Best Way to Study

[Youngm2194]

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I'm in class that's about neurovascular diseases. The first test worth 30% the avg was a 70 which I received. The teacher told everyone to just get a 100 on the next one, not joking, making it seem like she won't curve. I have a test in less than a week and ice been studying a lot, yet I want to study more efficiently. I'm going over notes that I wrote and retyped 10pgs worth of them. Most of the test is regarding synapses with various diseases such as Alzheimer's, autism, fragile x, etc. Does anyone have any familiarity studying this diseases and know of the most efficient way to study their symptoms, genetic mutations, effect on synapses, etc.?

Thank you

 

[IL Pre Med]

Read the book. Don't understand it? Read it again.

 

[Lucca]

My vanilla study method for most reading intensive classes:

Read the book before class; take notes

Go to lecture ; take notes

1 day later; re-read notes and write a condensed outline - if I don't really understand something (you might catch this if you are not really able to condense it) then go back and reread, ask a friend, go to Oh, etc, use ur resources.

If practice intensive: (math, physics, ochem)

Do the same as above (usually way faster because it's less reading and more equations, explanations)

Do practice problems (sometimes just the hw) to find holes in what I know.

Test time:

Study my short outlines I've made for the class. Do any old exams (if available) cold and see what I missed. Fix any holes in my knowledge before next exam.

Results: currently a 4.0 student, this semester is looking like a 4.0 as well.

 

[Youngm2194]

Forgot to mention that there's no book. Also the ppt slides are just pictures with a caption so the only things I have to study are my lecture notes/what the teacher says. We're not allowed to record lectures either. Sorry if it's a dumb question, just trying to find the best way to absorb the material from one source

 

[Boolean]

Write and write well. Ask students who took the class prior.

 

[Holmwood]

Forgot to mention that there's no book. Also the ppt slides are just pictures with a caption so the only things I have to study are my lecture notes/what the teacher says. We're not allowed to record lectures either. Sorry if it's a dumb question, just trying to find the best way to absorb the material from one source

Record lecture notes and transcribe it on paper.
Read the paper over twice. DONE

Any diagrams or process, just draw it out on paper multiple times. It's sort of like trying to remember chinese or japanese symbols.

 

[lmn]

My vanilla study method for most reading intensive classes:

Read the book before class; take notes

Go to lecture ; take notes

1 day later; re-read notes and write a condensed outline - if I don't really understand something (you might catch this if you are not really able to condense it) then go back and reread, ask a friend, go to Oh, etc, use ur resources.

If practice intensive: (math, physics, ochem)

Do the same as above (usually way faster because it's less reading and more equations, explanations)

Do practice problems (sometimes just the hw) to find holes in what I know.

Test time:

Study my short outlines I've made for the class. Do any old exams (if available) cold and see what I missed. Fix any holes in my knowledge before next exam.

Results: currently a 4.0 student, this semester is looking like a 4.0 as well.

^This guy has some great dedication.

But imo OP, start learning how to study smart/effectively with your time (research it online or talk to your learning center staff at your university), you won't have time to do this long drawn out type of studying in medical school and I've already seen numerous people who studied like the poster above all throughout undergrad struggle with coming to realize there simply is too much material and too little time to continue studying that way. Personally I'm glad that I learned in the latter half of my college career how to study efficiently while still being able to learn enough of the detail to get an A, and that has thankfully saved me from a lot of headache and stress at a time when you frankly don't need any additional stress (transitioning to med school). I would recommend trying out some of the strategies and seeing if any can work for you and get you studying efficiently.