Note taking/Exam prep

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How to study from the Wall Street Journal:

Take Notes in Class & Rewrite Them at Home

Outline and Index:

1. Take Notes
2. Take Complete Notes
3. Use Abbreviations
4. Neatness Doesn't Count
5. Ask Questions & Make Comments
6. Copy Your Notes at Home
7. Don't Take Notes on a Computer
8. Don't Rely on the Instructor's Lecture Notes
9. Further Reading

Study Hard Subjects First & Study in a Quiet Place

Study hard subjects first. Each night (or day) when studying or doing your homework, do those subjects first for which you need to be alert and energetic. Leave the easier, or more fun, subjects to later.

Study in a quiet place, with as few distractions as possible. Do not listen to music or TV: It is virtually impossible to do two things at once if one of them is studying. (For the evidence on why it is difficult—if not impossible—to do two things at once (called "multitasking"), see:

Outline:

1.  Don't study for exams!
2. Manage your time
3. How not to study
4. Make a study outline
5. Write sample essays & do sample problems
6. Make "flash cards"
7. Stop studying when you feel confident

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