How to Get Ready for Your Exam in Three Days
Preparing for an exam in three days sounds like a nightmare. However, if you know what to focus on and how to manage your time, it doesn’t have to be that tricky. If you are reading this, it means you probably have less than 96 hours before your exam starts. But don’t stress; we have all been there before. Luckily, we also have the perfect strategies for you to get ready for the exam in three days. If you are reading this article and actively taking notes, you are already on the right track. Let’s dive deeper into each strategy with specific tips on how to get ready for your exam in three days.
Strategies for getting ready for your Exam in Three Days
Organize your studying time
We know that the optimal studying duration differs from person to person, but the general rule is to study in a concentrated manner for 30 minutes, followed by a 15-minute break, and then go back to studying again. The 30-15-30 rule will help you stay focused and make the most out of your time. Divide your time as follows:Let’s say that you have two hours of material to cover before your exam. Break it down by one hour for each subject and then 30 minutes of break between both subjects.Let’s say that you have three hours of material to cover before your exam. You can assign one and a half hour to each subject and then 30 minutes of break between each subject.
Review the basics (don’t waste time)
This means checking whether you understand the basics of the subject. You don’t need to go in detail for every topic that you have covered in your course or for every topic in your syllabus. You should focus on the basics and the main topics. Additionally, don’t spend too much time on each topic. Keep it as concise as possible. For example, if you are covering statistics, you don’t need to go in detail about the entire concept. You just need to understand the basics and the formula behind it.Now, let’s say that you are covering statistics. Focus on the basics of the concepts of frequency distribution, central tendency and variation, sampling, p-value, confidence intervals, and hypotheses testing.
Don’t forget the vocabulary
As you cover the topics in your syllabus, note down the ones that you find difficult to understand or you feel like you don’t know. These are the ones that you should focus on. Make sure that you are not just memorizing them. Instead, make an effort to understand the meaning behind each word. This will help you remember them for a longer period of time.
To help you stay on top of the most important words and make sure you have time for everything, use the following vocabulary-study hacks:
If you have time left at the end of reviewing the basics, pick up the vocabulary topics that you have noted down. Or else, go over the list of vocabulary words again before starting the next stage.
Go over your course material
If you have gone through the basics of every topic, you should know what each concept is about and how they are interrelated. At this point, you should go through the course material and write down the important dates, terminologies, formulas, and diagrams that you have encountered in your course. Doing so will help you remember the concepts better and know how they relate to each other.
This is also the time when you should go over sample questions and previous years’ questions and solutions. This will help you understand the type of questions that are asked in exams and how to solve them.
Set a sentence-repetition goal
Depending on the amount of time you have, you can either set a word or a sentence repetition goal. If you have less time, set a sentence repetition goal and go for a word repetition goal if you have extra time.
For example, if you have three hours before your exam, set a goal to write down five sentences related to the concepts of your syllabus every hour. This will help you go through the concepts again and again, which will help you remember them.
If you have five hours before your exam, go for a word repetition goal and write down five words related to the concepts of your syllabus every hour. This will help you remember the concepts better too.
If you know the important topics, have covered the basics and have gone through the course material, you should have enough time to set a word repetition goal.
Revise Everything
Now is the time when you should go through everything that you have covered in the last three days. Pick up the course material one last time and read through the important dates, terminologies, formulas, and diagrams.
If you have a notebook or a computer, quickly go through the notes that you took down for each topic. If you went for a word repetition goal, revise the words that you wrote down. If you went for a sentence repetition goal, revise the sentences that you wrote.
While going through the notes, mark down any topic that you feel like you don’t understand or feel like you don’t remember. Once you are done going through everything, revise the topics again that you marked down. Doing so will help you remember the concepts better.
Summing Up
If you are reading this, it means you probably have less than 96 hours before your exam starts. But don’t stress; we have all been there before. Luckily, we also have the perfect strategies for you to get ready for the exam in three days.
If you have gone through the basics of every topic, you should know what each concept is about and how they are interrelated. Now is the time when you should go through the course material and write down the important dates, terminologies, formulas, and diagrams.
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Lastly, go through everything that you have covered in the last three days. Pick up the course material one last time and read through the important dates, terminologies, formulas, and diagrams. If you have a notebook or a computer, quickly go through the notes that you took down for each topic. If you went for a word repetition goal, revise the words that you wrote down. If you went for a sentence repetition goal, revise the sentences that you wrote. Once you are done going through everything, revise the topics again that you marked down. Doing so will help you remember the concepts better.
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