How to Study for Exams Evidence-Based tips

How to Study for Exams: Evidence-Based tips

The Science Behind Why Your Study Methods Arenā€™t Working (and what to do instead!)

In the first semester of my freshman year of college, I had to take a math class to fulfill my majorā€™s requirements. My advisor enrolled me in a 300 level statistics course, which ended up being much harder than I anticipated. It had been a few years since I had even taken a math class, and I hadnā€™t ever taken a stats class before. 

That whole semester was a slog, and I got some of the worst grades on quizzes and homework Iā€™d ever gotten. As the end of the semester loomed, I realized I would have to pull off a miracle in the final exam in order to pass and keep up my GPA. 

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