review the information until you know it backwards and forewards and feel that you are incapable of absorbing any more...then go sit the exam.

I learn better by repition..i will write my notes then rewrite them then rewrite them until i can do it by memory.

No need to study, just send in the test questions to AB using your cell phone in the middle of the exam and hope someone answers. http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/775196 LOL, just kidding. The best way to study is NOT to cram the night before. Pace yourself over the course of a few days, and learn by repetition if it helps, as in flashcards, or having someone orally quiz you. Make sure you eat properly, don't resort to the old college aids of coffee or caffeine pills (or crank) to keep you going. Get plenty of rest, it helps a LOT with memory and information retention. If you can find someone to study with, do so. It always helped me a lot to shoot practice questions back and forth with a study partner.

Writing stuff down is the best way, it enters into your memory quicker. Make lots and lots of notes, and keep reading them over. Works for me.

If you're talking about an end of term exam than I'd have to say that going to all the classes finishing assignments and making sure that you understand everything during the term is the best way to prepare for an exam. Then all you have to do is review before the exam. Also if the proffessor/teacher offers a review session than go to it because they usually relate it to the test material.

Make a couple pages of notes regarding the topic and then study that. Be sure to read it before you go to sleep. Worked for me.

This is what I tell my students...well, I tell them more, but I'm not about to write out my hour long lecture here. 1. break up your study time into smaller segments (memory has a limit of 7+/- 2 bits of information so trying to use long study sessions can overload your brain...take short breaks in between sessions...1 to 2 minutes...if it's the day before, close your eyes and relax for 30 seconds) 2. make flash cards (this allows you to minimize the effects of serial positioning...the tendency to remember the first/last items in a grouping of information better than you would the middle items) 3. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE THE EXAM! (I can't stress that enough. I wish I could have put that in bold and a different color. Again, this ties in to the first thing I said about memory having limits) 4. use mnemonic devices (create memory tools, such as word pegs or clever sayings to help you remember lists...for example, if you want to remember the 3 components of an attitude, it's the ABCs...affect, behavior, and cognition) Hope these help.

When learning we create pathways in our brain and repetition can strengthen these pathways. But, just in case one pathway fails we should have a second or third backup way of remembering thing. Even putting your notes into rhyme or associating points with rooms in your house will do. Only use this method is you've more time, if studying last minute repetition repetition repetition

1. PICTURE THE TEST SETTING. Don’t just imagine the questions; imagine the whole test scene. You can’t possibly predict everything that will happen at the test, but you can probably predict much of it. Picture the room. Imagine the teacher passing out the tests. Listen to the test papers falling on each student’s desk. Practice telling yourself calm, positive things. Picture yourself taking the first look at the test. Imagine yourself being shocked at the first question because you don’t know it immediately, but then tell yourself that the answer might come to you as you read through the test. Imagine the good feeling when you turn the test in to the teacher. 2. REPHRASE YOUR WORRIES Worry about tests is usually caused by the “I’m afraid I’m not smart enough” fear or the “I’m afraid of what my mom will say when she sees my report card” fear. It’s much better to be thinking positively. Try: “I’m plenty smart enough to get through high school,” or “Whatever scores I get will be a result of my preparation and a bit of luck with the questions,” and “If I get a lower score than what I want, I can deal with it.” 3.PUT YOUR ENERGY INTO MENTAL ACTIVITY, NOT PHYSICAL FIDGETING. Worried test takers often fidget; confident, focused test takers are usually more still. If you fidget, use that as a sign to yourself that your mind is wandering. Get back on track with some stillness. Psychologists have said you can improve your test scores if your study conditions are similar to the testing conditions. One way to make that happen is to write out a practice test as close to what you think you will get, then practice taking it. If you will be taking a written test, write your answers as you study. If your test is oral, practice saying the answers out loud. If the test is writing an essay, then write an essay! good luck :-)

first take a shit so your stomach doesnt distract you. Then get your fat ass something to eat but make sure it is not much so you have to take another shit.. Then rip up your nots and say awww fuck did i just do that!!!

cheat

I don't study often but when I do I think it is best to go to bed early super early and wake up early to study. I don't it works for me maybe not for you.

study all day and don't let anything distract you.

I wouldn't recommend it, but a coupla' times when 'cramming' for a one-time-only exam, I used to wait until the last night, drop some prescription amphetamine (from an RN friend) then fall asleep as usual. Within the hour, I'd wake up full o' energy and enthusiasm then get down to 'bidness'. Gotta have enough to last thru the time of the test, though; don't wanna fall asleep just beforehand! ;-)