep.