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Hey, I’ve done it myself! When I was a non-student, my study method
was to start paging through my stuff to study for
a test. If it looked familiar,
I was lulled into a false sense of security
and thought I actually knew the
stuff. Then the test came and I’d be shocked
into the cold, harsh reality that
I didn’t really know it at all. Boy, that’s a
terrible feeling. When it’s happening,
you can literally feel the little beads of
sweat start to pop out on your upper lip!
The key to avoiding the “familiarity” problem is to make yourself sets
of
practice problems (practice tests). Take one
of each type of problem your
teacher has covered. You can use your outline
as a guide. Pick the problems
out a day or two before you try to work them,
so you don’t remember where
they come from. This way, you’ll know if you
can do them in a test situation.
Even better, swap practice tests with a study
buddy.
A cautionary note: Do not do your first practice test the night before
the
real test because, if you bomb, it’s going to
put you into a complete panic!
Always start these 2-3 days ahead of time.
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